Fertility & birth rates in Kuwait and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Kuwait vs New Zealand 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 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Kuwait vs New Zealand 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	New Zealand
1960	7.22	4.24
1961	7.25	4.31
1962	7.25	4.19
1963	7.28	4.05
1964	7.29	3.8
1965	7.31	3.54
1966	7.34	3.41
1967	7.33	3.35
1968	7.28	3.34
1969	7.18	3.28
1970	7.03	3.17
1971	6.84	3.18
1972	6.64	3
1973	6.43	2.76
1974	6.23	2.58
1975	6.06	2.37
1976	5.9	2.27
1977	5.71	2.21
1978	5.52	2.07
1979	5.33	2.12
1980	5.18	2.03
1981	5.02	2.01
1982	4.85	1.95
1983	4.66	1.92
1984	4.45	1.93
1985	4.22	1.93
1986	4	1.96
1987	3.83	2.03
1988	3.7	2.1
1989	3.59	2.12
1990	3.49	2.18
1991	3.4	2.09
1992	3.35	2.06
1993	3.31	2.04
1994	3.27	1.98
1995	3.25	1.98
1996	3.22	1.96
1997	3.14	1.96
1998	3.04	1.89
1999	2.95	1.97
2000	2.89	1.98
2001	2.84	1.97
2002	2.8	1.89
2003	2.77	1.93
2004	2.76	1.98
2005	2.73	1.97
2006	2.59	2.01
2007	2.41	2.18
2008	2.27	2.19
2009	2.15	2.13
2010	2.04	2.17
2011	1.96	2.09
2012	1.99	2.1
2013	1.97	2.01
2014	2.06	1.92
2015	2.03	1.99
2016	2.06	1.87
2017	2.16	1.81
2018	2.12	1.71
2019	2.08	1.72
2020	2.03	1.61
2021	2.15	1.64
2022	1.55	1.66
2023	1.52	1.56
2024	1.51	1.55
2025	1.5	1.54
2026	1.49	1.53
2027	1.48	1.53
2028	1.48	1.52
2029	1.48	1.52
2030	1.48	1.52
2031	1.48	1.52
2032	1.48	1.52
2033	1.48	1.51
2034	1.48	1.51
2035	1.48	1.51
2036	1.48	1.51
2037	1.48	1.51
2038	1.48	1.51
2039	1.48	1.51
2040	1.48	1.51
2041	1.49	1.51
2042	1.49	1.51
2043	1.49	1.51
2044	1.5	1.51
2045	1.5	1.51
2046	1.5	1.51
2047	1.5	1.51
2048	1.5	1.51
2049	1.5	1.51
2050	1.5	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kuwait	New Zealand
1960	37.4%	32.8%
1961	37.8%	33%
1962	38.3%	33%
1963	39%	32.9%
1964	39.5%	32.9%
1965	40%	32.7%
1966	40.7%	32.6%
1967	41.5%	32.5%
1968	42.3%	32.3%
1969	43%	32.2%
1970	43.6%	31.9%
1971	43.9%	31.7%
1972	43.8%	31.4%
1973	43.6%	31%
1974	43.3%	30.5%
1975	43%	30.1%
1976	42.3%	29.6%
1977	41.4%	29%
1978	40.6%	28.4%
1979	39.9%	27.8%
1980	39.3%	27.2%
1981	38.8%	26.7%
1982	38.1%	26.2%
1983	37.5%	25.6%
1984	37.1%	25.1%
1985	36.8%	24.6%
1986	36.6%	24.2%
1987	36.7%	23.8%
1988	36.6%	23.5%
1989	36.5%	23.3%
1990	36%	23.3%
1991	35.1%	23.2%
1992	34.6%	23.1%
1993	33.8%	23.1%
1994	33.4%	23.1%
1995	33.4%	23.1%
1996	33%	23%
1997	32.3%	23%
1998	31.4%	23%
1999	30.4%	22.9%
2000	29.4%	22.8%
2001	28.3%	22.6%
2002	27.4%	22.4%
2003	26.4%	22.1%
2004	25.6%	21.8%
2005	24.9%	21.5%
2006	24.5%	21.3%
2007	24.1%	21.1%
2008	23.7%	21%
2009	23.3%	20.9%
2010	23%	20.9%
2011	22.5%	20.8%
2012	22.1%	20.6%
2013	22%	20.4%
2014	21.9%	20.2%
2015	21.8%	19.9%
2016	21.6%	19.6%
2017	21.4%	19.5%
2018	21.1%	19.3%
2019	20.8%	19.2%
2020	20.6%	19%
2021	20.1%	18.9%
2022	19.2%	18.6%
2023	18.6%	18.4%
2024	18.2%	18.1%
2025	18%	17.9%
2026	17.8%	17.6%
2027	17.6%	17.4%
2028	17.4%	17.2%
2029	17.3%	17%
2030	17.2%	16.8%
2031	17.1%	16.6%
2032	17.1%	16.4%
2033	17.1%	16.3%
2034	17.1%	16.1%
2035	17.2%	16%
2036	17.3%	15.9%
2037	17.3%	15.8%
2038	17.4%	15.7%
2039	17.4%	15.6%
2040	17.5%	15.5%
2041	17.5%	15.4%
2042	17.6%	15.4%
2043	17.6%	15.4%
2044	17.7%	15.3%
2045	17.7%	15.3%
2046	17.7%	15.3%
2047	17.7%	15.3%
2048	17.7%	15.3%
2049	17.7%	15.2%
2050	17.7%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Kuwait and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 36% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kuwait and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Kuwait vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.12% in Kuwait and +0.51% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	11,054	41,791
1961	12,327	43,482
1962	13,730	42,865
1963	15,357	42,027
1964	17,064	39,375
1965	18,952	36,982
1966	20,914	36,151
1967	23,520	37,974
1968	26,161	37,594
1969	28,774	38,098
1970	30,789	37,101
1971	32,339	40,000
1972	34,045	38,244
1973	35,741	35,239
1974	37,425	33,896
1975	39,295	31,355
1976	41,439	29,456
1977	42,922	28,020
1978	44,277	26,156
1979	45,569	26,675
1980	47,096	23,658
1981	48,098	25,374
1982	49,981	24,207
1983	51,460	24,315
1984	52,539	26,043
1985	51,772	24,126
1986	51,824	25,549
1987	50,690	27,603
1988	50,037	29,846
1989	49,390	30,749
1990	46,720	33,298
1991	21,867	33,518
1992	32,016	32,067
1993	33,239	31,685
1994	36,533	30,372
1995	39,198	29,828
1996	39,920	28,997
1997	39,581	30,137
1998	39,324	29,146
1999	39,342	28,916
2000	39,811	29,897
2001	40,662	27,939
2002	41,651	25,941
2003	42,934	28,150
2004	44,341	29,634
2005	45,243	30,674
2006	45,911	30,924
2007	46,539	35,480
2008	47,505	35,143
2009	48,879	33,560
2010	49,838	35,458
2011	50,733	31,302
2012	53,181	31,077
2013	52,666	29,096
2014	54,673	26,196
2015	52,127	29,408
2016	51,397	28,237
2017	51,498	26,282
2018	47,222	24,797
2019	46,268	25,344
2020	41,083	24,993
2021	42,057	23,767
2022	41,752	20,264
2023	42,568	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Kuwait vs New Zealand

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 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kuwait	New Zealand
1985	11	19
1986	11	18
1987	10	19
1988	10	19
1989	10	18
1990	16	18
1991	8	16
1992	10	15
1993	10	14
1994	10	13
1995	10	14
1996	11	14
1997	11	13
1998	11	12
1999	11	12
2000	11	11
2001	11	10
2002	11	11
2003	11	11
2004	11	11
2005	10	11
2006	10	10
2007	10	10
2008	9	10
2009	9	10
2010	9	10
2011	8	10
2012	8	9
2013	8	8
2014	8	7
2015	8	8
2016	8	8
2017	8	8
2018	8	7
2019	7	8
2020	33	8
2021	75	8
2022	8	23
2023	8	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.88% in Kuwait and 0.47% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	14.2%	2.78%
1961	13.2%	2.68%
1962	12.3%	2.58%
1963	11.4%	2.48%
1964	10.6%	2.39%
1965	9.86%	2.31%
1966	9.17%	2.25%
1967	8.55%	2.2%
1968	7.98%	2.16%
1969	7.47%	2.12%
1970	7%	2.08%
1971	6.57%	2.03%
1972	6.17%	1.98%
1973	5.8%	1.94%
1974	5.45%	1.88%
1975	5.12%	1.83%
1976	4.8%	1.77%
1977	4.49%	1.71%
1978	4.19%	1.66%
1979	3.89%	1.61%
1980	3.59%	1.56%
1981	3.29%	1.52%
1982	3%	1.48%
1983	2.72%	1.45%
1984	2.48%	1.41%
1985	2.3%	1.38%
1986	2.16%	1.34%
1987	2.04%	1.29%
1988	1.93%	1.24%
1989	1.83%	1.18%
1990	1.73%	1.12%
1991	1.64%	1.06%
1992	1.57%	1%
1993	1.52%	0.95%
1994	1.49%	0.91%
1995	1.46%	0.87%
1996	1.42%	0.84%
1997	1.38%	0.81%
1998	1.34%	0.78%
1999	1.3%	0.76%
2000	1.27%	0.74%
2001	1.25%	0.72%
2002	1.23%	0.7%
2003	1.21%	0.69%
2004	1.19%	0.67%
2005	1.17%	0.66%
2006	1.16%	0.65%
2007	1.14%	0.65%
2008	1.12%	0.64%
2009	1.1%	0.63%
2010	1.07%	0.62%
2011	1.03%	0.61%
2012	0.99%	0.6%
2013	0.96%	0.59%
2014	0.93%	0.57%
2015	0.91%	0.56%
2016	0.9%	0.55%
2017	0.89%	0.53%
2018	0.89%	0.52%
2019	0.89%	0.51%
2020	0.89%	0.5%
2021	0.89%	0.49%
2022	0.88%	0.48%
2023	0.88%	0.47%