Fertility & birth rates in Australia and Kuwait

Fertility rate in Australia vs Kuwait chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Australia was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.52 in Kuwait in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Australia vs Kuwait population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Australia	Kuwait
1960	3.45	7.22
1961	3.54	7.25
1962	3.44	7.25
1963	3.33	7.28
1964	3.15	7.29
1965	2.98	7.31
1966	2.88	7.34
1967	2.85	7.33
1968	2.89	7.28
1969	2.89	7.18
1970	2.86	7.03
1971	2.96	6.84
1972	2.74	6.64
1973	2.49	6.43
1974	2.4	6.23
1975	2.15	6.06
1976	2.06	5.9
1977	2.01	5.71
1978	1.95	5.52
1979	1.91	5.33
1980	1.89	5.18
1981	1.94	5.02
1982	1.93	4.85
1983	1.92	4.66
1984	1.84	4.45
1985	1.92	4.22
1986	1.87	4
1987	1.85	3.83
1988	1.83	3.7
1989	1.84	3.59
1990	1.9	3.49
1991	1.85	3.4
1992	1.89	3.35
1993	1.86	3.31
1994	1.84	3.27
1995	1.82	3.25
1996	1.8	3.22
1997	1.78	3.14
1998	1.76	3.04
1999	1.76	2.95
2000	1.76	2.89
2001	1.74	2.84
2002	1.76	2.8
2003	1.75	2.77
2004	1.77	2.76
2005	1.81	2.73
2006	1.91	2.59
2007	1.96	2.41
2008	1.98	2.27
2009	1.97	2.15
2010	1.93	2.04
2011	1.93	1.96
2012	1.92	1.99
2013	1.86	1.97
2014	1.83	2.06
2015	1.81	2.03
2016	1.75	2.06
2017	1.74	2.16
2018	1.74	2.12
2019	1.66	2.08
2020	1.58	2.03
2021	1.7	2.15
2022	1.63	1.55
2023	1.5	1.52
2024	1.5	1.51
2025	1.5	1.5
2026	1.5	1.49
2027	1.5	1.48
2028	1.51	1.48
2029	1.5	1.48
2030	1.51	1.48
2031	1.5	1.48
2032	1.5	1.48
2033	1.5	1.48
2034	1.5	1.48
2035	1.5	1.48
2036	1.5	1.48
2037	1.5	1.48
2038	1.5	1.48
2039	1.5	1.48
2040	1.5	1.48
2041	1.5	1.49
2042	1.5	1.49
2043	1.5	1.49
2044	1.5	1.5
2045	1.5	1.5
2046	1.5	1.5
2047	1.5	1.5
2048	1.5	1.5
2049	1.5	1.5
2050	1.5	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Australia	Kuwait
1960	30.2%	37.4%
1961	30.2%	37.8%
1962	30.1%	38.3%
1963	29.9%	39%
1964	29.8%	39.5%
1965	29.6%	40%
1966	29.5%	40.7%
1967	29.3%	41.5%
1968	29.1%	42.3%
1969	28.9%	43%
1970	28.8%	43.6%
1971	28.7%	43.9%
1972	28.5%	43.8%
1973	28.2%	43.6%
1974	27.9%	43.3%
1975	27.5%	43%
1976	27%	42.3%
1977	26.5%	41.4%
1978	26.1%	40.6%
1979	25.6%	39.9%
1980	25.3%	39.3%
1981	25%	38.8%
1982	24.7%	38.1%
1983	24.4%	37.5%
1984	24%	37.1%
1985	23.6%	36.8%
1986	23.1%	36.6%
1987	22.7%	36.7%
1988	22.4%	36.6%
1989	22.2%	36.5%
1990	22%	36%
1991	21.9%	35.1%
1992	21.8%	34.6%
1993	21.7%	33.8%
1994	21.7%	33.4%
1995	21.5%	33.4%
1996	21.4%	33%
1997	21.2%	32.3%
1998	21.1%	31.4%
1999	20.9%	30.4%
2000	20.8%	29.4%
2001	20.6%	28.3%
2002	20.4%	27.4%
2003	20.2%	26.4%
2004	20%	25.6%
2005	19.8%	24.9%
2006	19.6%	24.5%
2007	19.4%	24.1%
2008	19.3%	23.7%
2009	19.2%	23.3%
2010	19.1%	23%
2011	19%	22.5%
2012	18.9%	22.1%
2013	18.9%	22%
2014	18.9%	21.9%
2015	18.9%	21.8%
2016	18.9%	21.6%
2017	18.8%	21.4%
2018	18.8%	21.1%
2019	18.7%	20.8%
2020	18.6%	20.6%
2021	18.4%	20.1%
2022	18.2%	19.2%
2023	18%	18.6%
2024	17.8%	18.2%
2025	17.7%	18%
2026	17.5%	17.8%
2027	17.4%	17.6%
2028	17.2%	17.4%
2029	17%	17.3%
2030	16.9%	17.2%
2031	16.7%	17.1%
2032	16.6%	17.1%
2033	16.5%	17.1%
2034	16.4%	17.1%
2035	16.3%	17.2%
2036	16.2%	17.3%
2037	16.1%	17.3%
2038	16%	17.4%
2039	15.9%	17.4%
2040	15.9%	17.5%
2041	15.8%	17.5%
2042	15.8%	17.6%
2043	15.7%	17.6%
2044	15.7%	17.7%
2045	15.7%	17.7%
2046	15.7%	17.7%
2047	15.7%	17.7%
2048	15.7%	17.7%
2049	15.7%	17.7%
2050	15.7%	17.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Australia and 18.2% in Kuwait in 2024, compared to 22% and 36% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Australia and Kuwait compared.

Natural population change in Australia vs Kuwait by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.56% in Australia and +1.12% in Kuwait. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Australia	Kuwait
1960	141,816	11,054
1961	150,955	12,327
1962	143,943	13,730
1963	140,161	15,357
1964	128,420	17,064
1965	122,990	18,952
1966	126,996	20,914
1967	126,249	23,520
1968	132,099	26,161
1969	143,477	28,774
1970	145,081	30,789
1971	165,593	32,339
1972	155,488	34,045
1973	136,476	35,741
1974	128,996	37,425
1975	123,648	39,295
1976	115,070	41,439
1977	117,793	42,922
1978	116,299	44,277
1979	116,112	45,569
1980	117,536	47,096
1981	125,356	48,098
1982	126,030	49,981
1983	130,844	51,460
1984	123,077	52,539
1985	143,674	51,772
1986	123,342	51,824
1987	128,484	50,690
1988	127,298	50,037
1989	127,789	49,390
1990	143,347	46,720
1991	138,273	21,867
1992	139,829	32,016
1993	137,551	33,239
1994	131,761	36,533
1995	131,436	39,198
1996	125,751	39,920
1997	121,592	39,581
1998	120,949	39,324
1999	118,517	39,342
2000	119,882	39,811
2001	117,575	40,662
2002	116,971	41,651
2003	118,325	42,934
2004	115,610	44,341
2005	129,132	45,243
2006	132,931	45,911
2007	154,124	46,539
2008	155,119	47,505
2009	160,518	48,879
2010	158,628	49,838
2011	156,380	50,733
2012	161,408	53,181
2013	159,584	52,666
2014	154,940	54,673
2015	150,041	52,127
2016	152,403	51,397
2017	150,015	51,498
2018	157,269	47,222
2019	136,808	46,268
2020	133,376	41,083
2021	138,701	42,057
2022	111,862	41,752
2023	103,945	42,568

Maternal mortality chart: Australia vs Kuwait

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 2 deaths per 100,000 live births in Australia, compared to 8 deaths in Kuwait.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Australia	Kuwait
1985	9	11
1986	8	11
1987	9	10
1988	9	10
1989	9	10
1990	9	16
1991	9	8
1992	9	10
1993	9	10
1994	9	10
1995	9	10
1996	8	11
1997	8	11
1998	7	11
1999	7	11
2000	7	11
2001	6	11
2002	6	11
2003	5	11
2004	5	11
2005	5	10
2006	5	10
2007	5	10
2008	5	9
2009	5	9
2010	5	9
2011	6	8
2012	6	8
2013	6	8
2014	6	8
2015	6	8
2016	6	8
2017	6	8
2018	5	8
2019	5	7
2020	5	33
2021	4	75
2022	4	8
2023	2	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Australia and 0.88% in Kuwait. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Australia	Kuwait
1960	2.49%	14.2%
1961	2.43%	13.2%
1962	2.37%	12.3%
1963	2.32%	11.4%
1964	2.27%	10.6%
1965	2.24%	9.86%
1966	2.21%	9.17%
1967	2.2%	8.55%
1968	2.19%	7.98%
1969	2.18%	7.47%
1970	2.15%	7%
1971	2.1%	6.57%
1972	2.03%	6.17%
1973	1.94%	5.8%
1974	1.84%	5.45%
1975	1.73%	5.12%
1976	1.62%	4.8%
1977	1.52%	4.49%
1978	1.44%	4.19%
1979	1.36%	3.89%
1980	1.3%	3.59%
1981	1.26%	3.29%
1982	1.22%	3%
1983	1.19%	2.72%
1984	1.16%	2.48%
1985	1.13%	2.3%
1986	1.1%	2.16%
1987	1.06%	2.04%
1988	1.02%	1.93%
1989	0.97%	1.83%
1990	0.92%	1.73%
1991	0.87%	1.64%
1992	0.82%	1.57%
1993	0.77%	1.52%
1994	0.73%	1.49%
1995	0.7%	1.46%
1996	0.68%	1.42%
1997	0.66%	1.38%
1998	0.64%	1.34%
1999	0.63%	1.3%
2000	0.62%	1.27%
2001	0.61%	1.25%
2002	0.6%	1.23%
2003	0.59%	1.21%
2004	0.58%	1.19%
2005	0.57%	1.17%
2006	0.56%	1.16%
2007	0.54%	1.14%
2008	0.52%	1.12%
2009	0.5%	1.1%
2010	0.48%	1.07%
2011	0.45%	1.03%
2012	0.43%	0.99%
2013	0.41%	0.96%
2014	0.4%	0.93%
2015	0.39%	0.91%
2016	0.38%	0.9%
2017	0.38%	0.89%
2018	0.38%	0.89%
2019	0.38%	0.89%
2020	0.38%	0.89%
2021	0.37%	0.89%
2022	0.37%	0.88%
2023	0.37%	0.88%