Fertility & birth rates in Kuwait and Madagascar

Fertility rate in Kuwait vs Madagascar chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Kuwait was 1.52 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.97 in Madagascar in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Kuwait vs Madagascar population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kuwait	Madagascar
1960	7.22	7.34
1961	7.25	7.3
1962	7.25	7.26
1963	7.28	7.21
1964	7.29	7.19
1965	7.31	7.17
1966	7.34	7.16
1967	7.33	7.14
1968	7.28	7.13
1969	7.18	7.12
1970	7.03	7.1
1971	6.84	7.07
1972	6.64	7.04
1973	6.43	7.01
1974	6.23	6.99
1975	6.06	6.97
1976	5.9	6.95
1977	5.71	6.93
1978	5.52	6.9
1979	5.33	6.87
1980	5.18	6.84
1981	5.02	6.77
1982	4.85	6.7
1983	4.66	6.63
1984	4.45	6.55
1985	4.22	6.46
1986	4	6.34
1987	3.83	6.24
1988	3.7	6.18
1989	3.59	6.15
1990	3.49	6.14
1991	3.4	6.12
1992	3.35	6.08
1993	3.31	6.06
1994	3.27	6.04
1995	3.25	6.04
1996	3.22	6.03
1997	3.14	6.02
1998	3.04	5.99
1999	2.95	5.84
2000	2.89	5.67
2001	2.84	5.53
2002	2.8	5.41
2003	2.77	5.33
2004	2.76	5.26
2005	2.73	5.2
2006	2.59	5.13
2007	2.41	5.08
2008	2.27	5.04
2009	2.15	5
2010	2.04	4.9
2011	1.96	4.74
2012	1.99	4.61
2013	1.97	4.53
2014	2.06	4.42
2015	2.03	4.34
2016	2.06	4.29
2017	2.16	4.26
2018	2.12	4.25
2019	2.08	4.22
2020	2.03	4.17
2021	2.15	4.1
2022	1.55	4.04
2023	1.52	3.97
2024	1.51	3.91
2025	1.5	3.84
2026	1.49	3.78
2027	1.48	3.72
2028	1.48	3.66
2029	1.48	3.61
2030	1.48	3.56
2031	1.48	3.51
2032	1.48	3.46
2033	1.48	3.41
2034	1.48	3.36
2035	1.48	3.32
2036	1.48	3.28
2037	1.48	3.24
2038	1.48	3.2
2039	1.48	3.16
2040	1.48	3.12
2041	1.49	3.09
2042	1.49	3.05
2043	1.49	3.02
2044	1.5	2.99
2045	1.5	2.95
2046	1.5	2.92
2047	1.5	2.9
2048	1.5	2.87
2049	1.5	2.84
2050	1.5	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kuwait	Madagascar
1960	37.4%	45.2%
1961	37.8%	45.8%
1962	38.3%	46.3%
1963	39%	46.7%
1964	39.5%	46.8%
1965	40%	46.7%
1966	40.7%	46.6%
1967	41.5%	46.5%
1968	42.3%	46.5%
1969	43%	46.4%
1970	43.6%	46.4%
1971	43.9%	46.4%
1972	43.8%	46.4%
1973	43.6%	46.4%
1974	43.3%	46.5%
1975	43%	46.5%
1976	42.3%	46.6%
1977	41.4%	46.7%
1978	40.6%	46.8%
1979	39.9%	46.9%
1980	39.3%	47%
1981	38.8%	47.1%
1982	38.1%	47.1%
1983	37.5%	47%
1984	37.1%	46.9%
1985	36.8%	46.8%
1986	36.6%	46.7%
1987	36.7%	46.5%
1988	36.6%	46.3%
1989	36.5%	46.1%
1990	36%	45.9%
1991	35.1%	45.7%
1992	34.6%	45.6%
1993	33.8%	45.5%
1994	33.4%	45.4%
1995	33.4%	45.3%
1996	33%	45.3%
1997	32.3%	45.3%
1998	31.4%	45.4%
1999	30.4%	45.4%
2000	29.4%	45.4%
2001	28.3%	45.4%
2002	27.4%	45.4%
2003	26.4%	45.4%
2004	25.6%	45.3%
2005	24.9%	45.2%
2006	24.5%	45%
2007	24.1%	44.8%
2008	23.7%	44.6%
2009	23.3%	44.3%
2010	23%	44%
2011	22.5%	43.7%
2012	22.1%	43.3%
2013	22%	42.8%
2014	21.9%	42.4%
2015	21.8%	42%
2016	21.6%	41.6%
2017	21.4%	41.2%
2018	21.1%	40.9%
2019	20.8%	40.7%
2020	20.6%	40.4%
2021	20.1%	40.1%
2022	19.2%	39.9%
2023	18.6%	39.6%
2024	18.2%	39.3%
2025	18%	38.9%
2026	17.8%	38.6%
2027	17.6%	38.4%
2028	17.4%	38.1%
2029	17.3%	37.8%
2030	17.2%	37.6%
2031	17.1%	37.3%
2032	17.1%	37%
2033	17.1%	36.7%
2034	17.1%	36.4%
2035	17.2%	36%
2036	17.3%	35.7%
2037	17.3%	35.3%
2038	17.4%	35%
2039	17.4%	34.6%
2040	17.5%	34.3%
2041	17.5%	34%
2042	17.6%	33.6%
2043	17.6%	33.3%
2044	17.7%	33%
2045	17.7%	32.7%
2046	17.7%	32.4%
2047	17.7%	32.1%
2048	17.7%	31.8%
2049	17.7%	31.6%
2050	17.7%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Kuwait and 39.3% in Madagascar in 2024, compared to 36% and 45.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kuwait and Madagascar compared.

Natural population change in Kuwait vs Madagascar by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.12% in Kuwait and +2.57% in Madagascar. 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
	Kuwait	Madagascar
1960	11,054	133,684
1961	12,327	136,578
1962	13,730	139,412
1963	15,357	142,666
1964	17,064	146,894
1965	18,952	152,362
1966	20,914	159,483
1967	23,520	167,287
1968	26,161	175,869
1969	28,774	184,562
1970	30,789	194,889
1971	32,339	204,617
1972	34,045	213,138
1973	35,741	221,768
1974	37,425	230,233
1975	39,295	238,774
1976	41,439	247,026
1977	42,922	255,399
1978	44,277	263,684
1979	45,569	270,752
1980	47,096	275,287
1981	48,098	277,535
1982	49,981	284,733
1983	51,460	290,085
1984	52,539	296,892
1985	51,772	304,199
1986	51,824	307,074
1987	50,690	317,621
1988	50,037	330,510
1989	49,390	344,279
1990	46,720	360,621
1991	21,867	375,040
1992	32,016	388,430
1993	33,239	408,801
1994	36,533	428,169
1995	39,198	450,259
1996	39,920	471,453
1997	39,581	490,905
1998	39,324	508,408
1999	39,342	516,976
2000	39,811	520,860
2001	40,662	529,656
2002	41,651	535,518
2003	42,934	544,903
2004	44,341	556,319
2005	45,243	568,143
2006	45,911	581,489
2007	46,539	597,772
2008	47,505	615,580
2009	48,879	634,008
2010	49,838	641,543
2011	50,733	640,577
2012	53,181	644,255
2013	52,666	654,230
2014	54,673	660,837
2015	52,127	668,977
2016	51,397	682,801
2017	51,498	699,498
2018	47,222	719,267
2019	46,268	735,853
2020	41,083	736,607
2021	42,057	741,416
2022	41,752	753,931
2023	42,568	766,391

Maternal mortality chart: Kuwait vs Madagascar

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kuwait, compared to 445 deaths in Madagascar.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kuwait	Madagascar
1985	11	751
1986	11	730
1987	10	702
1988	10	687
1989	10	684
1990	16	692
1991	8	691
1992	10	699
1993	10	688
1994	10	688
1995	10	684
1996	11	680
1997	11	676
1998	11	663
1999	11	647
2000	11	638
2001	11	611
2002	11	593
2003	11	571
2004	11	555
2005	10	540
2006	10	528
2007	10	522
2008	9	510
2009	9	507
2010	9	500
2011	8	492
2012	8	487
2013	8	481
2014	8	477
2015	8	474
2016	8	470
2017	8	469
2018	8	466
2019	7	462
2020	33	447
2021	75	467
2022	8	439
2023	8	445

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.88% in Kuwait and 6.48% in Madagascar. 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
	Kuwait	Madagascar
1960	14.2%	-
1961	13.2%	-
1962	12.3%	-
1963	11.4%	-
1964	10.6%	-
1965	9.86%	-
1966	9.17%	-
1967	8.55%	-
1968	7.98%	14.6%
1969	7.47%	14.7%
1970	7%	14.9%
1971	6.57%	15.1%
1972	6.17%	15.3%
1973	5.8%	15.6%
1974	5.45%	15.8%
1975	5.12%	16.1%
1976	4.8%	16.3%
1977	4.49%	16.5%
1978	4.19%	16.7%
1979	3.89%	16.9%
1980	3.59%	17.1%
1981	3.29%	17.4%
1982	3%	17.6%
1983	2.72%	17.8%
1984	2.48%	17.8%
1985	2.3%	17.7%
1986	2.16%	17.5%
1987	2.04%	17.1%
1988	1.93%	16.6%
1989	1.83%	16.1%
1990	1.73%	15.6%
1991	1.64%	15%
1992	1.57%	14.5%
1993	1.52%	14%
1994	1.49%	13.5%
1995	1.46%	13.1%
1996	1.42%	12.6%
1997	1.38%	12%
1998	1.34%	11.5%
1999	1.3%	11%
2000	1.27%	10.5%
2001	1.25%	10%
2002	1.23%	9.6%
2003	1.21%	9.2%
2004	1.19%	8.82%
2005	1.17%	8.46%
2006	1.16%	8.12%
2007	1.14%	7.81%
2008	1.12%	7.53%
2009	1.1%	7.28%
2010	1.07%	7.07%
2011	1.03%	6.9%
2012	0.99%	6.77%
2013	0.96%	6.69%
2014	0.93%	6.62%
2015	0.91%	6.58%
2016	0.9%	6.57%
2017	0.89%	6.57%
2018	0.89%	6.58%
2019	0.89%	6.61%
2020	0.89%	6.63%
2021	0.89%	6.62%
2022	0.88%	6.57%
2023	0.88%	6.48%