Fertility & birth rates in Kuwait and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Kuwait vs Zimbabwe 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 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kuwait	Zimbabwe
1960	7.22	7.2
1961	7.25	7.21
1962	7.25	7.23
1963	7.28	7.23
1964	7.29	7.23
1965	7.31	7.23
1966	7.34	7.2
1967	7.33	7.16
1968	7.28	7.11
1969	7.18	7.04
1970	7.03	6.98
1971	6.84	6.94
1972	6.64	6.94
1973	6.43	6.94
1974	6.23	6.88
1975	6.06	6.83
1976	5.9	6.77
1977	5.71	6.71
1978	5.52	6.66
1979	5.33	6.59
1980	5.18	6.52
1981	5.02	6.45
1982	4.85	6.33
1983	4.66	6.2
1984	4.45	6.04
1985	4.22	5.87
1986	4	5.69
1987	3.83	5.5
1988	3.7	5.28
1989	3.59	5.07
1990	3.49	4.88
1991	3.4	4.72
1992	3.35	4.57
1993	3.31	4.39
1994	3.27	4.28
1995	3.25	4.15
1996	3.22	4.11
1997	3.14	4.08
1998	3.04	4.07
1999	2.95	4.06
2000	2.89	4.01
2001	2.84	3.98
2002	2.8	3.93
2003	2.77	3.86
2004	2.76	3.78
2005	2.73	3.69
2006	2.59	3.64
2007	2.41	3.68
2008	2.27	3.78
2009	2.15	3.95
2010	2.04	4.04
2011	1.96	4.13
2012	1.99	4.13
2013	1.97	4.11
2014	2.06	4.01
2015	2.03	3.91
2016	2.06	3.83
2017	2.16	3.77
2018	2.12	3.74
2019	2.08	3.75
2020	2.03	3.75
2021	2.15	3.77
2022	1.55	3.77
2023	1.52	3.72
2024	1.51	3.67
2025	1.5	3.62
2026	1.49	3.57
2027	1.48	3.52
2028	1.48	3.47
2029	1.48	3.43
2030	1.48	3.38
2031	1.48	3.33
2032	1.48	3.29
2033	1.48	3.25
2034	1.48	3.21
2035	1.48	3.17
2036	1.48	3.13
2037	1.48	3.09
2038	1.48	3.06
2039	1.48	3.02
2040	1.48	2.99
2041	1.49	2.96
2042	1.49	2.93
2043	1.49	2.9
2044	1.5	2.87
2045	1.5	2.84
2046	1.5	2.81
2047	1.5	2.78
2048	1.5	2.75
2049	1.5	2.72
2050	1.5	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kuwait	Zimbabwe
1960	37.4%	47.3%
1961	37.8%	47.7%
1962	38.3%	48.1%
1963	39%	48.5%
1964	39.5%	48.8%
1965	40%	48.7%
1966	40.7%	48.6%
1967	41.5%	48.5%
1968	42.3%	48.5%
1969	43%	48.4%
1970	43.6%	48.3%
1971	43.9%	48.2%
1972	43.8%	48.2%
1973	43.6%	48.1%
1974	43.3%	48.1%
1975	43%	48.1%
1976	42.3%	48.2%
1977	41.4%	48.3%
1978	40.6%	48.5%
1979	39.9%	48.8%
1980	39.3%	48.7%
1981	38.8%	48.4%
1982	38.1%	48.3%
1983	37.5%	48.2%
1984	37.1%	48.1%
1985	36.8%	48%
1986	36.6%	47.9%
1987	36.7%	47.9%
1988	36.6%	47.9%
1989	36.5%	47.6%
1990	36%	47.1%
1991	35.1%	46.6%
1992	34.6%	46.8%
1993	33.8%	47.1%
1994	33.4%	46.6%
1995	33.4%	45.9%
1996	33%	45%
1997	32.3%	44%
1998	31.4%	43.1%
1999	30.4%	42.4%
2000	29.4%	41.9%
2001	28.3%	41.5%
2002	27.4%	41.4%
2003	26.4%	41.5%
2004	25.6%	41.7%
2005	24.9%	41.9%
2006	24.5%	42%
2007	24.1%	42.1%
2008	23.7%	42.4%
2009	23.3%	42.7%
2010	23%	43%
2011	22.5%	43.4%
2012	22.1%	43.7%
2013	22%	43.9%
2014	21.9%	43.9%
2015	21.8%	43.8%
2016	21.6%	43.6%
2017	21.4%	43.3%
2018	21.1%	42.9%
2019	20.8%	42.5%
2020	20.6%	42.2%
2021	20.1%	41.9%
2022	19.2%	41.6%
2023	18.6%	41.3%
2024	18.2%	40.9%
2025	18%	40.3%
2026	17.8%	39.6%
2027	17.6%	39%
2028	17.4%	38.4%
2029	17.3%	37.8%
2030	17.2%	37.4%
2031	17.1%	37%
2032	17.1%	36.8%
2033	17.1%	36.5%
2034	17.1%	36.3%
2035	17.2%	36.1%
2036	17.3%	35.8%
2037	17.3%	35.6%
2038	17.4%	35.3%
2039	17.4%	35.1%
2040	17.5%	34.8%
2041	17.5%	34.6%
2042	17.6%	34.3%
2043	17.6%	34.1%
2044	17.7%	33.8%
2045	17.7%	33.5%
2046	17.7%	33.2%
2047	17.7%	32.9%
2048	17.7%	32.6%
2049	17.7%	32.2%
2050	17.7%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Kuwait and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 36% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kuwait and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Kuwait vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.12% in Kuwait and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	11,054	126,959
1961	12,327	131,531
1962	13,730	136,317
1963	15,357	140,984
1964	17,064	145,848
1965	18,952	151,164
1966	20,914	156,014
1967	23,520	161,205
1968	26,161	166,865
1969	28,774	172,626
1970	30,789	178,979
1971	32,339	185,427
1972	34,045	193,725
1973	35,741	201,885
1974	37,425	208,806
1975	39,295	216,947
1976	41,439	221,419
1977	42,922	225,139
1978	44,277	222,979
1979	45,569	223,657
1980	47,096	241,179
1981	48,098	271,361
1982	49,981	279,934
1983	51,460	286,545
1984	52,539	290,052
1985	51,772	290,756
1986	51,824	289,894
1987	50,690	286,766
1988	50,037	277,498
1989	49,390	270,838
1990	46,720	265,444
1991	21,867	260,943
1992	32,016	255,291
1993	33,239	228,045
1994	36,533	216,343
1995	39,198	206,695
1996	39,920	205,269
1997	39,581	216,288
1998	39,324	225,614
1999	39,342	232,393
2000	39,811	236,343
2001	40,662	227,909
2002	41,651	244,170
2003	42,934	243,057
2004	44,341	248,307
2005	45,243	248,545
2006	45,911	248,963
2007	46,539	261,805
2008	47,505	280,527
2009	48,879	309,316
2010	49,838	335,570
2011	50,733	359,572
2012	53,181	371,135
2013	52,666	374,757
2014	54,673	366,350
2015	52,127	356,203
2016	51,397	348,772
2017	51,498	344,035
2018	47,222	345,883
2019	46,268	348,798
2020	41,083	354,790
2021	42,057	349,908
2022	41,752	371,243
2023	42,568	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Kuwait vs Zimbabwe

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kuwait	Zimbabwe
1985	11	573
1986	11	525
1987	10	480
1988	10	431
1989	10	382
1990	16	353
1991	8	332
1992	10	333
1993	10	331
1994	10	332
1995	10	332
1996	11	352
1997	11	357
1998	11	368
1999	11	399
2000	11	405
2001	11	467
2002	11	418
2003	11	455
2004	11	451
2005	10	454
2006	10	480
2007	10	519
2008	9	526
2009	9	540
2010	9	567
2011	8	564
2012	8	558
2013	8	525
2014	8	468
2015	8	428
2016	8	411
2017	8	389
2018	8	386
2019	7	388
2020	33	380
2021	75	446
2022	8	368
2023	8	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.88% in Kuwait and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	14.2%	15.2%
1961	13.2%	14.8%
1962	12.3%	14.4%
1963	11.4%	14%
1964	10.6%	13.5%
1965	9.86%	13.1%
1966	9.17%	12.7%
1967	8.55%	12.4%
1968	7.98%	12.1%
1969	7.47%	11.8%
1970	7%	11.7%
1971	6.57%	11.5%
1972	6.17%	11.5%
1973	5.8%	11.4%
1974	5.45%	11.4%
1975	5.12%	11.4%
1976	4.8%	11.5%
1977	4.49%	11.5%
1978	4.19%	11.5%
1979	3.89%	11.3%
1980	3.59%	11.1%
1981	3.29%	10.7%
1982	3%	10.1%
1983	2.72%	9.5%
1984	2.48%	8.87%
1985	2.3%	8.31%
1986	2.16%	7.86%
1987	2.04%	7.61%
1988	1.93%	7.55%
1989	1.83%	7.69%
1990	1.73%	7.97%
1991	1.64%	8.33%
1992	1.57%	8.73%
1993	1.52%	9.16%
1994	1.49%	9.52%
1995	1.46%	9.83%
1996	1.42%	10%
1997	1.38%	10.1%
1998	1.34%	10%
1999	1.3%	9.92%
2000	1.27%	9.83%
2001	1.25%	9.79%
2002	1.23%	8.48%
2003	1.21%	8.85%
2004	1.19%	9.17%
2005	1.17%	9.23%
2006	1.16%	9.4%
2007	1.14%	9.47%
2008	1.12%	9.34%
2009	1.1%	9.03%
2010	1.07%	8.5%
2011	1.03%	7.88%
2012	0.99%	7.14%
2013	0.96%	6.55%
2014	0.93%	6.18%
2015	0.91%	5.98%
2016	0.9%	5.69%
2017	0.89%	5.5%
2018	0.89%	5.23%
2019	0.89%	5.11%
2020	0.89%	5.01%
2021	0.89%	4.76%
2022	0.88%	4.6%
2023	0.88%	4.42%