Fertility & birth rates in Kiribati and Kuwait

Fertility rate in Kiribati vs Kuwait chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Kiribati was 3.15 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 Kiribati 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
	Kiribati	Kuwait
1960	6.44	7.22
1961	6.48	7.25
1962	6.42	7.25
1963	6.35	7.28
1964	6.29	7.29
1965	6.26	7.31
1966	6.23	7.34
1967	6.11	7.33
1968	5.98	7.28
1969	5.85	7.18
1970	5.71	7.03
1971	5.55	6.84
1972	5.37	6.64
1973	5.2	6.43
1974	5.09	6.23
1975	5.02	6.06
1976	4.96	5.9
1977	4.96	5.71
1978	4.97	5.52
1979	4.97	5.33
1980	4.96	5.18
1981	4.96	5.02
1982	4.95	4.85
1983	4.91	4.66
1984	4.91	4.45
1985	4.91	4.22
1986	4.87	4
1987	4.81	3.83
1988	4.73	3.7
1989	4.69	3.59
1990	4.67	3.49
1991	4.64	3.4
1992	4.57	3.35
1993	4.49	3.31
1994	4.44	3.27
1995	4.42	3.25
1996	4.43	3.22
1997	4.37	3.14
1998	4.29	3.04
1999	4.18	2.95
2000	4.07	2.89
2001	3.96	2.84
2002	3.81	2.8
2003	3.7	2.77
2004	3.73	2.76
2005	3.76	2.73
2006	3.82	2.59
2007	3.87	2.41
2008	3.9	2.27
2009	3.91	2.15
2010	3.9	2.04
2011	3.88	1.96
2012	3.77	1.99
2013	3.64	1.97
2014	3.52	2.06
2015	3.44	2.03
2016	3.38	2.06
2017	3.34	2.16
2018	3.32	2.12
2019	3.29	2.08
2020	3.25	2.03
2021	3.22	2.15
2022	3.18	1.55
2023	3.15	1.52
2024	3.12	1.51
2025	3.09	1.5
2026	3.06	1.49
2027	3.03	1.48
2028	3	1.48
2029	2.97	1.48
2030	2.94	1.48
2031	2.92	1.48
2032	2.89	1.48
2033	2.86	1.48
2034	2.84	1.48
2035	2.81	1.48
2036	2.79	1.48
2037	2.77	1.48
2038	2.74	1.48
2039	2.72	1.48
2040	2.69	1.48
2041	2.67	1.49
2042	2.64	1.49
2043	2.62	1.49
2044	2.6	1.5
2045	2.58	1.5
2046	2.56	1.5
2047	2.54	1.5
2048	2.52	1.5
2049	2.5	1.5
2050	2.48	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kiribati	Kuwait
1960	43.2%	37.4%
1961	43.5%	37.8%
1962	43.8%	38.3%
1963	44%	39%
1964	44%	39.5%
1965	43.9%	40%
1966	44.1%	40.7%
1967	44.5%	41.5%
1968	44.9%	42.3%
1969	45%	43%
1970	44.9%	43.6%
1971	44.8%	43.9%
1972	44.8%	43.8%
1973	44.6%	43.6%
1974	44.2%	43.3%
1975	43.7%	43%
1976	43.2%	42.3%
1977	42.8%	41.4%
1978	42.3%	40.6%
1979	41.8%	39.9%
1980	41.1%	39.3%
1981	40.5%	38.8%
1982	39.9%	38.1%
1983	39.5%	37.5%
1984	39.2%	37.1%
1985	39.2%	36.8%
1986	39.2%	36.6%
1987	39.4%	36.7%
1988	39.7%	36.6%
1989	39.9%	36.5%
1990	40.2%	36%
1991	40.5%	35.1%
1992	40.8%	34.6%
1993	41%	33.8%
1994	41.2%	33.4%
1995	41.2%	33.4%
1996	41.1%	33%
1997	41%	32.3%
1998	40.8%	31.4%
1999	40.5%	30.4%
2000	40.1%	29.4%
2001	39.8%	28.3%
2002	39.3%	27.4%
2003	38.9%	26.4%
2004	38.4%	25.6%
2005	38%	24.9%
2006	37.6%	24.5%
2007	37.3%	24.1%
2008	37%	23.7%
2009	36.8%	23.3%
2010	36.6%	23%
2011	36.4%	22.5%
2012	36.1%	22.1%
2013	35.7%	22%
2014	35.4%	21.9%
2015	35.2%	21.8%
2016	35%	21.6%
2017	35%	21.4%
2018	35.1%	21.1%
2019	35.1%	20.8%
2020	35.2%	20.6%
2021	35.2%	20.1%
2022	35.1%	19.2%
2023	34.9%	18.6%
2024	34.7%	18.2%
2025	34.4%	18%
2026	34%	17.8%
2027	33.5%	17.6%
2028	33.1%	17.4%
2029	32.7%	17.3%
2030	32.4%	17.2%
2031	32%	17.1%
2032	31.7%	17.1%
2033	31.3%	17.1%
2034	31%	17.1%
2035	30.6%	17.2%
2036	30.3%	17.3%
2037	30%	17.3%
2038	29.7%	17.4%
2039	29.4%	17.4%
2040	29.2%	17.5%
2041	29%	17.5%
2042	28.8%	17.6%
2043	28.6%	17.6%
2044	28.4%	17.7%
2045	28.3%	17.7%
2046	28.1%	17.7%
2047	27.9%	17.7%
2048	27.8%	17.7%
2049	27.6%	17.7%
2050	27.4%	17.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.7% of the population in Kiribati and 18.2% in Kuwait in 2024, compared to 40.2% and 36% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kiribati and Kuwait compared.

Natural population change in Kiribati vs Kuwait by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.05% in Kiribati 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
	Kiribati	Kuwait
1960	1,141	11,054
1961	1,199	12,327
1962	1,233	13,730
1963	1,273	15,357
1964	1,318	17,064
1965	1,376	18,952
1966	1,437	20,914
1967	1,417	23,520
1968	1,393	26,161
1969	1,367	28,774
1970	1,388	30,789
1971	1,406	32,339
1972	1,406	34,045
1973	1,409	35,741
1974	1,430	37,425
1975	1,423	39,295
1976	1,425	41,439
1977	1,426	42,922
1978	1,480	44,277
1979	1,509	45,569
1980	1,571	47,096
1981	1,635	48,098
1982	1,697	49,981
1983	1,748	51,460
1984	1,813	52,539
1985	1,881	51,772
1986	1,933	51,824
1987	1,982	50,690
1988	2,022	50,037
1989	2,073	49,390
1990	2,127	46,720
1991	2,176	21,867
1992	2,173	32,016
1993	2,161	33,239
1994	2,168	36,533
1995	2,183	39,198
1996	2,217	39,920
1997	2,220	39,581
1998	2,210	39,324
1999	2,186	39,342
2000	2,153	39,811
2001	2,121	40,662
2002	2,074	41,651
2003	2,045	42,934
2004	2,118	44,341
2005	2,188	45,243
2006	2,285	45,911
2007	2,393	46,539
2008	2,493	47,505
2009	2,573	48,879
2010	2,644	49,838
2011	2,709	50,733
2012	2,678	53,181
2013	2,629	52,666
2014	2,577	54,673
2015	2,555	52,127
2016	2,546	51,397
2017	2,549	51,498
2018	2,561	47,222
2019	2,560	46,268
2020	2,497	41,083
2021	2,408	42,057
2022	2,522	41,752
2023	2,487	42,568

Maternal mortality chart: Kiribati vs Kuwait

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 80 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kiribati, compared to 8 deaths in Kuwait.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kiribati	Kuwait
1985	246	11
1986	232	11
1987	231	10
1988	220	10
1989	212	10
1990	199	16
1991	188	8
1992	175	10
1993	162	10
1994	150	10
1995	148	10
1996	141	11
1997	132	11
1998	126	11
1999	121	11
2000	119	11
2001	113	11
2002	109	11
2003	105	11
2004	106	11
2005	104	10
2006	102	10
2007	101	10
2008	100	9
2009	99	9
2010	102	9
2011	98	8
2012	98	8
2013	93	8
2014	91	8
2015	90	8
2016	88	8
2017	90	8
2018	87	8
2019	89	7
2020	89	33
2021	122	75
2022	86	8
2023	80	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.51% in Kiribati 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
	Kiribati	Kuwait
1960	19.9%	14.2%
1961	19.5%	13.2%
1962	18.9%	12.3%
1963	18.3%	11.4%
1964	17.7%	10.6%
1965	17.1%	9.86%
1966	16.4%	9.17%
1967	15.8%	8.55%
1968	15.2%	7.98%
1969	14.6%	7.47%
1970	14.1%	7%
1971	13.7%	6.57%
1972	13.3%	6.17%
1973	13%	5.8%
1974	12.7%	5.45%
1975	12.5%	5.12%
1976	12.4%	4.8%
1977	12.3%	4.49%
1978	12.2%	4.19%
1979	12%	3.89%
1980	11.9%	3.59%
1981	11.7%	3.29%
1982	11.6%	3%
1983	11.4%	2.72%
1984	11.1%	2.48%
1985	10.9%	2.3%
1986	10.6%	2.16%
1987	10.2%	2.04%
1988	9.87%	1.93%
1989	9.5%	1.83%
1990	9.13%	1.73%
1991	8.77%	1.64%
1992	8.44%	1.57%
1993	8.13%	1.52%
1994	7.87%	1.49%
1995	7.64%	1.46%
1996	7.42%	1.42%
1997	7.22%	1.38%
1998	7.02%	1.34%
1999	6.83%	1.3%
2000	6.64%	1.27%
2001	6.46%	1.25%
2002	6.31%	1.23%
2003	6.2%	1.21%
2004	6.13%	1.19%
2005	6.07%	1.17%
2006	6.03%	1.16%
2007	5.99%	1.14%
2008	5.93%	1.12%
2009	5.87%	1.1%
2010	5.82%	1.07%
2011	5.79%	1.03%
2012	5.78%	0.99%
2013	5.8%	0.96%
2014	5.84%	0.93%
2015	5.89%	0.91%
2016	5.95%	0.9%
2017	5.99%	0.89%
2018	5.98%	0.89%
2019	5.93%	0.89%
2020	5.86%	0.89%
2021	5.76%	0.89%
2022	5.65%	0.88%
2023	5.51%	0.88%