Fertility & birth rates in Kuwait and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Kuwait vs South Sudan 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 3.86 in South Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Kuwait vs South Sudan 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	South Sudan
1960	7.22	7.16
1961	7.25	7.18
1962	7.25	7.2
1963	7.28	7.2
1964	7.29	7.22
1965	7.31	7.22
1966	7.34	7.25
1967	7.33	7.26
1968	7.28	7.26
1969	7.18	7.28
1970	7.03	7.29
1971	6.84	7.3
1972	6.64	7.31
1973	6.43	7.31
1974	6.23	7.31
1975	6.06	7.33
1976	5.9	7.33
1977	5.71	7.33
1978	5.52	7.33
1979	5.33	7.32
1980	5.18	7.33
1981	5.02	7.33
1982	4.85	7.34
1983	4.66	7.34
1984	4.45	7.35
1985	4.22	7.36
1986	4	7.38
1987	3.83	7.39
1988	3.7	7.38
1989	3.59	7.37
1990	3.49	7.38
1991	3.4	7.38
1992	3.35	7.37
1993	3.31	7.36
1994	3.27	7.35
1995	3.25	7.34
1996	3.22	7.32
1997	3.14	7.2
1998	3.04	7.08
1999	2.95	6.94
2000	2.89	6.8
2001	2.84	6.65
2002	2.8	6.52
2003	2.77	6.35
2004	2.76	6.19
2005	2.73	6.02
2006	2.59	5.85
2007	2.41	5.7
2008	2.27	5.57
2009	2.15	5.45
2010	2.04	5.32
2011	1.96	5.19
2012	1.99	5.06
2013	1.97	4.94
2014	2.06	4.82
2015	2.03	4.7
2016	2.06	4.58
2017	2.16	4.48
2018	2.12	4.37
2019	2.08	4.26
2020	2.03	4.16
2021	2.15	4.05
2022	1.55	3.96
2023	1.52	3.86
2024	1.51	3.79
2025	1.5	3.71
2026	1.49	3.63
2027	1.48	3.56
2028	1.48	3.49
2029	1.48	3.43
2030	1.48	3.37
2031	1.48	3.31
2032	1.48	3.26
2033	1.48	3.2
2034	1.48	3.15
2035	1.48	3.1
2036	1.48	3.06
2037	1.48	3.01
2038	1.48	2.96
2039	1.48	2.92
2040	1.48	2.88
2041	1.49	2.84
2042	1.49	2.8
2043	1.49	2.76
2044	1.5	2.73
2045	1.5	2.69
2046	1.5	2.66
2047	1.5	2.63
2048	1.5	2.6
2049	1.5	2.58
2050	1.5	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kuwait	South Sudan
1960	37.4%	42.5%
1961	37.8%	42.6%
1962	38.3%	42.6%
1963	39%	42.8%
1964	39.5%	43%
1965	40%	43.3%
1966	40.7%	43.5%
1967	41.5%	43.8%
1968	42.3%	44%
1969	43%	44.3%
1970	43.6%	44.5%
1971	43.9%	44.7%
1972	43.8%	44.8%
1973	43.6%	45%
1974	43.3%	45.1%
1975	43%	45.2%
1976	42.3%	45.3%
1977	41.4%	45.4%
1978	40.6%	45.5%
1979	39.9%	45.7%
1980	39.3%	45.8%
1981	38.8%	46%
1982	38.1%	46.2%
1983	37.5%	46.3%
1984	37.1%	46.5%
1985	36.8%	46.6%
1986	36.6%	46.7%
1987	36.7%	46.9%
1988	36.6%	46.2%
1989	36.5%	45.4%
1990	36%	45.4%
1991	35.1%	45.5%
1992	34.6%	45.6%
1993	33.8%	45.7%
1994	33.4%	45.8%
1995	33.4%	45.8%
1996	33%	46%
1997	32.3%	46%
1998	31.4%	45.8%
1999	30.4%	45.6%
2000	29.4%	45.5%
2001	28.3%	45.5%
2002	27.4%	45.7%
2003	26.4%	45.9%
2004	25.6%	45.8%
2005	24.9%	45.3%
2006	24.5%	44.8%
2007	24.1%	44.3%
2008	23.7%	43.8%
2009	23.3%	43.4%
2010	23%	42.8%
2011	22.5%	42.2%
2012	22.1%	41.9%
2013	22%	41.9%
2014	21.9%	42.5%
2015	21.8%	43.1%
2016	21.6%	43.7%
2017	21.4%	45%
2018	21.1%	44.9%
2019	20.8%	43.6%
2020	20.6%	42.4%
2021	20.1%	41.6%
2022	19.2%	40.9%
2023	18.6%	39.9%
2024	18.2%	38.9%
2025	18%	38%
2026	17.8%	37.1%
2027	17.6%	36.2%
2028	17.4%	35.5%
2029	17.3%	35%
2030	17.2%	34.7%
2031	17.1%	34.5%
2032	17.1%	34.4%
2033	17.1%	34.3%
2034	17.1%	34.3%
2035	17.2%	34.2%
2036	17.3%	34.1%
2037	17.3%	34%
2038	17.4%	33.8%
2039	17.4%	33.7%
2040	17.5%	33.4%
2041	17.5%	33.2%
2042	17.6%	32.9%
2043	17.6%	32.5%
2044	17.7%	32.2%
2045	17.7%	31.8%
2046	17.7%	31.4%
2047	17.7%	31%
2048	17.7%	30.5%
2049	17.7%	30.1%
2050	17.7%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Kuwait and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 36% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kuwait and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Kuwait vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.12% in Kuwait and +1.65% in South Sudan. 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	South Sudan
1960	11,054	42,945
1961	12,327	45,186
1962	13,730	47,406
1963	15,357	46,333
1964	17,064	64,786
1965	18,952	51,682
1966	20,914	38,523
1967	23,520	41,357
1968	26,161	44,213
1969	28,774	42,015
1970	30,789	44,776
1971	32,339	72,308
1972	34,045	74,803
1973	35,741	94,765
1974	37,425	97,181
1975	39,295	99,882
1976	41,439	102,346
1977	42,922	104,886
1978	44,277	107,352
1979	45,569	109,540
1980	47,096	112,307
1981	48,098	115,163
1982	49,981	118,641
1983	51,460	104,107
1984	52,539	90,970
1985	51,772	95,342
1986	51,824	99,502
1987	50,690	5,756
1988	50,037	-125,447
1989	49,390	83,735
1990	46,720	82,900
1991	21,867	87,873
1992	32,016	28,874
1993	33,239	32,779
1994	36,533	165,407
1995	39,198	110,417
1996	39,920	116,728
1997	39,581	121,454
1998	39,324	-12,157
1999	39,342	180,721
2000	39,811	196,055
2001	40,662	204,108
2002	41,651	212,014
2003	42,934	225,822
2004	44,341	231,877
2005	45,243	239,272
2006	45,911	246,706
2007	46,539	256,546
2008	47,505	268,268
2009	48,879	278,859
2010	49,838	287,409
2011	50,733	303,181
2012	53,181	312,974
2013	52,666	315,983
2014	54,673	227,611
2015	52,127	148,542
2016	51,397	110,553
2017	51,498	72,193
2018	47,222	168,497
2019	46,268	209,708
2020	41,083	212,332
2021	42,057	213,567
2022	41,752	211,166
2023	42,568	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Kuwait vs South Sudan

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 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kuwait	South Sudan
1985	11	3,845
1986	11	3,720
1987	10	8,045
1988	10	5,535
1989	10	5,103
1990	16	4,877
1991	8	4,764
1992	10	7,597
1993	10	7,537
1994	10	1,666
1995	10	4,430
1996	11	4,357
1997	11	4,172
1998	11	7,514
1999	11	2,048
2000	11	1,658
2001	11	1,580
2002	11	1,521
2003	11	1,199
2004	11	1,150
2005	10	1,074
2006	10	1,005
2007	10	933
2008	9	858
2009	9	823
2010	9	776
2011	8	770
2012	8	755
2013	8	771
2014	8	1,216
2015	8	1,436
2016	8	1,629
2017	8	1,662
2018	8	913
2019	7	745
2020	33	729
2021	75	749
2022	8	704
2023	8	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.88% in Kuwait and 9.87% in South Sudan. 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	South Sudan
1960	14.2%	35.5%
1961	13.2%	35.2%
1962	12.3%	34.9%
1963	11.4%	34.6%
1964	10.6%	34.3%
1965	9.86%	34%
1966	9.17%	33.6%
1967	8.55%	33.3%
1968	7.98%	32.9%
1969	7.47%	32.6%
1970	7%	32.3%
1971	6.57%	31.9%
1972	6.17%	31.6%
1973	5.8%	31.3%
1974	5.45%	30.9%
1975	5.12%	30.6%
1976	4.8%	30.2%
1977	4.49%	29.9%
1978	4.19%	29.5%
1979	3.89%	29.2%
1980	3.59%	28.9%
1981	3.29%	28.5%
1982	3%	28.2%
1983	2.72%	27.8%
1984	2.48%	27.5%
1985	2.3%	27.1%
1986	2.16%	26.7%
1987	2.04%	36%
1988	1.93%	76.7%
1989	1.83%	30.7%
1990	1.73%	30.3%
1991	1.64%	29.7%
1992	1.57%	33.8%
1993	1.52%	33.1%
1994	1.49%	23%
1995	1.46%	27%
1996	1.42%	26.1%
1997	1.38%	25.2%
1998	1.34%	42.6%
1999	1.3%	19.2%
2000	1.27%	18.3%
2001	1.25%	17.4%
2002	1.23%	16.5%
2003	1.21%	15.7%
2004	1.19%	14.8%
2005	1.17%	14.1%
2006	1.16%	13.4%
2007	1.14%	12.7%
2008	1.12%	12.1%
2009	1.1%	11.5%
2010	1.07%	10.9%
2011	1.03%	10.5%
2012	0.99%	10.1%
2013	0.96%	9.92%
2014	0.93%	18.2%
2015	0.91%	23.7%
2016	0.9%	26.4%
2017	0.89%	27.8%
2018	0.89%	13.2%
2019	0.89%	9.87%
2020	0.89%	9.87%
2021	0.89%	9.87%
2022	0.88%	9.87%
2023	0.88%	9.87%