Fertility & birth rates in Kuwait and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Kuwait vs Nicaragua 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 2.22 in Nicaragua in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Kuwait vs Nicaragua 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	Nicaragua
1960	7.22	7.16
1961	7.25	7.11
1962	7.25	7.1
1963	7.28	7.08
1964	7.29	7.06
1965	7.31	7.03
1966	7.34	6.99
1967	7.33	6.94
1968	7.28	6.89
1969	7.18	6.83
1970	7.03	6.77
1971	6.84	6.71
1972	6.64	6.65
1973	6.43	6.59
1974	6.23	6.52
1975	6.06	6.45
1976	5.9	6.37
1977	5.71	6.28
1978	5.52	6.16
1979	5.33	6.07
1980	5.18	5.96
1981	5.02	5.84
1982	4.85	5.74
1983	4.66	5.61
1984	4.45	5.49
1985	4.22	5.36
1986	4	5.22
1987	3.83	5.07
1988	3.7	4.93
1989	3.59	4.76
1990	3.49	4.6
1991	3.4	4.43
1992	3.35	4.27
1993	3.31	4.1
1994	3.27	3.94
1995	3.25	3.78
1996	3.22	3.62
1997	3.14	3.47
1998	3.04	3.34
1999	2.95	3.22
2000	2.89	3.12
2001	2.84	3
2002	2.8	2.89
2003	2.77	2.83
2004	2.76	2.78
2005	2.73	2.77
2006	2.59	2.73
2007	2.41	2.7
2008	2.27	2.66
2009	2.15	2.63
2010	2.04	2.6
2011	1.96	2.56
2012	1.99	2.53
2013	1.97	2.49
2014	2.06	2.46
2015	2.03	2.43
2016	2.06	2.41
2017	2.16	2.38
2018	2.12	2.35
2019	2.08	2.32
2020	2.03	2.3
2021	2.15	2.27
2022	1.55	2.24
2023	1.52	2.22
2024	1.51	2.21
2025	1.5	2.18
2026	1.49	2.16
2027	1.48	2.14
2028	1.48	2.11
2029	1.48	2.09
2030	1.48	2.07
2031	1.48	2.05
2032	1.48	2.04
2033	1.48	2.02
2034	1.48	2.01
2035	1.48	2
2036	1.48	1.98
2037	1.48	1.97
2038	1.48	1.96
2039	1.48	1.95
2040	1.48	1.94
2041	1.49	1.93
2042	1.49	1.92
2043	1.49	1.91
2044	1.5	1.9
2045	1.5	1.89
2046	1.5	1.89
2047	1.5	1.88
2048	1.5	1.87
2049	1.5	1.87
2050	1.5	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kuwait	Nicaragua
1960	37.4%	47.6%
1961	37.8%	47.8%
1962	38.3%	48%
1963	39%	48.2%
1964	39.5%	48.2%
1965	40%	48.1%
1966	40.7%	47.9%
1967	41.5%	47.8%
1968	42.3%	47.7%
1969	43%	47.6%
1970	43.6%	47.5%
1971	43.9%	47.5%
1972	43.8%	47.4%
1973	43.6%	47.4%
1974	43.3%	47.3%
1975	43%	47.3%
1976	42.3%	47.3%
1977	41.4%	47.2%
1978	40.6%	47.3%
1979	39.9%	47.3%
1980	39.3%	47.3%
1981	38.8%	47.3%
1982	38.1%	47.3%
1983	37.5%	47.2%
1984	37.1%	47.2%
1985	36.8%	47.1%
1986	36.6%	47%
1987	36.7%	46.9%
1988	36.6%	46.7%
1989	36.5%	46.4%
1990	36%	46.1%
1991	35.1%	45.7%
1992	34.6%	45.2%
1993	33.8%	44.8%
1994	33.4%	44.3%
1995	33.4%	43.7%
1996	33%	43.1%
1997	32.3%	42.4%
1998	31.4%	41.7%
1999	30.4%	41%
2000	29.4%	40.3%
2001	28.3%	39.6%
2002	27.4%	38.9%
2003	26.4%	38.2%
2004	25.6%	37.5%
2005	24.9%	36.8%
2006	24.5%	36.2%
2007	24.1%	35.7%
2008	23.7%	35.2%
2009	23.3%	34.7%
2010	23%	34.2%
2011	22.5%	33.8%
2012	22.1%	33.3%
2013	22%	32.9%
2014	21.9%	32.6%
2015	21.8%	32.2%
2016	21.6%	31.8%
2017	21.4%	31.5%
2018	21.1%	31.1%
2019	20.8%	30.8%
2020	20.6%	30.4%
2021	20.1%	30.1%
2022	19.2%	29.6%
2023	18.6%	29.2%
2024	18.2%	28.8%
2025	18%	28.3%
2026	17.8%	27.9%
2027	17.6%	27.4%
2028	17.4%	27%
2029	17.3%	26.6%
2030	17.2%	26.2%
2031	17.1%	25.8%
2032	17.1%	25.4%
2033	17.1%	25%
2034	17.1%	24.7%
2035	17.2%	24.4%
2036	17.3%	24%
2037	17.3%	23.7%
2038	17.4%	23.4%
2039	17.4%	23.1%
2040	17.5%	22.8%
2041	17.5%	22.5%
2042	17.6%	22.2%
2043	17.6%	22%
2044	17.7%	21.7%
2045	17.7%	21.4%
2046	17.7%	21.2%
2047	17.7%	20.9%
2048	17.7%	20.7%
2049	17.7%	20.5%
2050	17.7%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Kuwait and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 36% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kuwait and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Kuwait vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.12% in Kuwait and +1.58% in Nicaragua. 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	Nicaragua
1960	11,054	55,664
1961	12,327	57,499
1962	13,730	59,547
1963	15,357	61,738
1964	17,064	64,227
1965	18,952	67,056
1966	20,914	69,883
1967	23,520	72,722
1968	26,161	75,458
1969	28,774	78,237
1970	30,789	81,127
1971	32,339	84,139
1972	34,045	76,906
1973	35,741	89,662
1974	37,425	92,505
1975	39,295	95,230
1976	41,439	98,100
1977	42,922	100,498
1978	44,277	98,419
1979	45,569	96,429
1980	47,096	108,604
1981	48,098	110,421
1982	49,981	112,468
1983	51,460	110,618
1984	52,539	110,133
1985	51,772	110,949
1986	51,824	113,054
1987	50,690	112,885
1988	50,037	117,299
1989	49,390	120,128
1990	46,720	120,677
1991	21,867	121,787
1992	32,016	121,204
1993	33,239	120,469
1994	36,533	119,565
1995	39,198	118,325
1996	39,920	116,849
1997	39,581	114,415
1998	39,324	108,862
1999	39,342	110,217
2000	39,811	109,192
2001	40,662	107,109
2002	41,651	105,805
2003	42,934	106,142
2004	44,341	106,904
2005	45,243	108,984
2006	45,911	110,073
2007	46,539	110,341
2008	47,505	110,395
2009	48,879	110,213
2010	49,838	110,475
2011	50,733	110,026
2012	53,181	110,065
2013	52,666	109,032
2014	54,673	108,420
2015	52,127	107,344
2016	51,397	106,585
2017	51,498	105,468
2018	47,222	104,814
2019	46,268	102,817
2020	41,083	90,515
2021	42,057	89,213
2022	41,752	100,987
2023	42,568	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Kuwait vs Nicaragua

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 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kuwait	Nicaragua
1985	11	319
1986	11	313
1987	10	316
1988	10	301
1989	10	286
1990	16	281
1991	8	273
1992	10	272
1993	10	265
1994	10	256
1995	10	251
1996	11	244
1997	11	236
1998	11	239
1999	11	228
2000	11	213
2001	11	194
2002	11	170
2003	11	154
2004	11	140
2005	10	124
2006	10	113
2007	10	106
2008	9	101
2009	9	99
2010	9	96
2011	8	93
2012	8	88
2013	8	86
2014	8	83
2015	8	81
2016	8	77
2017	8	72
2018	8	67
2019	7	69
2020	33	87
2021	75	124
2022	8	61
2023	8	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.88% in Kuwait and 1.34% in Nicaragua. 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	Nicaragua
1960	14.2%	19.8%
1961	13.2%	19.6%
1962	12.3%	19.4%
1963	11.4%	19.2%
1964	10.6%	19%
1965	9.86%	18.7%
1966	9.17%	18.4%
1967	8.55%	18.1%
1968	7.98%	17.8%
1969	7.47%	17.4%
1970	7%	17.1%
1971	6.57%	16.6%
1972	6.17%	18.7%
1973	5.8%	15.6%
1974	5.45%	15%
1975	5.12%	14.4%
1976	4.8%	13.7%
1977	4.49%	12.9%
1978	4.19%	12.2%
1979	3.89%	11.5%
1980	3.59%	10.8%
1981	3.29%	10.2%
1982	3%	9.58%
1983	2.72%	9.07%
1984	2.48%	8.62%
1985	2.3%	8.21%
1986	2.16%	7.85%
1987	2.04%	7.53%
1988	1.93%	7.22%
1989	1.83%	6.92%
1990	1.73%	6.62%
1991	1.64%	6.31%
1992	1.57%	6%
1993	1.52%	5.69%
1994	1.49%	5.39%
1995	1.46%	5.09%
1996	1.42%	4.81%
1997	1.38%	4.54%
1998	1.34%	5.01%
1999	1.3%	4.04%
2000	1.27%	3.82%
2001	1.25%	3.62%
2002	1.23%	3.43%
2003	1.21%	3.26%
2004	1.19%	3.1%
2005	1.17%	2.95%
2006	1.16%	2.81%
2007	1.14%	2.68%
2008	1.12%	2.55%
2009	1.1%	2.44%
2010	1.07%	2.33%
2011	1.03%	2.22%
2012	0.99%	2.13%
2013	0.96%	2.03%
2014	0.93%	1.94%
2015	0.91%	1.86%
2016	0.9%	1.78%
2017	0.89%	1.71%
2018	0.89%	1.64%
2019	0.89%	1.57%
2020	0.89%	1.51%
2021	0.89%	1.45%
2022	0.88%	1.39%
2023	0.88%	1.34%