Kuwait birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Kuwait has a birth rate of 10.3 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.52 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Kuwait was 7.22 children per woman — 4.74 times higher than in 2023.

Kuwait birth rate statistics:

Kuwait is ranked 141/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 72/194 in 1960.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 30.4, a change from 29.3 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 175.9 in 1960 to 1.58 in 2023.
23.4% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 19% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Kuwait by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	1.52	136
2022	1.55	142
2021	2.15	95
2020	2.03	102
2019	2.08	102
2018	2.12	102
2017	2.16	103
2016	2.06	109
2015	2.03	114
2014	2.06	114
2013	1.97	125
2012	1.99	123
2011	1.96	126
2010	2.04	119
2009	2.15	114
2008	2.27	109
2007	2.41	102
2006	2.59	94
2005	2.73	84
2004	2.76	88
2003	2.77	89
2002	2.8	89
2001	2.84	90
2000	2.89	92
1999	2.95	92
1998	3.04	91
1997	3.14	92
1996	3.22	93
1995	3.25	95
1994	3.27	95
1993	3.31	97
1992	3.35	100
1991	3.4	100
1990	3.49	100
1989	3.59	98
1988	3.7	98
1987	3.83	99
1986	4	97
1985	4.22	95
1984	4.45	94
1983	4.66	90
1982	4.85	88
1981	5.02	86
1980	5.18	85
1979	5.33	83
1978	5.52	83
1977	5.71	76
1976	5.9	73
1975	6.06	70
1974	6.23	68
1973	6.43	61
1972	6.64	51
1971	6.84	40
1970	7.03	32
1969	7.18	24
1968	7.28	19
1967	7.33	17
1966	7.34	16
1965	7.31	16
1964	7.29	17
1963	7.28	19
1962	7.25	20
1961	7.25	20
1960	7.22	23

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	42,568	50,004	7,436
2022	41,752	49,792	8,040
2021	42,057	53,351	11,294
2020	41,083	51,447	10,364
2019	46,268	53,574	7,306
2018	47,222	55,449	8,227
2017	51,498	59,230	7,732
2016	51,397	58,708	7,311
2015	52,127	59,017	6,890
2014	54,673	61,264	6,591
2013	52,666	58,994	6,328
2012	53,181	59,247	6,066
2011	50,733	56,572	5,839
2010	49,838	55,559	5,721
2009	48,879	54,467	5,588
2008	47,505	52,911	5,406
2007	46,539	51,722	5,183
2006	45,911	50,829	4,918
2005	45,243	49,913	4,670
2004	44,341	48,843	4,502
2003	42,934	47,269	4,335
2002	41,651	45,840	4,189
2001	40,662	44,728	4,066
2000	39,811	43,765	3,954
1999	39,342	43,181	3,839
1998	39,324	43,040	3,716
1997	39,581	43,158	3,577
1996	39,920	43,330	3,410
1995	39,198	42,646	3,448
1994	36,533	40,399	3,866
1993	33,239	37,385	4,146
1992	32,016	35,818	3,802
1991	21,867	25,364	3,497
1990	46,720	53,774	7,054
1989	49,390	54,383	4,993
1988	50,037	54,923	4,886
1987	50,690	55,502	4,812
1986	51,824	56,597	4,773
1985	51,772	56,613	4,841
1984	52,539	57,460	4,921
1983	51,460	56,434	4,974
1982	49,981	54,998	5,017
1981	48,098	53,141	5,043
1980	47,096	52,155	5,059
1979	45,569	50,618	5,049
1978	44,277	49,308	5,031
1977	42,922	47,916	4,994
1976	41,439	46,375	4,936
1975	39,295	44,090	4,795
1974	37,425	42,096	4,671
1973	35,741	40,306	4,565
1972	34,045	38,519	4,474
1971	32,339	36,744	4,405
1970	30,789	35,122	4,333
1969	28,774	33,003	4,229
1968	26,161	30,255	4,094
1967	23,520	27,478	3,958
1966	20,914	24,744	3,830
1965	18,952	22,705	3,753
1964	17,064	20,733	3,669
1963	15,357	18,935	3,578
1962	13,730	17,207	3,477
1961	12,327	15,683	3,356
1960	11,054	14,285	3,231

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Kuwait (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +1.12% annually. On average, 47,064 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 0.88% — 42,568 more people were born than died.

In 2023, Kuwait ranks 100/196 for absolute natural population change and 101/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Kuwait compared to other countries

	Kuwait	Rank
Fertility rate	1.52	136/196
Birth rate	10.3	141/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+42,568	100/196
Natural population change rate	+0.88%	101/196
Population growth	+0.9%	106/197
Average age at childbearing	30.4 years	55/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	1.18	190/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	77.3	127/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	25.3	91/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	23.4%	126/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	39.3%	103/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	99.9%	27/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.008%	152/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	0.48%	127/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	0.76%	133/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	0.88%	132/192
Life expectancy	81 years	41/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	25	1.18	77.3	25.3
2025	25.1	1.31	77.9	25.5
2024	25.3	1.46	79	25.8
2023	26.2	1.62	80.5	27.3
2022	27	1.7	81.8	29.6
2021	25.6	2.17	92.3	26.1
2020	30.4	3.01	111.5	30.4
2019	31.2	4.55	116.7	30.6
2018	33.4	5.22	120.6	32.8
2017	36.3	6.11	125.7	34.8
2016	36.3	6.55	120	34.9
2015	37.3	7.53	116.6	36
2014	39.8	8.06	116	38.6
2013	39.6	8.21	108.1	39.2
2012	41.6	9.02	107.2	41.6
2011	42	9.61	102	43.3
2010	43.8	11.8	105.5	45.8
2009	45.6	13.2	110.2	48.8
2008	47.1	14	116.4	51.1
2007	49.2	14.8	124.4	54.1
2006	51.9	15.9	133.3	58.1
2005	54.5	17	140.1	61.4
2004	55.4	17.9	140.8	62.2
2003	54.6	18.4	141.1	62.5
2002	54	17.9	141.8	63.7
2001	53.9	17.9	144.4	65.1
2000	53.9	17.9	147.3	66.7
1999	54.5	18.9	152.7	67.9
1998	55.7	20.8	158.6	69.7
1997	57.4	24.4	164.2	71.4
1996	59.3	28.7	168.9	72.9
1995	59.7	30.1	170.8	71.1
1994	56.5	27.6	174.6	63
1993	51.3	23.5	179.8	56.7
1992	49.9	20.2	183.1	59.1
1991	42.9	21.8	191.8	58.1
1990	73.5	26	190.1	64.9
1989	56.7	31.3	188.5	71.4
1988	59.7	35.9	189.3	77.1
1987	63	41.3	190.7	83.2
1986	67.2	45.9	195.3	90.4
1985	70.3	50.2	206.2	94.4
1984	74.4	54.7	221.4	98.1
1983	76.5	58.9	236.8	98.6
1982	78.3	66.2	250	98.5
1981	79.6	70.8	262.9	98.2
1980	82	72.7	274.7	99.6
1979	83.5	74.8	285.8	100.2
1978	85.5	80.3	299.7	100.4
1977	87.5	86.5	315	100.1
1976	89.3	93.5	328	99.8
1975	90.3	104.8	338	100.5
1974	92.4	113.4	345	104
1973	94.7	118.4	354	108.6
1972	96.9	122.2	362	113.9
1971	99.2	129.8	374	116.8
1970	102.4	135.3	386	119.4
1969	105.1	145.9	400	118.3
1968	106.4	146.7	406	120.1
1967	107.5	152.5	412	118
1966	108.1	156.8	415	115.6
1965	110.1	164.8	418	111.3
1964	110.7	167.6	417	108.9
1963	111.7	171.6	420	105.7
1962	112.5	173.6	418	104.4
1961	113.4	175.3	418	103
1960	113.9	175.9	417	101.3

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Kuwait by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 0.34% will be to women under age 20, 42.5% to women ages 20-29, and 57.1% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 4.61%, 56.2%, and 39.2%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Kuwait	World
2100	18.1%	16.5%
2099	18%	16.6%
2098	18%	16.6%
2097	18%	16.7%
2096	18%	16.8%
2095	18%	16.8%
2094	17.9%	16.9%
2093	17.9%	17%
2092	17.9%	17%
2091	17.9%	17.1%
2090	17.9%	17.2%
2089	17.9%	17.2%
2088	17.9%	17.3%
2087	17.9%	17.4%
2086	17.9%	17.4%
2085	17.9%	17.5%
2084	17.9%	17.5%
2083	17.9%	17.6%
2082	17.9%	17.7%
2081	17.9%	17.7%
2080	17.9%	17.8%
2079	17.8%	17.8%
2078	17.8%	17.9%
2077	17.8%	17.9%
2076	17.8%	18%
2075	17.7%	18%
2074	17.7%	18.1%
2073	17.7%	18.2%
2072	17.6%	18.2%
2071	17.6%	18.3%
2070	17.5%	18.3%
2069	17.5%	18.4%
2068	17.5%	18.5%
2067	17.4%	18.6%
2066	17.4%	18.6%
2065	17.4%	18.7%
2064	17.4%	18.8%
2063	17.3%	18.9%
2062	17.3%	19.1%
2061	17.3%	19.2%
2060	17.4%	19.3%
2059	17.4%	19.4%
2058	17.4%	19.5%
2057	17.4%	19.6%
2056	17.5%	19.8%
2055	17.5%	19.9%
2054	17.5%	20%
2053	17.6%	20.1%
2052	17.6%	20.2%
2051	17.7%	20.3%
2050	17.7%	20.4%
2049	17.7%	20.5%
2048	17.7%	20.6%
2047	17.7%	20.7%
2046	17.7%	20.8%
2045	17.7%	20.9%
2044	17.7%	20.9%
2043	17.6%	21%
2042	17.6%	21.1%
2041	17.5%	21.2%
2040	17.4%	21.2%
2039	17.4%	21.3%
2038	17.3%	21.4%
2037	17.3%	21.5%
2036	17.2%	21.6%
2035	17.2%	21.8%
2034	17.1%	22%
2033	17.1%	22.2%
2032	17.1%	22.4%
2031	17.1%	22.7%
2030	17.2%	23%
2029	17.3%	23.3%
2028	17.5%	23.6%
2027	17.7%	23.9%
2026	17.9%	24.2%
2025	18.1%	24.6%
2024	18.2%	24.7%
2023	18.6%	25%
2022	19.2%	25.3%
2021	20.1%	25.6%
2020	20.6%	25.8%
2019	20.8%	26%
2018	21.1%	26.2%
2017	21.4%	26.4%
2016	21.6%	26.5%
2015	21.8%	26.6%
2014	21.9%	26.8%
2013	22%	26.9%
2012	22.1%	27%
2011	22.5%	27.1%
2010	23%	27.3%
2009	23.3%	27.5%
2008	23.7%	27.6%
2007	24.1%	27.9%
2006	24.5%	28.1%
2005	24.9%	28.5%
2004	25.6%	28.8%
2003	26.4%	29.2%
2002	27.4%	29.6%
2001	28.3%	30%
2000	29.4%	30.4%
1999	30.4%	30.8%
1998	31.4%	31.1%
1997	32.3%	31.5%
1996	33%	31.8%
1995	33.4%	32.1%
1994	33.4%	32.3%
1993	33.8%	32.5%
1992	34.6%	32.7%
1991	35.1%	32.9%
1990	36%	33%
1989	36.5%	33.2%
1988	36.6%	33.4%
1987	36.7%	33.6%
1986	36.6%	33.8%
1985	36.8%	34%
1984	37.1%	34.3%
1983	37.5%	34.6%
1982	38.1%	34.9%
1981	38.8%	35.2%
1980	39.3%	35.5%
1979	39.9%	35.9%
1978	40.6%	36.3%
1977	41.4%	36.7%
1976	42.3%	36.9%
1975	43%	37.1%
1974	43.3%	37.2%
1973	43.6%	37.3%
1972	43.8%	37.5%
1971	43.9%	37.6%
1970	43.6%	37.7%
1969	43%	37.8%
1968	42.3%	37.9%
1967	41.5%	38%
1966	40.7%	38%
1965	40%	38%
1964	39.5%	38%
1963	39%	37.8%
1962	38.3%	37.6%
1961	37.8%	37.5%
1960	37.4%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Kuwait was 37.4% in 1960, 34.6% in 1992, and 18.2% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Kuwait.

Fertility rates around the globe

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

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

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Kuwait	World
2023	0.88%	2.49%
2022	0.88%	2.59%
2021	0.89%	2.66%
2020	0.89%	2.75%
2019	0.89%	2.86%
2018	0.89%	2.97%
2017	0.89%	3.11%
2016	0.9%	3.22%
2015	0.91%	3.35%
2014	0.93%	3.48%
2013	0.96%	3.61%
2012	0.99%	3.77%
2011	1.03%	3.97%
2010	1.07%	4.11%
2009	1.1%	4.31%
2008	1.12%	4.5%
2007	1.14%	4.7%
2006	1.16%	4.92%
2005	1.17%	5.16%
2004	1.19%	5.43%
2003	1.21%	5.65%
2002	1.23%	5.94%
2001	1.25%	6.21%
2000	1.27%	6.48%
1999	1.3%	6.75%
1998	1.34%	7.05%
1997	1.38%	7.28%
1996	1.42%	7.52%
1995	1.46%	7.76%
1994	1.49%	7.98%
1993	1.52%	8.19%
1992	1.57%	8.46%
1991	1.64%	8.66%
1990	1.73%	8.81%
1989	1.83%	9.02%
1988	1.93%	9.31%
1987	2.04%	9.47%
1986	2.16%	9.81%
1985	2.3%	10.1%
1984	2.48%	10.4%
1983	2.72%	10.6%
1982	3%	10.8%
1981	3.29%	11%
1980	3.59%	11.4%
1979	3.89%	11.7%
1978	4.19%	12.2%
1977	4.49%	12.6%
1976	4.8%	13%
1975	5.12%	13.4%
1974	5.45%	13.8%
1973	5.8%	14.1%
1972	6.17%	14.5%
1971	6.57%	15.1%
1970	7%	15.2%
1969	7.47%	15.4%
1968	7.98%	15.6%
1967	8.55%	15.9%
1966	9.17%	16.1%
1965	9.86%	16.4%
1964	10.6%	16.6%
1963	11.4%	16.5%
1962	12.3%	16.7%
1961	13.2%	17%
1960	14.2%	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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.