Fertility & birth rates in Bangladesh and Kuwait

Fertility rate in Bangladesh vs Kuwait chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bangladesh was 2.16 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 Bangladesh 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
	Bangladesh	Kuwait
1960	6.74	7.22
1961	6.78	7.25
1962	6.81	7.25
1963	6.8	7.28
1964	6.79	7.29
1965	6.77	7.31
1966	6.77	7.34
1967	6.79	7.33
1968	6.79	7.28
1969	6.81	7.18
1970	6.84	7.03
1971	6.83	6.84
1972	6.82	6.64
1973	6.8	6.43
1974	6.78	6.23
1975	6.73	6.06
1976	6.66	5.9
1977	6.58	5.71
1978	6.51	5.52
1979	6.42	5.33
1980	6.33	5.18
1981	6.24	5.02
1982	6.12	4.85
1983	5.91	4.66
1984	5.73	4.45
1985	5.54	4.22
1986	5.3	4
1987	5.08	3.83
1988	4.85	3.7
1989	4.7	3.59
1990	4.51	3.49
1991	4.26	3.4
1992	4.03	3.35
1993	3.83	3.31
1994	3.74	3.27
1995	3.59	3.25
1996	3.51	3.22
1997	3.5	3.14
1998	3.43	3.04
1999	3.36	2.95
2000	3.28	2.89
2001	3.2	2.84
2002	3.13	2.8
2003	3.03	2.77
2004	2.94	2.76
2005	2.85	2.73
2006	2.76	2.59
2007	2.67	2.41
2008	2.58	2.27
2009	2.48	2.15
2010	2.38	2.04
2011	2.31	1.96
2012	2.26	1.99
2013	2.25	1.97
2014	2.23	2.06
2015	2.23	2.03
2016	2.23	2.06
2017	2.21	2.16
2018	2.19	2.12
2019	2.18	2.08
2020	2.17	2.03
2021	2.17	2.15
2022	2.18	1.55
2023	2.16	1.52
2024	2.14	1.51
2025	2.11	1.5
2026	2.09	1.49
2027	2.07	1.48
2028	2.05	1.48
2029	2.03	1.48
2030	2.01	1.48
2031	2	1.48
2032	1.98	1.48
2033	1.96	1.48
2034	1.95	1.48
2035	1.93	1.48
2036	1.92	1.48
2037	1.91	1.48
2038	1.9	1.48
2039	1.88	1.48
2040	1.87	1.48
2041	1.86	1.49
2042	1.86	1.49
2043	1.85	1.49
2044	1.84	1.5
2045	1.83	1.5
2046	1.83	1.5
2047	1.82	1.5
2048	1.82	1.5
2049	1.81	1.5
2050	1.81	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bangladesh	Kuwait
1960	42.1%	37.4%
1961	42.3%	37.8%
1962	42.5%	38.3%
1963	42.8%	39%
1964	43.2%	39.5%
1965	43.5%	40%
1966	43.7%	40.7%
1967	43.9%	41.5%
1968	44.1%	42.3%
1969	44.3%	43%
1970	44.4%	43.6%
1971	44.5%	43.9%
1972	44.7%	43.8%
1973	44.8%	43.6%
1974	44.9%	43.3%
1975	44.9%	43%
1976	44.9%	42.3%
1977	44.8%	41.4%
1978	44.8%	40.6%
1979	44.8%	39.9%
1980	44.8%	39.3%
1981	44.8%	38.8%
1982	44.8%	38.1%
1983	44.7%	37.5%
1984	44.6%	37.1%
1985	44.5%	36.8%
1986	44.2%	36.6%
1987	43.9%	36.7%
1988	43.5%	36.6%
1989	43.1%	36.5%
1990	42.7%	36%
1991	42.3%	35.1%
1992	41.8%	34.6%
1993	41.3%	33.8%
1994	40.8%	33.4%
1995	40.2%	33.4%
1996	39.6%	33%
1997	39%	32.3%
1998	38.4%	31.4%
1999	37.8%	30.4%
2000	37.3%	29.4%
2001	36.9%	28.3%
2002	36.6%	27.4%
2003	36.4%	26.4%
2004	36.1%	25.6%
2005	35.7%	24.9%
2006	35.4%	24.5%
2007	35.1%	24.1%
2008	34.8%	23.7%
2009	34.4%	23.3%
2010	34.1%	23%
2011	33.6%	22.5%
2012	33%	22.1%
2013	32.4%	22%
2014	31.8%	21.9%
2015	31.2%	21.8%
2016	30.6%	21.6%
2017	30.1%	21.4%
2018	29.7%	21.1%
2019	29.5%	20.8%
2020	29.3%	20.6%
2021	29.1%	20.1%
2022	28.8%	19.2%
2023	28.4%	18.6%
2024	28%	18.2%
2025	27.6%	18%
2026	27.3%	17.8%
2027	27%	17.6%
2028	26.8%	17.4%
2029	26.5%	17.3%
2030	26.3%	17.2%
2031	26%	17.1%
2032	25.8%	17.1%
2033	25.5%	17.1%
2034	25.2%	17.1%
2035	24.8%	17.2%
2036	24.5%	17.3%
2037	24%	17.3%
2038	23.6%	17.4%
2039	23.2%	17.4%
2040	22.7%	17.5%
2041	22.3%	17.5%
2042	21.9%	17.6%
2043	21.5%	17.6%
2044	21.2%	17.7%
2045	20.8%	17.7%
2046	20.5%	17.7%
2047	20.2%	17.7%
2048	19.9%	17.7%
2049	19.6%	17.7%
2050	19.4%	17.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28% of the population in Bangladesh and 18.2% in Kuwait in 2024, compared to 42.7% and 36% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bangladesh and Kuwait compared.

Natural population change in Bangladesh vs Kuwait by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.47% in Bangladesh 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
	Bangladesh	Kuwait
1960	1,418,810	11,054
1961	1,504,524	12,327
1962	1,584,035	13,730
1963	1,612,749	15,357
1964	1,686,591	17,064
1965	1,688,652	18,952
1966	1,794,530	20,914
1967	1,860,743	23,520
1968	1,918,686	26,161
1969	1,985,984	28,774
1970	1,742,287	30,789
1971	542,747	32,339
1972	2,231,204	34,045
1973	2,276,471	35,741
1974	2,312,418	37,425
1975	2,385,302	39,295
1976	2,431,754	41,439
1977	2,475,502	42,922
1978	2,514,509	44,277
1979	2,570,404	45,569
1980	2,615,497	47,096
1981	2,658,613	48,098
1982	2,705,822	49,981
1983	2,694,172	51,460
1984	2,713,094	52,539
1985	2,698,231	51,772
1986	2,685,152	51,824
1987	2,661,768	50,690
1988	2,614,570	50,037
1989	2,623,347	49,390
1990	2,587,558	46,720
1991	2,354,255	21,867
1992	2,453,664	32,016
1993	2,425,139	33,239
1994	2,475,098	36,533
1995	2,477,509	39,198
1996	2,531,581	39,920
1997	2,667,979	39,581
1998	2,740,993	39,324
1999	2,803,597	39,342
2000	2,867,543	39,811
2001	2,905,755	40,662
2002	2,907,604	41,651
2003	2,881,857	42,934
2004	2,849,626	44,341
2005	2,783,029	45,243
2006	2,725,786	45,911
2007	2,666,175	46,539
2008	2,595,770	47,505
2009	2,511,746	48,879
2010	2,408,597	49,838
2011	2,332,126	50,733
2012	2,304,652	53,181
2013	2,312,293	52,666
2014	2,305,499	54,673
2015	2,329,544	52,127
2016	2,356,056	51,397
2017	2,348,293	51,498
2018	2,391,853	47,222
2019	2,433,952	46,268
2020	2,355,279	41,083
2021	2,363,487	42,057
2022	2,633,258	41,752
2023	2,630,818	42,568

Maternal mortality chart: Bangladesh vs Kuwait

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 115 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bangladesh, compared to 8 deaths in Kuwait.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bangladesh	Kuwait
1985	926	11
1986	891	11
1987	884	10
1988	881	10
1989	877	10
1990	870	16
1991	890	8
1992	827	10
1993	791	10
1994	749	10
1995	707	10
1996	664	11
1997	626	11
1998	589	11
1999	554	11
2000	523	11
2001	495	11
2002	465	11
2003	436	11
2004	406	11
2005	378	10
2006	352	10
2007	334	10
2008	310	9
2009	293	9
2010	275	9
2011	258	8
2012	244	8
2013	230	8
2014	217	8
2015	204	8
2016	191	8
2017	179	8
2018	168	8
2019	157	7
2020	152	33
2021	194	75
2022	131	8
2023	115	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.06% in Bangladesh 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
	Bangladesh	Kuwait
1960	26.2%	14.2%
1961	25.5%	13.2%
1962	24.9%	12.3%
1963	24.3%	11.4%
1964	23.8%	10.6%
1965	23.3%	9.86%
1966	23%	9.17%
1967	22.8%	8.55%
1968	22.7%	7.98%
1969	22.7%	7.47%
1970	27.1%	7%
1971	36.7%	6.57%
1972	22.8%	6.17%
1973	22.8%	5.8%
1974	22.7%	5.45%
1975	22.5%	5.12%
1976	22.3%	4.8%
1977	21.9%	4.49%
1978	21.5%	4.19%
1979	21.1%	3.89%
1980	20.6%	3.59%
1981	20.1%	3.29%
1982	19.6%	3%
1983	19%	2.72%
1984	18.4%	2.48%
1985	17.8%	2.3%
1986	17.2%	2.16%
1987	16.5%	2.04%
1988	15.9%	1.93%
1989	15.2%	1.83%
1990	14.6%	1.73%
1991	14%	1.64%
1992	13.4%	1.57%
1993	12.7%	1.52%
1994	12.1%	1.49%
1995	11.5%	1.46%
1996	10.9%	1.42%
1997	10.3%	1.38%
1998	9.7%	1.34%
1999	9.1%	1.3%
2000	8.54%	1.27%
2001	8.01%	1.25%
2002	7.53%	1.23%
2003	7.09%	1.21%
2004	6.69%	1.19%
2005	6.32%	1.17%
2006	5.98%	1.16%
2007	5.67%	1.14%
2008	5.39%	1.12%
2009	5.13%	1.1%
2010	4.89%	1.07%
2011	4.67%	1.03%
2012	4.47%	0.99%
2013	4.27%	0.96%
2014	4.07%	0.93%
2015	3.88%	0.91%
2016	3.69%	0.9%
2017	3.52%	0.89%
2018	3.37%	0.89%
2019	3.24%	0.89%
2020	3.15%	0.89%
2021	3.1%	0.89%
2022	3.07%	0.88%
2023	3.06%	0.88%