Fertility & birth rates in Dominica and Kuwait

Fertility rate in Dominica vs Kuwait by year

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Dominica

Kuwait

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Year	Fertility rate
	Dominica	Kuwait
2023	1.48	1.52
2022	1.48	1.55
2021	1.48	2.15
2020	1.5	2.03
2019	1.5	2.08
2018	1.52	2.12
2017	1.54	2.16
2016	1.58	2.06
2015	1.65	2.03
2014	1.71	2.06
2013	1.78	1.97
2012	1.83	1.99
2011	1.86	1.96
2010	1.89	2.04
2009	1.92	2.15
2008	1.97	2.27
2007	2.02	2.41
2006	2.07	2.59
2005	2	2.73
2004	2.02	2.76
2003	2.08	2.77
2002	2.16	2.8
2001	2.4	2.84
2000	2.35	2.89
1999	2.46	2.95
1998	2.32	3.04
1997	2.41	3.14
1996	2.55	3.22
1995	2.71	3.25
1994	2.96	3.27
1993	3.2	3.31
1992	3.18	3.35
1991	3.15	3.4
1990	3.09	3.49
1989	3.06	3.59
1988	3.06	3.7
1987	3.06	3.83
1986	3.08	4
1985	3.12	4.22
1984	3.15	4.45
1983	3.18	4.66
1982	3.17	4.85
1981	3.11	5.02
1980	3.04	5.18
1979	2.96	5.33
1978	2.96	5.52
1977	3.02	5.71
1976	3.19	5.9
1975	3.46	6.06
1974	3.84	6.23
1973	4.28	6.43
1972	4.67	6.64
1971	4.99	6.84
1970	5.22	7.03
1969	5.41	7.18
1968	5.59	7.28
1967	5.74	7.33
1966	5.86	7.34
1965	5.95	7.31
1964	6.03	7.29
1963	6.08	7.28
1962	6.12	7.25
1961	6.16	7.25
1960	6.18	7.22

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Dominica was 1.48 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 Dominica vs Kuwait population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Dominica

Kuwait

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Year	Natural population change
	Dominica	Kuwait
2023	-111	42,568
2022	-118	41,752
2021	-205	42,057
2020	-88	41,083
2019	-75	46,268
2018	-60	47,222
2017	-124	51,498
2016	177	51,397
2015	157	52,127
2014	257	54,673
2013	110	52,666
2012	167	53,181
2011	121	50,733
2010	171	49,838
2009	220	48,879
2008	272	47,505
2007	319	46,539
2006	364	45,911
2005	339	45,243
2004	360	44,341
2003	387	42,934
2002	429	41,651
2001	556	40,662
2000	561	39,811
1999	647	39,342
1998	595	39,324
1997	662	39,581
1996	753	39,920
1995	853	39,198
1994	1,002	36,533
1993	1,130	33,239
1992	1,111	32,016
1991	1,103	21,867
1990	1,138	46,720
1989	1,178	49,390
1988	1,222	50,037
1987	1,256	50,690
1986	1,285	51,824
1985	1,302	51,772
1984	1,308	52,539
1983	1,301	51,460
1982	1,250	49,981
1981	1,169	48,098
1980	1,090	47,096
1979	981	45,569
1978	991	44,277
1977	996	42,922
1976	1,050	41,439
1975	1,142	39,295
1974	1,267	37,425
1973	1,400	35,741
1972	1,497	34,045
1971	1,549	32,339
1970	1,574	30,789
1969	1,628	28,774
1968	1,673	26,161
1967	1,716	23,520
1966	1,752	20,914
1965	1,778	18,952
1964	1,792	17,064
1963	1,796	15,357
1962	1,786	13,730
1961	1,762	12,327
1960	1,720	11,054

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.17% in Dominica and +0.88% in Kuwait.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.03% in Dominica and +1.12% in Kuwait.

Birth rate in Dominica vs Kuwait by year

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Dominica

Kuwait

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Dominica	Kuwait
2023	11.1	10.3
2022	11.1	10.8
2021	11.3	12.2
2020	11.4	11.7
2019	11.5	12.1
2018	11.6	12.8
2017	11.8	14.3
2016	12.9	14.7
2015	13.1	15.4
2014	13.7	16.7
2013	13.3	16.8
2012	13.9	17.8
2011	13.7	18.1
2010	14	18.9
2009	14.3	19.5
2008	14.7	20
2007	15.1	20.6
2006	15.5	21.5
2005	15	22.3
2004	15.2	22.6
2003	15.6	22.4
2002	16.2	22.3
2001	18	22.3
2000	17.9	22.4
1999	19	22.7
1998	18.2	23.3
1997	19.1	24.1
1996	20.4	25
1995	21.9	25.4
1994	24.1	24.3
1993	26.2	22.4
1992	26	21.9
1991	25.9	18.8
1990	26	31.9
1989	26	24.5
1988	26.1	25.7
1987	26	27
1986	26	28.7
1985	25.8	29.9
1984	25.7	31.6
1983	25.3	32.4
1982	24.5	33.1
1981	23.3	33.6
1980	22.1	34.7
1979	21.2	35.6
1978	20.8	36.8
1977	21	38.1
1976	21.9	39.3
1975	23.4	39.9
1974	25.5	40.5
1973	27.7	41.2
1972	29.6	41.9
1971	31	42.5
1970	31.9	43.4
1969	33.3	44
1968	34.6	44
1967	36	43.7
1966	37.2	43.2
1965	38.4	43.6
1964	39.5	43.8
1963	40.4	44.3
1962	41.2	44.7
1961	41.8	45.3
1960	42.2	45.9

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.1 in Dominica and 10.3 in Kuwait, compared with 42.2 and 45.9, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Dominica

Factual

UN forecast

Kuwait

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Dominica	Kuwait
2100	13.1%	18.1%
2099	13.1%	18%
2098	13.2%	18%
2097	13.2%	18%
2096	13.2%	18%
2095	13.2%	18%
2094	13.3%	17.9%
2093	13.3%	17.9%
2092	13.3%	17.9%
2091	13.4%	17.9%
2090	13.4%	17.9%
2089	13.4%	17.9%
2088	13.5%	17.9%
2087	13.5%	17.9%
2086	13.5%	17.9%
2085	13.6%	17.9%
2084	13.6%	17.9%
2083	13.6%	17.9%
2082	13.6%	17.9%
2081	13.6%	17.9%
2080	13.6%	17.9%
2079	13.7%	17.8%
2078	13.7%	17.8%
2077	13.7%	17.8%
2076	13.7%	17.8%
2075	13.7%	17.7%
2074	13.7%	17.7%
2073	13.7%	17.7%
2072	13.7%	17.6%
2071	13.7%	17.6%
2070	13.7%	17.5%
2069	13.7%	17.5%
2068	13.8%	17.5%
2067	13.8%	17.4%
2066	13.8%	17.4%
2065	13.9%	17.4%
2064	14%	17.4%
2063	14%	17.3%
2062	14.1%	17.3%
2061	14.2%	17.3%
2060	14.3%	17.4%
2059	14.3%	17.4%
2058	14.4%	17.4%
2057	14.5%	17.4%
2056	14.6%	17.5%
2055	14.7%	17.5%
2054	14.7%	17.5%
2053	14.8%	17.6%
2052	14.9%	17.6%
2051	14.9%	17.7%
2050	14.9%	17.7%
2049	15%	17.7%
2048	15%	17.7%
2047	15.1%	17.7%
2046	15.1%	17.7%
2045	15.1%	17.7%
2044	15.1%	17.7%
2043	15.1%	17.6%
2042	15.2%	17.6%
2041	15.2%	17.5%
2040	15.2%	17.4%
2039	15.3%	17.4%
2038	15.3%	17.3%
2037	15.4%	17.3%
2036	15.5%	17.2%
2035	15.6%	17.2%
2034	15.7%	17.1%
2033	15.8%	17.1%
2032	15.9%	17.1%
2031	16.2%	17.1%
2030	16.4%	17.2%
2029	16.7%	17.3%
2028	16.9%	17.5%
2027	17.3%	17.7%
2026	17.5%	17.9%
2025	17.7%	18.1%
2024	17.9%	18.2%
2023	18.1%	18.6%
2022	18.3%	19.2%
2021	18.5%	20.1%
2020	18.8%	20.6%
2019	19.2%	20.8%
2018	19.5%	21.1%
2017	19.9%	21.4%
2016	20.8%	21.6%
2015	21.7%	21.8%
2014	22.3%	21.9%
2013	22.5%	22%
2012	22.6%	22.1%
2011	23.1%	22.5%
2010	23.5%	23%
2009	24.1%	23.3%
2008	24.7%	23.7%
2007	25.5%	24.1%
2006	26.2%	24.5%
2005	26.8%	24.9%
2004	27.4%	25.6%
2003	28%	26.4%
2002	28.7%	27.4%
2001	29.3%	28.3%
2000	30%	29.4%
1999	30.6%	30.4%
1998	31.1%	31.4%
1997	31.5%	32.3%
1996	31.9%	33%
1995	32.3%	33.4%
1994	32.6%	33.4%
1993	32.8%	33.8%
1992	33%	34.6%
1991	33.2%	35.1%
1990	33.1%	36%
1989	33.1%	36.5%
1988	33.2%	36.6%
1987	33.6%	36.7%
1986	34.2%	36.6%
1985	34.9%	36.8%
1984	35.8%	37.1%
1983	36.9%	37.5%
1982	38.2%	38.1%
1981	39.6%	38.8%
1980	40.7%	39.3%
1979	41.7%	39.9%
1978	42.5%	40.6%
1977	43.3%	41.4%
1976	44.1%	42.3%
1975	44.9%	43%
1974	45.7%	43.3%
1973	46.5%	43.6%
1972	47.3%	43.8%
1971	48.1%	43.9%
1970	48.7%	43.6%
1969	48.7%	43%
1968	48.1%	42.3%
1967	47.5%	41.5%
1966	46.9%	40.7%
1965	46.4%	40%
1964	46%	39.5%
1963	45.6%	39%
1962	45.3%	38.3%
1961	45%	37.8%
1960	44.7%	37.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in Dominica and 18.2% in Kuwait in 2024, compared to 33.1% and 36% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Dominica and Kuwait compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Dominica vs Kuwait

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Dominica

Kuwait

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominica	Kuwait
2023	36	8
2022	44	8
2021	110	75
2020	47	33
2019	41	7
2018	43	8
2017	44	8
2016	48	8
2015	63	8
2014	53	8
2013	50	8
2012	51	8
2011	49	8
2010	50	9
2009	50	9
2008	53	9
2007	53	10
2006	54	10
2005	54	10
2004	54	11
2003	55	11
2002	56	11
2001	58	11
2000	61	11
1999	64	11
1998	64	11
1997	67	11
1996	71	11
1995	73	10
1994	77	10
1993	79	10
1992	80	10
1991	81	8
1990	77	16
1989	69	10
1988	68	10
1987	63	10
1986	63	11
1985	61	11

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Dominica, compared to 8 deaths in Kuwait.

Under-five mortality rates

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Dominica

Kuwait

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Dominica	Kuwait
2023	3.55%	0.88%
2022	3.51%	0.88%
2021	3.45%	0.89%
2020	3.38%	0.89%
2019	3.3%	0.89%
2018	3.21%	0.89%
2017	3.12%	0.89%
2016	3.02%	0.9%
2015	2.93%	0.91%
2014	2.83%	0.93%
2013	2.74%	0.96%
2012	2.66%	0.99%
2011	2.57%	1.03%
2010	2.5%	1.07%
2009	2.42%	1.1%
2008	2.35%	1.12%
2007	2.28%	1.14%
2006	2.22%	1.16%
2005	2.16%	1.17%
2004	2.11%	1.19%
2003	2.06%	1.21%
2002	2.01%	1.23%
2001	1.97%	1.25%
2000	1.94%	1.27%
1999	1.91%	1.3%
1998	1.88%	1.34%
1997	1.86%	1.38%
1996	1.84%	1.42%
1995	1.83%	1.46%
1994	1.82%	1.49%
1993	1.82%	1.52%
1992	1.82%	1.57%
1991	1.84%	1.64%
1990	1.85%	1.73%
1989	1.88%	1.83%
1988	1.91%	1.93%
1987	1.95%	2.04%
1986	2%	2.16%
1985	2.06%	2.3%
1984	2.14%	2.48%
1983	2.22%	2.72%
1982	2.33%	3%
1981	2.45%	3.29%
1980	2.58%	3.59%
1979	2.74%	3.89%
1978	2.92%	4.19%
1977	3.12%	4.49%
1976	3.35%	4.8%
1975	3.61%	5.12%
1974	3.91%	5.45%
1973	4.24%	5.8%
1972	4.61%	6.17%
1971	5.02%	6.57%
1970	5.48%	7%
1969	5.98%	7.47%
1968	6.54%	7.98%
1967	7.16%	8.55%
1966	7.84%	9.17%
1965	8.59%	9.86%
1964	9.41%	10.6%
1963	10.3%	11.4%
1962	11.3%	12.3%
1961	12.4%	13.2%
1960	13.6%	14.2%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.55% in Dominica and 0.88% in Kuwait. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.