Fertility & birth rates in Kuwait and Palestine

Fertility rate in Kuwait vs Palestine 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 3.31 in Palestine in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Kuwait vs Palestine 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	Palestine
1960	7.22	-
1961	7.25	-
1962	7.25	-
1963	7.28	-
1964	7.29	-
1965	7.31	-
1966	7.34	-
1967	7.33	-
1968	7.28	-
1969	7.18	-
1970	7.03	-
1971	6.84	-
1972	6.64	-
1973	6.43	-
1974	6.23	-
1975	6.06	-
1976	5.9	-
1977	5.71	-
1978	5.52	-
1979	5.33	-
1980	5.18	-
1981	5.02	-
1982	4.85	-
1983	4.66	-
1984	4.45	-
1985	4.22	-
1986	4	-
1987	3.83	-
1988	3.7	-
1989	3.59	-
1990	3.49	6.81
1991	3.4	6.75
1992	3.35	6.65
1993	3.31	6.5
1994	3.27	6.33
1995	3.25	6.16
1996	3.22	5.99
1997	3.14	5.82
1998	3.04	5.69
1999	2.95	5.58
2000	2.89	5.46
2001	2.84	5.34
2002	2.8	5.22
2003	2.77	5.06
2004	2.76	4.97
2005	2.73	4.87
2006	2.59	4.74
2007	2.41	4.63
2008	2.27	4.51
2009	2.15	4.44
2010	2.04	4.43
2011	1.96	4.31
2012	1.99	4.15
2013	1.97	4.05
2014	2.06	4
2015	2.03	3.98
2016	2.06	3.89
2017	2.16	3.77
2018	2.12	3.67
2019	2.08	3.59
2020	2.03	3.51
2021	2.15	3.44
2022	1.55	3.38
2023	1.52	3.31
2024	1.51	3.25
2025	1.5	3.19
2026	1.49	3.13
2027	1.48	3.07
2028	1.48	3.02
2029	1.48	2.97
2030	1.48	2.93
2031	1.48	2.89
2032	1.48	2.85
2033	1.48	2.81
2034	1.48	2.78
2035	1.48	2.75
2036	1.48	2.71
2037	1.48	2.68
2038	1.48	2.65
2039	1.48	2.62
2040	1.48	2.59
2041	1.49	2.56
2042	1.49	2.53
2043	1.49	2.51
2044	1.5	2.48
2045	1.5	2.45
2046	1.5	2.43
2047	1.5	2.41
2048	1.5	2.38
2049	1.5	2.36
2050	1.5	2.34

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kuwait	Palestine
1960	37.4%	-
1961	37.8%	-
1962	38.3%	-
1963	39%	-
1964	39.5%	-
1965	40%	-
1966	40.7%	-
1967	41.5%	-
1968	42.3%	-
1969	43%	-
1970	43.6%	-
1971	43.9%	-
1972	43.8%	-
1973	43.6%	-
1974	43.3%	-
1975	43%	-
1976	42.3%	-
1977	41.4%	-
1978	40.6%	-
1979	39.9%	-
1980	39.3%	-
1981	38.8%	-
1982	38.1%	-
1983	37.5%	-
1984	37.1%	-
1985	36.8%	-
1986	36.6%	-
1987	36.7%	-
1988	36.6%	-
1989	36.5%	-
1990	36%	49.1%
1991	35.1%	49.1%
1992	34.6%	49%
1993	33.8%	49%
1994	33.4%	48.9%
1995	33.4%	48.8%
1996	33%	48.6%
1997	32.3%	48.4%
1998	31.4%	48.1%
1999	30.4%	47.8%
2000	29.4%	47.4%
2001	28.3%	47.1%
2002	27.4%	46.6%
2003	26.4%	46.1%
2004	25.6%	45.6%
2005	24.9%	45%
2006	24.5%	44.3%
2007	24.1%	43.7%
2008	23.7%	43%
2009	23.3%	42.4%
2010	23%	41.9%
2011	22.5%	41.5%
2012	22.1%	41.1%
2013	22%	40.7%
2014	21.9%	40.4%
2015	21.8%	40.1%
2016	21.6%	39.9%
2017	21.4%	39.7%
2018	21.1%	39.6%
2019	20.8%	39.5%
2020	20.6%	39.3%
2021	20.1%	39%
2022	19.2%	38.7%
2023	18.6%	38.4%
2024	18.2%	38%
2025	18%	37.6%
2026	17.8%	37%
2027	17.6%	36.5%
2028	17.4%	35.9%
2029	17.3%	35.3%
2030	17.2%	34.7%
2031	17.1%	34%
2032	17.1%	33.4%
2033	17.1%	32.8%
2034	17.1%	32.3%
2035	17.2%	31.8%
2036	17.3%	31.4%
2037	17.3%	31%
2038	17.4%	30.6%
2039	17.4%	30.3%
2040	17.5%	30%
2041	17.5%	29.7%
2042	17.6%	29.4%
2043	17.6%	29.2%
2044	17.7%	28.9%
2045	17.7%	28.6%
2046	17.7%	28.4%
2047	17.7%	28.1%
2048	17.7%	27.8%
2049	17.7%	27.5%
2050	17.7%	27.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Kuwait and 38% in Palestine in 2024, compared to 36% and 49.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kuwait and Palestine compared.

Natural population change in Kuwait vs Palestine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.12% in Kuwait and +2.64% in Palestine. 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	Palestine
1960	11,054	-
1961	12,327	-
1962	13,730	-
1963	15,357	-
1964	17,064	-
1965	18,952	-
1966	20,914	-
1967	23,520	-
1968	26,161	-
1969	28,774	-
1970	30,789	-
1971	32,339	-
1972	34,045	-
1973	35,741	-
1974	37,425	-
1975	39,295	-
1976	41,439	-
1977	42,922	-
1978	44,277	-
1979	45,569	-
1980	47,096	-
1981	48,098	-
1982	49,981	-
1983	51,460	-
1984	52,539	-
1985	51,772	-
1986	51,824	-
1987	50,690	-
1988	50,037	-
1989	49,390	-
1990	46,720	76,163
1991	21,867	79,444
1992	32,016	82,865
1993	33,239	86,434
1994	36,533	90,156
1995	39,198	94,037
1996	39,920	98,085
1997	39,581	102,307
1998	39,324	103,566
1999	39,342	104,823
2000	39,811	106,367
2001	40,662	107,320
2002	41,651	108,560
2003	42,934	109,162
2004	44,341	110,045
2005	45,243	110,569
2006	45,911	111,728
2007	46,539	112,453
2008	47,505	108,395
2009	48,879	111,724
2010	49,838	117,674
2011	50,733	119,021
2012	53,181	119,185
2013	52,666	120,503
2014	54,673	120,724
2015	52,127	126,189
2016	51,397	126,698
2017	51,498	125,688
2018	47,222	124,791
2019	46,268	124,508
2020	41,083	122,416
2021	42,057	120,396
2022	41,752	123,987
2023	42,568	102,613

Maternal mortality chart: Kuwait vs Palestine

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 16 deaths in Palestine.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kuwait	Palestine
1985	11	102
1986	11	96
1987	10	87
1988	10	85
1989	10	82
1990	16	78
1991	8	75
1992	10	73
1993	10	69
1994	10	66
1995	10	64
1996	11	61
1997	11	60
1998	11	59
1999	11	58
2000	11	59
2001	11	60
2002	11	58
2003	11	56
2004	11	55
2005	10	52
2006	10	51
2007	10	49
2008	9	49
2009	9	48
2010	9	42
2011	8	39
2012	8	36
2013	8	32
2014	8	29
2015	8	26
2016	8	23
2017	8	21
2018	8	19
2019	7	18
2020	33	20
2021	75	29
2022	8	17
2023	8	16

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.88% in Kuwait and 2.63% in Palestine. 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	Palestine
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%	-
1969	7.47%	-
1970	7%	-
1971	6.57%	-
1972	6.17%	-
1973	5.8%	-
1974	5.45%	-
1975	5.12%	10.8%
1976	4.8%	10.2%
1977	4.49%	9.55%
1978	4.19%	8.98%
1979	3.89%	8.45%
1980	3.59%	7.95%
1981	3.29%	7.48%
1982	3%	7.04%
1983	2.72%	6.63%
1984	2.48%	6.25%
1985	2.3%	5.89%
1986	2.16%	5.56%
1987	2.04%	5.25%
1988	1.93%	4.97%
1989	1.83%	4.72%
1990	1.73%	4.49%
1991	1.64%	4.28%
1992	1.57%	4.09%
1993	1.52%	3.92%
1994	1.49%	3.77%
1995	1.46%	3.62%
1996	1.42%	3.49%
1997	1.38%	3.36%
1998	1.34%	3.24%
1999	1.3%	3.13%
2000	1.27%	3.03%
2001	1.25%	2.94%
2002	1.23%	2.85%
2003	1.21%	2.77%
2004	1.19%	2.68%
2005	1.17%	2.6%
2006	1.16%	2.52%
2007	1.14%	2.43%
2008	1.12%	2.35%
2009	1.1%	2.28%
2010	1.07%	2.2%
2011	1.03%	2.12%
2012	0.99%	2.04%
2013	0.96%	1.97%
2014	0.93%	2.2%
2015	0.91%	1.83%
2016	0.9%	1.76%
2017	0.89%	1.69%
2018	0.89%	1.63%
2019	0.89%	1.57%
2020	0.89%	1.52%
2021	0.89%	1.47%
2022	0.88%	1.42%
2023	0.88%	2.63%