Fertility & birth rates in Ethiopia and Kuwait

Fertility rate in Ethiopia vs Kuwait chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ethiopia was 3.99 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.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ethiopia	Kuwait
1960	6.51	7.22
1961	6.53	7.25
1962	6.56	7.25
1963	6.59	7.28
1964	6.61	7.29
1965	6.63	7.31
1966	6.66	7.34
1967	6.68	7.33
1968	6.7	7.28
1969	6.72	7.18
1970	6.78	7.03
1971	6.84	6.84
1972	6.9	6.64
1973	6.96	6.43
1974	7.02	6.23
1975	7.08	6.06
1976	7.13	5.9
1977	7.19	5.71
1978	7.23	5.52
1979	7.25	5.33
1980	7.29	5.18
1981	7.31	5.02
1982	7.34	4.85
1983	7.35	4.66
1984	7.36	4.45
1985	7.34	4.22
1986	7.32	4
1987	7.29	3.83
1988	7.26	3.7
1989	7.23	3.59
1990	7.2	3.49
1991	7.16	3.4
1992	7.13	3.35
1993	7.09	3.31
1994	7.05	3.27
1995	7	3.25
1996	6.93	3.22
1997	6.87	3.14
1998	6.79	3.04
1999	6.72	2.95
2000	6.65	2.89
2001	6.58	2.84
2002	6.5	2.8
2003	6.4	2.77
2004	6.3	2.76
2005	6.19	2.73
2006	6.05	2.59
2007	5.89	2.41
2008	5.7	2.27
2009	5.49	2.15
2010	5.28	2.04
2011	5.08	1.96
2012	4.89	1.99
2013	4.71	1.97
2014	4.61	2.06
2015	4.53	2.03
2016	4.47	2.06
2017	4.4	2.16
2018	4.37	2.12
2019	4.35	2.08
2020	4.27	2.03
2021	4.18	2.15
2022	4.08	1.55
2023	3.99	1.52
2024	3.91	1.51
2025	3.81	1.5
2026	3.72	1.49
2027	3.64	1.48
2028	3.57	1.48
2029	3.5	1.48
2030	3.43	1.48
2031	3.36	1.48
2032	3.3	1.48
2033	3.24	1.48
2034	3.19	1.48
2035	3.14	1.48
2036	3.08	1.48
2037	3.03	1.48
2038	2.99	1.48
2039	2.94	1.48
2040	2.9	1.48
2041	2.86	1.49
2042	2.83	1.49
2043	2.79	1.49
2044	2.75	1.5
2045	2.72	1.5
2046	2.68	1.5
2047	2.65	1.5
2048	2.62	1.5
2049	2.59	1.5
2050	2.55	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ethiopia	Kuwait
1960	42.2%	37.4%
1961	42.2%	37.8%
1962	42.1%	38.3%
1963	42.2%	39%
1964	42.3%	39.5%
1965	42.5%	40%
1966	42.9%	40.7%
1967	43.2%	41.5%
1968	43.5%	42.3%
1969	43.8%	43%
1970	44.2%	43.6%
1971	44.5%	43.9%
1972	44.9%	43.8%
1973	45.2%	43.6%
1974	45.4%	43.3%
1975	45.6%	43%
1976	45.7%	42.3%
1977	45.9%	41.4%
1978	46.1%	40.6%
1979	46.2%	39.9%
1980	46.3%	39.3%
1981	46.4%	38.8%
1982	46.5%	38.1%
1983	46.4%	37.5%
1984	46.2%	37.1%
1985	46.1%	36.8%
1986	46%	36.6%
1987	46%	36.7%
1988	46%	36.6%
1989	46.1%	36.5%
1990	46.2%	36%
1991	46.2%	35.1%
1992	46.2%	34.6%
1993	46.4%	33.8%
1994	46.5%	33.4%
1995	46.7%	33.4%
1996	46.9%	33%
1997	47.1%	32.3%
1998	47.4%	31.4%
1999	47.6%	30.4%
2000	47.7%	29.4%
2001	47.8%	28.3%
2002	47.8%	27.4%
2003	47.7%	26.4%
2004	47.6%	25.6%
2005	47.4%	24.9%
2006	47.2%	24.5%
2007	46.9%	24.1%
2008	46.6%	23.7%
2009	46.2%	23.3%
2010	45.7%	23%
2011	45.2%	22.5%
2012	44.6%	22.1%
2013	44%	22%
2014	43.4%	21.9%
2015	42.9%	21.8%
2016	42.3%	21.6%
2017	41.8%	21.4%
2018	41.3%	21.1%
2019	40.9%	20.8%
2020	40.5%	20.6%
2021	40.1%	20.1%
2022	39.7%	19.2%
2023	39.4%	18.6%
2024	39.1%	18.2%
2025	38.8%	18%
2026	38.5%	17.8%
2027	38.3%	17.6%
2028	38.1%	17.4%
2029	37.8%	17.3%
2030	37.6%	17.2%
2031	37.3%	17.1%
2032	37%	17.1%
2033	36.6%	17.1%
2034	36.2%	17.1%
2035	35.8%	17.2%
2036	35.4%	17.3%
2037	34.9%	17.3%
2038	34.5%	17.4%
2039	34%	17.4%
2040	33.6%	17.5%
2041	33.2%	17.5%
2042	32.8%	17.6%
2043	32.4%	17.6%
2044	32%	17.7%
2045	31.7%	17.7%
2046	31.3%	17.7%
2047	31%	17.7%
2048	30.7%	17.7%
2049	30.3%	17.7%
2050	30%	17.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.1% of the population in Ethiopia and 18.2% in Kuwait in 2024, compared to 46.2% and 36% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ethiopia and Kuwait compared.

Natural population change in Ethiopia vs Kuwait by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.64% in Ethiopia 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
	Ethiopia	Kuwait
1960	511,694	11,054
1961	538,518	12,327
1962	563,650	13,730
1963	590,998	15,357
1964	618,667	17,064
1965	642,359	18,952
1966	616,281	20,914
1967	695,283	23,520
1968	715,602	26,161
1969	736,428	28,774
1970	760,821	30,789
1971	787,047	32,339
1972	779,808	34,045
1973	807,535	35,741
1974	777,306	37,425
1975	801,425	39,295
1976	899,577	41,439
1977	929,381	42,922
1978	943,388	44,277
1979	987,203	45,569
1980	1,007,516	47,096
1981	1,018,838	48,098
1982	1,080,853	49,981
1983	863,472	51,460
1984	920,670	52,539
1985	997,050	51,772
1986	1,050,277	51,824
1987	1,356,853	50,690
1988	1,393,356	50,037
1989	1,441,769	49,390
1990	1,479,663	46,720
1991	1,579,416	21,867
1992	1,673,839	32,016
1993	1,734,851	33,239
1994	1,788,133	36,533
1995	1,831,068	39,198
1996	1,896,364	39,920
1997	1,945,112	39,581
1998	1,984,989	39,324
1999	2,010,987	39,342
2000	2,083,622	39,811
2001	2,137,791	40,662
2002	2,189,683	41,651
2003	2,231,223	42,934
2004	2,296,999	44,341
2005	2,353,375	45,243
2006	2,393,585	45,911
2007	2,436,753	46,539
2008	2,465,283	47,505
2009	2,467,118	48,879
2010	2,498,048	49,838
2011	2,527,811	50,733
2012	2,533,398	53,181
2013	2,546,020	52,666
2014	2,623,647	54,673
2015	2,713,529	52,127
2016	2,809,889	51,397
2017	2,899,143	51,498
2018	3,015,231	47,222
2019	3,132,780	46,268
2020	3,199,718	41,083
2021	3,204,673	42,057
2022	3,300,114	41,752
2023	3,338,649	42,568

Maternal mortality chart: Ethiopia vs Kuwait

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 195 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ethiopia, compared to 8 deaths in Kuwait.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ethiopia	Kuwait
1985	1,329	11
1986	1,317	11
1987	1,289	10
1988	1,306	10
1989	1,296	10
1990	1,320	16
1991	1,239	8
1992	1,218	10
1993	1,168	10
1994	1,113	10
1995	1,060	10
1996	1,008	11
1997	957	11
1998	911	11
1999	901	11
2000	870	11
2001	856	11
2002	826	11
2003	797	11
2004	764	11
2005	754	10
2006	729	10
2007	704	10
2008	678	9
2009	649	9
2010	619	9
2011	588	8
2012	545	8
2013	494	8
2014	444	8
2015	401	8
2016	364	8
2017	327	8
2018	297	8
2019	269	7
2020	244	33
2021	250	75
2022	207	8
2023	195	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.65% in Ethiopia 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
	Ethiopia	Kuwait
1960	-	14.2%
1961	-	13.2%
1962	-	12.3%
1963	-	11.4%
1964	-	10.6%
1965	-	9.86%
1966	27.8%	9.17%
1967	24.9%	8.55%
1968	24.8%	7.98%
1969	24.8%	7.47%
1970	24.7%	7%
1971	24.7%	6.57%
1972	24.7%	6.17%
1973	24.6%	5.8%
1974	28.3%	5.45%
1975	28.2%	5.12%
1976	24.5%	4.8%
1977	24.5%	4.49%
1978	24.4%	4.19%
1979	24.2%	3.89%
1980	24%	3.59%
1981	23.8%	3.29%
1982	23.5%	3%
1983	32%	2.72%
1984	31.4%	2.48%
1985	30.3%	2.3%
1986	29.7%	2.16%
1987	21.5%	2.04%
1988	21%	1.93%
1989	20.6%	1.83%
1990	20.2%	1.73%
1991	19.7%	1.64%
1992	19.1%	1.57%
1993	18.5%	1.52%
1994	17.9%	1.49%
1995	17.2%	1.46%
1996	16.6%	1.42%
1997	15.9%	1.38%
1998	15.3%	1.34%
1999	14.7%	1.3%
2000	14%	1.27%
2001	13.4%	1.25%
2002	12.8%	1.23%
2003	12.1%	1.21%
2004	11.5%	1.19%
2005	10.9%	1.17%
2006	10.3%	1.16%
2007	9.74%	1.14%
2008	9.23%	1.12%
2009	8.76%	1.1%
2010	8.32%	1.07%
2011	7.91%	1.03%
2012	7.53%	0.99%
2013	7.16%	0.96%
2014	6.82%	0.93%
2015	6.49%	0.91%
2016	6.17%	0.9%
2017	5.89%	0.89%
2018	5.64%	0.89%
2019	5.41%	0.89%
2020	5.2%	0.89%
2021	5%	0.89%
2022	4.82%	0.88%
2023	4.65%	0.88%