Fertility & birth rates in Kuwait and Portugal

Fertility rate in Kuwait vs Portugal 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 1.44 in Portugal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Kuwait vs Portugal 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	Portugal
1960	7.22	3.16
1961	7.25	3.21
1962	7.25	3.23
1963	7.28	3.12
1964	7.29	3.21
1965	7.31	3.15
1966	7.34	3.16
1967	7.33	3.16
1968	7.28	3.12
1969	7.18	3.12
1970	7.03	3.01
1971	6.84	3
1972	6.64	2.86
1973	6.43	2.77
1974	6.23	2.7
1975	6.06	2.75
1976	5.9	2.82
1977	5.71	2.69
1978	5.52	2.45
1979	5.33	2.31
1980	5.18	2.25
1981	5.02	2.13
1982	4.85	2.07
1983	4.66	1.95
1984	4.45	1.9
1985	4.22	1.72
1986	4	1.66
1987	3.83	1.62
1988	3.7	1.61
1989	3.59	1.57
1990	3.49	1.56
1991	3.4	1.56
1992	3.35	1.54
1993	3.31	1.52
1994	3.27	1.45
1995	3.25	1.41
1996	3.22	1.44
1997	3.14	1.47
1998	3.04	1.47
1999	2.95	1.5
2000	2.89	1.55
2001	2.84	1.45
2002	2.8	1.46
2003	2.77	1.44
2004	2.76	1.4
2005	2.73	1.41
2006	2.59	1.37
2007	2.41	1.35
2008	2.27	1.39
2009	2.15	1.34
2010	2.04	1.39
2011	1.96	1.35
2012	1.99	1.28
2013	1.97	1.21
2014	2.06	1.24
2015	2.03	1.31
2016	2.06	1.37
2017	2.16	1.38
2018	2.12	1.42
2019	2.08	1.44
2020	2.03	1.42
2021	2.15	1.35
2022	1.55	1.43
2023	1.52	1.44
2024	1.51	1.45
2025	1.5	1.45
2026	1.49	1.45
2027	1.48	1.46
2028	1.48	1.46
2029	1.48	1.46
2030	1.48	1.46
2031	1.48	1.47
2032	1.48	1.47
2033	1.48	1.47
2034	1.48	1.48
2035	1.48	1.48
2036	1.48	1.48
2037	1.48	1.48
2038	1.48	1.49
2039	1.48	1.49
2040	1.48	1.49
2041	1.49	1.49
2042	1.49	1.49
2043	1.49	1.49
2044	1.5	1.5
2045	1.5	1.5
2046	1.5	1.5
2047	1.5	1.5
2048	1.5	1.5
2049	1.5	1.5
2050	1.5	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kuwait	Portugal
1960	37.4%	29.3%
1961	37.8%	29.1%
1962	38.3%	29.1%
1963	39%	29.1%
1964	39.5%	29.1%
1965	40%	29.1%
1966	40.7%	29.2%
1967	41.5%	29.2%
1968	42.3%	29.2%
1969	43%	29.1%
1970	43.6%	28.7%
1971	43.9%	28.4%
1972	43.8%	28.2%
1973	43.6%	27.9%
1974	43.3%	27.7%
1975	43%	27.4%
1976	42.3%	27.2%
1977	41.4%	27.1%
1978	40.6%	26.8%
1979	39.9%	26.4%
1980	39.3%	25.9%
1981	38.8%	25.4%
1982	38.1%	25%
1983	37.5%	24.5%
1984	37.1%	24.1%
1985	36.8%	23.7%
1986	36.6%	23.1%
1987	36.7%	22.5%
1988	36.6%	21.9%
1989	36.5%	21.2%
1990	36%	20.5%
1991	35.1%	19.7%
1992	34.6%	19.1%
1993	33.8%	18.6%
1994	33.4%	18.2%
1995	33.4%	17.8%
1996	33%	17.4%
1997	32.3%	17.1%
1998	31.4%	16.8%
1999	30.4%	16.6%
2000	29.4%	16.4%
2001	28.3%	16.2%
2002	27.4%	16.1%
2003	26.4%	16.1%
2004	25.6%	16%
2005	24.9%	15.9%
2006	24.5%	15.8%
2007	24.1%	15.6%
2008	23.7%	15.5%
2009	23.3%	15.4%
2010	23%	15.2%
2011	22.5%	15%
2012	22.1%	14.9%
2013	22%	14.8%
2014	21.9%	14.6%
2015	21.8%	14.3%
2016	21.6%	14.1%
2017	21.4%	13.9%
2018	21.1%	13.7%
2019	20.8%	13.5%
2020	20.6%	13.3%
2021	20.1%	13.1%
2022	19.2%	13%
2023	18.6%	12.9%
2024	18.2%	12.8%
2025	18%	12.7%
2026	17.8%	12.6%
2027	17.6%	12.6%
2028	17.4%	12.6%
2029	17.3%	12.6%
2030	17.2%	12.7%
2031	17.1%	12.7%
2032	17.1%	12.7%
2033	17.1%	12.7%
2034	17.1%	12.7%
2035	17.2%	12.8%
2036	17.3%	12.9%
2037	17.3%	12.9%
2038	17.4%	13%
2039	17.4%	13%
2040	17.5%	13.1%
2041	17.5%	13.1%
2042	17.6%	13.2%
2043	17.6%	13.2%
2044	17.7%	13.3%
2045	17.7%	13.3%
2046	17.7%	13.4%
2047	17.7%	13.4%
2048	17.7%	13.4%
2049	17.7%	13.5%
2050	17.7%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Kuwait and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 36% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kuwait and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Kuwait vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.12% in Kuwait and -0.29% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	11,054	118,693
1961	12,327	117,867
1962	13,730	123,217
1963	15,357	113,783
1964	17,064	120,170
1965	18,952	115,182
1966	20,914	107,171
1967	23,520	106,495
1968	26,161	100,737
1969	28,774	89,329
1970	30,789	87,672
1971	32,339	82,980
1972	34,045	83,715
1973	35,741	76,835
1974	37,425	74,412
1975	39,295	81,841
1976	41,439	85,138
1977	42,922	84,156
1978	44,277	70,731
1979	45,569	67,628
1980	47,096	63,481
1981	48,098	56,152
1982	49,981	58,479
1983	51,460	47,798
1984	52,539	45,983
1985	51,772	33,077
1986	51,824	31,102
1987	50,690	28,084
1988	50,037	24,047
1989	49,390	22,011
1990	46,720	13,976
1991	21,867	12,948
1992	32,016	13,933
1993	33,239	7,972
1994	36,533	9,991
1995	39,198	4,011
1996	39,920	4,026
1997	39,581	8,087
1998	39,324	7,112
1999	39,342	8,175
2000	39,811	15,435
2001	40,662	8,290
2002	41,651	8,335
2003	42,934	4,184
2004	44,341	7,339
2005	45,243	2,101
2006	45,911	3,156
2007	46,539	-1,055
2008	47,505	0
2009	48,879	-5,284
2010	49,838	-4,230
2011	50,733	-5,279
2012	53,181	-17,875
2013	52,666	-24,052
2014	54,673	-22,882
2015	52,127	-23,823
2016	51,397	-23,749
2017	51,498	-23,691
2018	47,222	-25,709
2019	46,268	-24,687
2020	41,083	-39,129
2021	42,057	-45,592
2022	41,752	-40,694
2023	42,568	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Kuwait vs Portugal

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 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kuwait	Portugal
1985	11	20
1986	11	19
1987	10	19
1988	10	18
1989	10	18
1990	16	17
1991	8	17
1992	10	16
1993	10	15
1994	10	13
1995	10	12
1996	11	12
1997	11	12
1998	11	11
1999	11	10
2000	11	9
2001	11	9
2002	11	9
2003	11	8
2004	11	8
2005	10	8
2006	10	8
2007	10	8
2008	9	9
2009	9	9
2010	9	10
2011	8	10
2012	8	10
2013	8	10
2014	8	11
2015	8	11
2016	8	12
2017	8	13
2018	8	14
2019	7	15
2020	33	14
2021	75	19
2022	8	16
2023	8	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.88% in Kuwait and 0.32% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	14.2%	11.4%
1961	13.2%	11%
1962	12.3%	10.4%
1963	11.4%	9.76%
1964	10.6%	9.1%
1965	9.86%	8.53%
1966	9.17%	8.09%
1967	8.55%	7.76%
1968	7.98%	7.51%
1969	7.47%	7.22%
1970	7%	6.81%
1971	6.57%	6.3%
1972	6.17%	5.78%
1973	5.8%	5.27%
1974	5.45%	4.79%
1975	5.12%	4.35%
1976	4.8%	3.94%
1977	4.49%	3.57%
1978	4.19%	3.24%
1979	3.89%	2.97%
1980	3.59%	2.75%
1981	3.29%	2.58%
1982	3%	2.43%
1983	2.72%	2.29%
1984	2.48%	2.16%
1985	2.3%	2.04%
1986	2.16%	1.93%
1987	2.04%	1.82%
1988	1.93%	1.7%
1989	1.83%	1.59%
1990	1.73%	1.47%
1991	1.64%	1.36%
1992	1.57%	1.25%
1993	1.52%	1.14%
1994	1.49%	1.05%
1995	1.46%	0.98%
1996	1.42%	0.92%
1997	1.38%	0.86%
1998	1.34%	0.82%
1999	1.3%	0.77%
2000	1.27%	0.72%
2001	1.25%	0.66%
2002	1.23%	0.61%
2003	1.21%	0.55%
2004	1.19%	0.5%
2005	1.17%	0.47%
2006	1.16%	0.44%
2007	1.14%	0.42%
2008	1.12%	0.4%
2009	1.1%	0.39%
2010	1.07%	0.38%
2011	1.03%	0.37%
2012	0.99%	0.37%
2013	0.96%	0.36%
2014	0.93%	0.36%
2015	0.91%	0.36%
2016	0.9%	0.36%
2017	0.89%	0.36%
2018	0.89%	0.35%
2019	0.89%	0.35%
2020	0.89%	0.34%
2021	0.89%	0.33%
2022	0.88%	0.32%
2023	0.88%	0.32%