Fertility rate in Kuwait
The fertility rate in Kuwait was 1.56 births per woman in 2024.
Kuwait, 2024
1.56
Change from 2023
+2.4%
World, 2024
2.19 births per woman
Position in 2024
141st of 217
Fertility rate in Kuwait over time
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Births per woman. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.56 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman |
| 2023 | 1.52 births per woman | 2.20 births per woman |
| 2022 | 1.55 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| 2021 | 2.15 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| 2020 | 2.03 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| 2019 | 2.08 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman |
| 2018 | 2.12 births per woman | 2.39 births per woman |
| 2017 | 2.16 births per woman | 2.46 births per woman |
| 2016 | 2.06 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman |
| 2015 | 2.03 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman |
| 2014 | 2.06 births per woman | 2.52 births per woman |
| 2013 | 1.97 births per woman | 2.52 births per woman |
| 2012 | 1.99 births per woman | 2.56 births per woman |
| 2011 | 1.96 births per woman | 2.55 births per woman |
| 2010 | 2.04 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman |
| 2009 | 2.16 births per woman | 2.59 births per woman |
| 2008 | 2.27 births per woman | 2.60 births per woman |
| 2007 | 2.41 births per woman | 2.60 births per woman |
| 2006 | 2.59 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman |
| 2005 | 2.73 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman |
| 2004 | 2.76 births per woman | 2.63 births per woman |
| 2003 | 2.77 births per woman | 2.64 births per woman |
| 2002 | 2.80 births per woman | 2.66 births per woman |
| 2001 | 2.84 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| 2000 | 2.89 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.4% from 1.52 births per woman in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2.06 births per woman, the figure has changed by −24.3%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Kuwait has the 141st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.19 births per woman.
More for Kuwait
All statistics for Kuwait
Crude birth rate
10.0 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
4,838,782 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
34.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.52 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.88%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
4,865,298 people
2025 · World Bank