Kuwait birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Kuwait chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Kuwait was 1.52 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2022. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.31 — a -54% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kuwait	World
1960	7.22	4.69
1961	7.25	4.56
1962	7.25	5.02
1963	7.28	5.31
1964	7.29	5.13
1965	7.31	5.08
1966	7.34	4.97
1967	7.33	4.87
1968	7.28	4.98
1969	7.18	4.88
1970	7.03	4.84
1971	6.84	4.69
1972	6.64	4.55
1973	6.43	4.42
1974	6.23	4.26
1975	6.06	4.07
1976	5.9	3.97
1977	5.71	3.84
1978	5.52	3.77
1979	5.33	3.76
1980	5.18	3.73
1981	5.02	3.71
1982	4.85	3.72
1983	4.66	3.59
1984	4.45	3.57
1985	4.22	3.53
1986	4	3.51
1987	3.83	3.48
1988	3.7	3.39
1989	3.59	3.35
1990	3.49	3.31
1991	3.4	3.13
1992	3.35	3.04
1993	3.31	2.97
1994	3.27	2.92
1995	3.25	2.87
1996	3.22	2.82
1997	3.14	2.78
1998	3.04	2.75
1999	2.95	2.72
2000	2.89	2.73
2001	2.84	2.69
2002	2.8	2.66
2003	2.77	2.64
2004	2.76	2.63
2005	2.73	2.61
2006	2.59	2.61
2007	2.41	2.6
2008	2.27	2.6
2009	2.15	2.59
2010	2.04	2.57
2011	1.96	2.55
2012	1.99	2.56
2013	1.97	2.53
2014	2.06	2.52
2015	2.03	2.49
2016	2.06	2.49
2017	2.16	2.46
2018	2.12	2.39
2019	2.08	2.35
2020	2.03	2.28
2021	2.15	2.25
2022	1.55	2.22
2023	1.52	2.2
2024	1.51	2.19
2025	1.5	2.18
2026	1.49	2.18
2027	1.48	2.17
2028	1.48	2.16
2029	1.48	2.15
2030	1.48	2.14
2031	1.48	2.13
2032	1.48	2.12
2033	1.48	2.12
2034	1.48	2.11
2035	1.48	2.1
2036	1.48	2.09
2037	1.48	2.09
2038	1.48	2.08
2039	1.48	2.08
2040	1.48	2.08
2041	1.49	2.07
2042	1.49	2.07
2043	1.49	2.07
2044	1.5	2.07
2045	1.5	2.06
2046	1.5	2.06
2047	1.5	2.06
2048	1.5	2.05
2049	1.5	2.05
2050	1.5	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 0.37% were to women under 20 years old, 42.4% to women ages 20-29, and 57.2% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 4.61%, 56.2%, and 39.2% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Kuwait by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Kuwait	World
1960	37.4%	37.4%
1961	37.8%	37.5%
1962	38.3%	37.6%
1963	39%	37.8%
1964	39.5%	38%
1965	40%	38%
1966	40.7%	38%
1967	41.5%	38%
1968	42.3%	37.9%
1969	43%	37.8%
1970	43.6%	37.7%
1971	43.9%	37.6%
1972	43.8%	37.5%
1973	43.6%	37.3%
1974	43.3%	37.2%
1975	43%	37.1%
1976	42.3%	36.9%
1977	41.4%	36.7%
1978	40.6%	36.3%
1979	39.9%	35.9%
1980	39.3%	35.5%
1981	38.8%	35.2%
1982	38.1%	34.9%
1983	37.5%	34.6%
1984	37.1%	34.3%
1985	36.8%	34%
1986	36.6%	33.8%
1987	36.7%	33.6%
1988	36.6%	33.4%
1989	36.5%	33.2%
1990	36%	33%
1991	35.1%	32.9%
1992	34.6%	32.7%
1993	33.8%	32.5%
1994	33.4%	32.3%
1995	33.4%	32.1%
1996	33%	31.8%
1997	32.3%	31.5%
1998	31.4%	31.1%
1999	30.4%	30.8%
2000	29.4%	30.4%
2001	28.3%	30%
2002	27.4%	29.6%
2003	26.4%	29.2%
2004	25.6%	28.8%
2005	24.9%	28.5%
2006	24.5%	28.1%
2007	24.1%	27.9%
2008	23.7%	27.6%
2009	23.3%	27.5%
2010	23%	27.3%
2011	22.5%	27.1%
2012	22.1%	27%
2013	22%	26.9%
2014	21.9%	26.8%
2015	21.8%	26.6%
2016	21.6%	26.5%
2017	21.4%	26.4%
2018	21.1%	26.2%
2019	20.8%	26%
2020	20.6%	25.8%
2021	20.1%	25.6%
2022	19.2%	25.3%
2023	18.6%	25%
2024	18.2%	24.7%
2025	18%	24.4%
2026	17.8%	24.1%
2027	17.6%	23.8%
2028	17.4%	23.4%
2029	17.3%	23.1%
2030	17.2%	22.8%
2031	17.1%	22.6%
2032	17.1%	22.3%
2033	17.1%	22.1%
2034	17.1%	21.9%
2035	17.2%	21.7%
2036	17.3%	21.6%
2037	17.3%	21.5%
2038	17.4%	21.4%
2039	17.4%	21.3%
2040	17.5%	21.2%
2041	17.5%	21.1%
2042	17.6%	21%
2043	17.6%	21%
2044	17.7%	20.9%
2045	17.7%	20.8%
2046	17.7%	20.7%
2047	17.7%	20.7%
2048	17.7%	20.6%
2049	17.7%	20.5%
2050	17.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Kuwait was 37.4% in 1960, 33.8% in 1993, and 18.2% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Kuwait.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Kuwait, excluding migration, has been +1.12% annually. On average, 47,064 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Kuwait
1960	11,054
1961	12,327
1962	13,730
1963	15,357
1964	17,064
1965	18,952
1966	20,914
1967	23,520
1968	26,161
1969	28,774
1970	30,789
1971	32,339
1972	34,045
1973	35,741
1974	37,425
1975	39,295
1976	41,439
1977	42,922
1978	44,277
1979	45,569
1980	47,096
1981	48,098
1982	49,981
1983	51,460
1984	52,539
1985	51,772
1986	51,824
1987	50,690
1988	50,037
1989	49,390
1990	46,720
1991	21,867
1992	32,016
1993	33,239
1994	36,533
1995	39,198
1996	39,920
1997	39,581
1998	39,324
1999	39,342
2000	39,811
2001	40,662
2002	41,651
2003	42,934
2004	44,341
2005	45,243
2006	45,911
2007	46,539
2008	47,505
2009	48,879
2010	49,838
2011	50,733
2012	53,181
2013	52,666
2014	54,673
2015	52,127
2016	51,397
2017	51,498
2018	47,222
2019	46,268
2020	41,083
2021	42,057
2022	41,752
2023	42,568

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Kuwait was 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.008% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -27.3% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kuwait	World
1985	11	460
1986	11	438
1987	10	429
1988	10	414
1989	10	401
1990	16	391
1991	8	395
1992	10	395
1993	10	389
1994	10	382
1995	10	371
1996	11	366
1997	11	358
1998	11	360
1999	11	340
2000	11	328
2001	11	321
2002	11	311
2003	11	301
2004	11	291
2005	10	283
2006	10	276
2007	10	269
2008	9	264
2009	9	258
2010	9	253
2011	8	247
2012	8	239
2013	8	235
2014	8	231
2015	8	228
2016	8	220
2017	8	215
2018	8	211
2019	7	207
2020	33	211
2021	75	242
2022	8	203
2023	8	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Kuwait was 8.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.88% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 12.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Kuwait	World
1960	14.2%	18.5%
1961	13.2%	18.1%
1962	12.3%	17.8%
1963	11.4%	17.5%
1964	10.6%	17.7%
1965	9.86%	17.5%
1966	9.17%	17.3%
1967	8.55%	17%
1968	7.98%	16.5%
1969	7.47%	15.5%
1970	7%	15.2%
1971	6.57%	15.1%
1972	6.17%	14.4%
1973	5.8%	14.1%
1974	5.45%	13.7%
1975	5.12%	13.4%
1976	4.8%	13%
1977	4.49%	12.5%
1978	4.19%	12.1%
1979	3.89%	11.7%
1980	3.59%	11.4%
1981	3.29%	11%
1982	3%	10.8%
1983	2.72%	10.6%
1984	2.48%	10.4%
1985	2.3%	10.1%
1986	2.16%	9.81%
1987	2.04%	9.47%
1988	1.93%	9.31%
1989	1.83%	9.02%
1990	1.73%	8.81%
1991	1.64%	8.66%
1992	1.57%	8.46%
1993	1.52%	8.19%
1994	1.49%	7.98%
1995	1.46%	7.76%
1996	1.42%	7.52%
1997	1.38%	7.28%
1998	1.34%	7.05%
1999	1.3%	6.76%
2000	1.27%	6.48%
2001	1.25%	6.21%
2002	1.23%	5.94%
2003	1.21%	5.65%
2004	1.19%	5.43%
2005	1.17%	5.16%
2006	1.16%	4.92%
2007	1.14%	4.7%
2008	1.12%	4.5%
2009	1.1%	4.31%
2010	1.07%	4.11%
2011	1.03%	3.97%
2012	0.99%	3.77%
2013	0.96%	3.61%
2014	0.93%	3.48%
2015	0.91%	3.35%
2016	0.9%	3.23%
2017	0.89%	3.11%
2018	0.89%	2.97%
2019	0.89%	2.86%
2020	0.89%	2.75%
2021	0.89%	2.66%
2022	0.88%	2.59%
2023	0.88%	2.49%