Fertility & birth rates in Kuwait and San Marino

Fertility rate in Kuwait vs San Marino 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 1.15 in San Marino in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Kuwait vs San Marino 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	San Marino
1960	7.22	2.43
1961	7.25	2.68
1962	7.25	2.43
1963	7.28	2.4
1964	7.29	2.37
1965	7.31	2.33
1966	7.34	2.33
1967	7.33	2.31
1968	7.28	2.3
1969	7.18	2.31
1970	7.03	2.32
1971	6.84	2.33
1972	6.64	2.29
1973	6.43	2.23
1974	6.23	2.13
1975	6.06	2.05
1976	5.9	1.95
1977	5.71	1.87
1978	5.52	1.77
1979	5.33	1.63
1980	5.18	1.53
1981	5.02	1.41
1982	4.85	1.3
1983	4.66	1.25
1984	4.45	1.2
1985	4.22	1.17
1986	4	1.15
1987	3.83	1.14
1988	3.7	1.14
1989	3.59	1.15
1990	3.49	1.16
1991	3.4	1.17
1992	3.35	1.15
1993	3.31	1.12
1994	3.27	1.14
1995	3.25	1.17
1996	3.22	1.21
1997	3.14	1.24
1998	3.04	1.26
1999	2.95	1.29
2000	2.89	1.4
2001	2.84	1.52
2002	2.8	1.43
2003	2.77	1.3
2004	2.76	1.3
2005	2.73	1.2
2006	2.59	1.24
2007	2.41	1.26
2008	2.27	1.52
2009	2.15	1.36
2010	2.04	1.46
2011	1.96	1.46
2012	1.99	1.29
2013	1.97	1.48
2014	2.06	1.26
2015	2.03	1.2
2016	2.06	1.13
2017	2.16	1.05
2018	2.12	1.08
2019	2.08	1.1
2020	2.03	1.11
2021	2.15	1.13
2022	1.55	1.14
2023	1.52	1.15
2024	1.51	1.16
2025	1.5	1.16
2026	1.49	1.17
2027	1.48	1.18
2028	1.48	1.18
2029	1.48	1.19
2030	1.48	1.2
2031	1.48	1.2
2032	1.48	1.21
2033	1.48	1.21
2034	1.48	1.22
2035	1.48	1.23
2036	1.48	1.23
2037	1.48	1.24
2038	1.48	1.24
2039	1.48	1.25
2040	1.48	1.25
2041	1.49	1.25
2042	1.49	1.26
2043	1.49	1.26
2044	1.5	1.27
2045	1.5	1.27
2046	1.5	1.28
2047	1.5	1.28
2048	1.5	1.29
2049	1.5	1.29
2050	1.5	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kuwait	San Marino
1960	37.4%	25%
1961	37.8%	25%
1962	38.3%	25%
1963	39%	24.8%
1964	39.5%	24.5%
1965	40%	24.3%
1966	40.7%	24.5%
1967	41.5%	24.9%
1968	42.3%	25.3%
1969	43%	25.6%
1970	43.6%	25.9%
1971	43.9%	26%
1972	43.8%	25.9%
1973	43.6%	25.7%
1974	43.3%	25.4%
1975	43%	25.1%
1976	42.3%	24.7%
1977	41.4%	23.9%
1978	40.6%	23%
1979	39.9%	22.4%
1980	39.3%	21.7%
1981	38.8%	21%
1982	38.1%	20.3%
1983	37.5%	19.7%
1984	37.1%	19.1%
1985	36.8%	18.6%
1986	36.6%	18%
1987	36.7%	17.5%
1988	36.6%	17%
1989	36.5%	16.5%
1990	36%	16.1%
1991	35.1%	15.8%
1992	34.6%	15.4%
1993	33.8%	15.2%
1994	33.4%	15%
1995	33.4%	14.9%
1996	33%	14.9%
1997	32.3%	14.9%
1998	31.4%	14.9%
1999	30.4%	14.9%
2000	29.4%	14.9%
2001	28.3%	15%
2002	27.4%	15.1%
2003	26.4%	15.2%
2004	25.6%	15.2%
2005	24.9%	15.3%
2006	24.5%	15.3%
2007	24.1%	15.3%
2008	23.7%	15.4%
2009	23.3%	15.4%
2010	23%	15.4%
2011	22.5%	15.3%
2012	22.1%	15.2%
2013	22%	15.1%
2014	21.9%	15.1%
2015	21.8%	14.9%
2016	21.6%	14.7%
2017	21.4%	14.4%
2018	21.1%	14%
2019	20.8%	13.7%
2020	20.6%	13.4%
2021	20.1%	13.2%
2022	19.2%	13%
2023	18.6%	12.7%
2024	18.2%	12.3%
2025	18%	11.9%
2026	17.8%	11.4%
2027	17.6%	11.1%
2028	17.4%	10.8%
2029	17.3%	10.5%
2030	17.2%	10.3%
2031	17.1%	10.1%
2032	17.1%	10%
2033	17.1%	9.97%
2034	17.1%	9.92%
2035	17.2%	9.9%
2036	17.3%	9.92%
2037	17.3%	9.98%
2038	17.4%	10.1%
2039	17.4%	10.2%
2040	17.5%	10.4%
2041	17.5%	10.6%
2042	17.6%	10.7%
2043	17.6%	10.9%
2044	17.7%	11%
2045	17.7%	11.2%
2046	17.7%	11.3%
2047	17.7%	11.4%
2048	17.7%	11.5%
2049	17.7%	11.6%
2050	17.7%	11.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Kuwait and 12.3% in San Marino in 2024, compared to 36% and 16.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kuwait and San Marino compared.

Natural population change in Kuwait vs San Marino by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.12% in Kuwait and -0.1% in San Marino. 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	San Marino
1960	11,054	139
1961	12,327	174
1962	13,730	155
1963	15,357	158
1964	17,064	163
1965	18,952	169
1966	20,914	173
1967	23,520	171
1968	26,161	171
1969	28,774	173
1970	30,789	173
1971	32,339	174
1972	34,045	173
1973	35,741	167
1974	37,425	153
1975	39,295	141
1976	41,439	126
1977	42,922	117
1978	44,277	121
1979	45,569	104
1980	47,096	90
1981	48,098	76
1982	49,981	61
1983	51,460	54
1984	52,539	46
1985	51,772	44
1986	51,824	40
1987	50,690	31
1988	50,037	34
1989	49,390	36
1990	46,720	41
1991	21,867	45
1992	32,016	42
1993	33,239	38
1994	36,533	43
1995	39,198	51
1996	39,920	63
1997	39,581	71
1998	39,324	74
1999	39,342	80
2000	39,811	107
2001	40,662	132
2002	41,651	112
2003	42,934	79
2004	44,341	121
2005	45,243	66
2006	45,911	75
2007	46,539	69
2008	47,505	159
2009	48,879	145
2010	49,838	126
2011	50,733	105
2012	53,181	54
2013	52,666	73
2014	54,673	46
2015	52,127	36
2016	51,397	10
2017	51,498	-51
2018	47,222	-11
2019	46,268	-17
2020	41,083	-122
2021	42,057	-99
2022	41,752	-58
2023	42,568	-92

Maternal mortality chart: Kuwait vs San Marino

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 8 deaths in San Marino.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kuwait	San Marino
1985	11	12
1986	11	12
1987	10	12
1988	10	12
1989	10	12
1990	16	11
1991	8	11
1992	10	11
1993	10	11
1994	10	10
1995	10	10
1996	11	10
1997	11	10
1998	11	9
1999	11	9
2000	11	14
2001	11	14
2002	11	14
2003	11	13
2004	11	13
2005	10	12
2006	10	12
2007	10	8
2008	9	8
2009	9	8
2010	9	8
2011	8	8
2012	8	8
2013	8	8
2014	8	8
2015	8	8
2016	8	7
2017	8	7
2018	8	7
2019	7	7
2020	33	46
2021	75	35
2022	8	22
2023	8	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.88% in Kuwait and 0.14% in San Marino. 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	San Marino
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%	-
1976	4.8%	-
1977	4.49%	-
1978	4.19%	-
1979	3.89%	-
1980	3.59%	-
1981	3.29%	-
1982	3%	-
1983	2.72%	-
1984	2.48%	-
1985	2.3%	1.99%
1986	2.16%	1.82%
1987	2.04%	1.66%
1988	1.93%	1.52%
1989	1.83%	1.39%
1990	1.73%	1.27%
1991	1.64%	1.16%
1992	1.57%	1.06%
1993	1.52%	0.97%
1994	1.49%	0.89%
1995	1.46%	0.81%
1996	1.42%	0.75%
1997	1.38%	0.69%
1998	1.34%	0.63%
1999	1.3%	0.58%
2000	1.27%	0.54%
2001	1.25%	0.5%
2002	1.23%	0.46%
2003	1.21%	0.42%
2004	1.19%	0.39%
2005	1.17%	0.37%
2006	1.16%	0.34%
2007	1.14%	0.32%
2008	1.12%	0.3%
2009	1.1%	0.28%
2010	1.07%	0.27%
2011	1.03%	0.25%
2012	0.99%	0.24%
2013	0.96%	0.23%
2014	0.93%	0.21%
2015	0.91%	0.2%
2016	0.9%	0.19%
2017	0.89%	0.18%
2018	0.89%	0.17%
2019	0.89%	0.17%
2020	0.89%	0.16%
2021	0.89%	0.15%
2022	0.88%	0.15%
2023	0.88%	0.14%