Fertility & birth rates in Kuwait and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Kuwait vs Mauritius 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 1.39 in Mauritius 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
	Kuwait	Mauritius
1960	7.22	5.9
1961	7.25	5.98
1962	7.25	5.88
1963	7.28	6.18
1964	7.29	5.96
1965	7.31	5.51
1966	7.34	5.46
1967	7.33	4.63
1968	7.28	4.6
1969	7.18	3.97
1970	7.03	3.82
1971	6.84	3.51
1972	6.64	3.41
1973	6.43	3.07
1974	6.23	3.45
1975	6.06	3.2
1976	5.9	3.13
1977	5.71	3.07
1978	5.52	3.01
1979	5.33	2.91
1980	5.18	2.8
1981	5.02	2.67
1982	4.85	2.53
1983	4.66	2.4
1984	4.45	2.16
1985	4.22	2.02
1986	4	1.99
1987	3.83	2.05
1988	3.7	2.14
1989	3.59	2.23
1990	3.49	2.32
1991	3.4	2.3
1992	3.35	2.37
1993	3.31	2.21
1994	3.27	2.25
1995	3.25	2.14
1996	3.22	2.12
1997	3.14	2.04
1998	3.04	1.97
1999	2.95	2.05
2000	2.89	1.99
2001	2.84	1.91
2002	2.8	1.94
2003	2.77	1.87
2004	2.76	1.92
2005	2.73	1.88
2006	2.59	1.77
2007	2.41	1.74
2008	2.27	1.67
2009	2.15	1.59
2010	2.04	1.57
2011	1.96	1.55
2012	1.99	1.54
2013	1.97	1.44
2014	2.06	1.43
2015	2.03	1.36
2016	2.06	1.4
2017	2.16	1.44
2018	2.12	1.41
2019	2.08	1.4
2020	2.03	1.44
2021	2.15	1.41
2022	1.55	1.32
2023	1.52	1.39
2024	1.51	1.37
2025	1.5	1.36
2026	1.49	1.35
2027	1.48	1.35
2028	1.48	1.35
2029	1.48	1.35
2030	1.48	1.36
2031	1.48	1.36
2032	1.48	1.37
2033	1.48	1.37
2034	1.48	1.38
2035	1.48	1.39
2036	1.48	1.39
2037	1.48	1.4
2038	1.48	1.41
2039	1.48	1.41
2040	1.48	1.42
2041	1.49	1.42
2042	1.49	1.43
2043	1.49	1.43
2044	1.5	1.44
2045	1.5	1.45
2046	1.5	1.45
2047	1.5	1.46
2048	1.5	1.46
2049	1.5	1.47
2050	1.5	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kuwait	Mauritius
1960	37.4%	45%
1961	37.8%	45%
1962	38.3%	45.1%
1963	39%	45.1%
1964	39.5%	44.8%
1965	40%	44.4%
1966	40.7%	44%
1967	41.5%	43.4%
1968	42.3%	42.9%
1969	43%	42.3%
1970	43.6%	41.6%
1971	43.9%	40.9%
1972	43.8%	40.1%
1973	43.6%	39.1%
1974	43.3%	38.2%
1975	43%	37.3%
1976	42.3%	36.5%
1977	41.4%	35.7%
1978	40.6%	34.9%
1979	39.9%	34.2%
1980	39.3%	33.6%
1981	38.8%	33.1%
1982	38.1%	32.6%
1983	37.5%	32.2%
1984	37.1%	31.8%
1985	36.8%	31.4%
1986	36.6%	31.1%
1987	36.7%	30.8%
1988	36.6%	30.5%
1989	36.5%	30.1%
1990	36%	29.8%
1991	35.1%	29.4%
1992	34.6%	29%
1993	33.8%	28.5%
1994	33.4%	28%
1995	33.4%	27.5%
1996	33%	27%
1997	32.3%	26.6%
1998	31.4%	26.2%
1999	30.4%	25.8%
2000	29.4%	25.6%
2001	28.3%	25.3%
2002	27.4%	25%
2003	26.4%	24.7%
2004	25.6%	24.3%
2005	24.9%	23.9%
2006	24.5%	23.4%
2007	24.1%	22.9%
2008	23.7%	22.3%
2009	23.3%	21.7%
2010	23%	21.1%
2011	22.5%	20.6%
2012	22.1%	20.1%
2013	22%	19.7%
2014	21.9%	19.3%
2015	21.8%	18.9%
2016	21.6%	18.4%
2017	21.4%	17.9%
2018	21.1%	17.4%
2019	20.8%	16.9%
2020	20.6%	16.4%
2021	20.1%	15.9%
2022	19.2%	15.5%
2023	18.6%	15.1%
2024	18.2%	14.8%
2025	18%	14.5%
2026	17.8%	14.3%
2027	17.6%	14.1%
2028	17.4%	14%
2029	17.3%	13.8%
2030	17.2%	13.7%
2031	17.1%	13.6%
2032	17.1%	13.5%
2033	17.1%	13.4%
2034	17.1%	13.3%
2035	17.2%	13.2%
2036	17.3%	13%
2037	17.3%	12.9%
2038	17.4%	12.8%
2039	17.4%	12.7%
2040	17.5%	12.6%
2041	17.5%	12.5%
2042	17.6%	12.4%
2043	17.6%	12.3%
2044	17.7%	12.2%
2045	17.7%	12.1%
2046	17.7%	12%
2047	17.7%	11.8%
2048	17.7%	11.7%
2049	17.7%	11.6%
2050	17.7%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Kuwait and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 36% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kuwait and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Kuwait vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.12% in Kuwait and +0.15% in Mauritius. 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	Mauritius
1960	11,054	19,931
1961	12,327	20,355
1962	13,730	20,660
1963	15,357	22,069
1964	17,064	22,239
1965	18,952	20,482
1966	20,914	20,758
1967	23,520	17,560
1968	26,161	17,884
1969	28,774	15,761
1970	30,789	16,190
1971	32,339	15,441
1972	34,045	14,825
1973	35,741	13,145
1974	37,425	17,561
1975	39,295	15,342
1976	41,439	16,407
1977	42,922	16,769
1978	44,277	18,670
1979	45,569	19,282
1980	47,096	19,321
1981	48,098	18,334
1982	49,981	15,880
1983	51,460	14,525
1984	52,539	13,665
1985	51,772	12,451
1986	51,824	12,340
1987	50,690	13,262
1988	50,037	14,084
1989	49,390	14,718
1990	46,720	15,564
1991	21,867	15,091
1992	32,016	15,833
1993	33,239	14,814
1994	36,533	14,355
1995	39,198	13,020
1996	39,920	13,041
1997	39,581	11,943
1998	39,324	11,489
1999	39,342	12,341
2000	39,811	12,224
2001	40,662	11,723
2002	41,651	11,685
2003	42,934	10,799
2004	44,341	10,745
2005	45,243	10,195
2006	45,911	8,515
2007	46,539	8,429
2008	47,505	7,465
2009	48,879	6,113
2010	49,838	5,877
2011	50,733	5,511
2012	53,181	5,149
2013	52,666	4,281
2014	54,673	3,657
2015	52,127	3,031
2016	51,397	2,906
2017	51,498	3,415
2018	47,222	2,151
2019	46,268	1,773
2020	41,083	2,405
2021	42,057	-253
2022	41,752	-757
2023	42,568	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Kuwait vs Mauritius

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 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kuwait	Mauritius
1985	11	111
1986	11	106
1987	10	103
1988	10	93
1989	10	85
1990	16	77
1991	8	75
1992	10	73
1993	10	70
1994	10	63
1995	10	55
1996	11	52
1997	11	49
1998	11	48
1999	11	46
2000	11	43
2001	11	42
2002	11	42
2003	11	42
2004	11	43
2005	10	43
2006	10	45
2007	10	46
2008	9	48
2009	9	51
2010	9	53
2011	8	55
2012	8	55
2013	8	58
2014	8	60
2015	8	61
2016	8	62
2017	8	66
2018	8	67
2019	7	67
2020	33	58
2021	75	80
2022	8	61
2023	8	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.88% in Kuwait and 1.52% in Mauritius. 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	Mauritius
1960	14.2%	10.2%
1961	13.2%	9.82%
1962	12.3%	9.31%
1963	11.4%	8.72%
1964	10.6%	8.4%
1965	9.86%	8.66%
1966	9.17%	9.25%
1967	8.55%	9.55%
1968	7.98%	9.25%
1969	7.47%	8.72%
1970	7%	8.35%
1971	6.57%	8.15%
1972	6.17%	7.98%
1973	5.8%	7.71%
1974	5.45%	7.24%
1975	5.12%	6.53%
1976	4.8%	5.74%
1977	4.49%	5.08%
1978	4.19%	4.62%
1979	3.89%	4.28%
1980	3.59%	4.02%
1981	3.29%	3.77%
1982	3%	3.47%
1983	2.72%	3.15%
1984	2.48%	2.92%
1985	2.3%	2.85%
1986	2.16%	2.88%
1987	2.04%	2.85%
1988	1.93%	2.7%
1989	1.83%	2.5%
1990	1.73%	2.32%
1991	1.64%	2.19%
1992	1.57%	2.13%
1993	1.52%	2.12%
1994	1.49%	2.16%
1995	1.46%	2.22%
1996	1.42%	2.26%
1997	1.38%	2.25%
1998	1.34%	2.16%
1999	1.3%	2.03%
2000	1.27%	1.89%
2001	1.25%	1.76%
2002	1.23%	1.66%
2003	1.21%	1.6%
2004	1.19%	1.57%
2005	1.17%	1.55%
2006	1.16%	1.54%
2007	1.14%	1.52%
2008	1.12%	1.5%
2009	1.1%	1.48%
2010	1.07%	1.48%
2011	1.03%	1.49%
2012	0.99%	1.5%
2013	0.96%	1.49%
2014	0.93%	1.47%
2015	0.91%	1.47%
2016	0.9%	1.47%
2017	0.89%	1.5%
2018	0.89%	1.53%
2019	0.89%	1.57%
2020	0.89%	1.58%
2021	0.89%	1.57%
2022	0.88%	1.55%
2023	0.88%	1.52%