Fertility Rate: Kuwait
Kuwait's fertility rate is currently 1.56 births per woman as of 2024. # Kuwait Fertility Rate Kuwait's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.56 births per woman
+2.4% y/y
Peak (1966)
7.34 births per woman
Low (2023)
1.524 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Kuwait
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Kuwait
Analysis# Kuwait Fertility Rate
Kuwait's fertility rate stands at 1.56 births per woman in 2024, representing a dramatic decline from its 1966 peak of 7.34 births per woman. The country has experienced a 78.4% decrease since 1960, marking one of the steepest demographic transitions in the region. The current rate hovers just above the all-time low of 1.524 recorded in 2023, placing Kuwait among nations with below-replacement fertility levels.
The most striking shift occurred between 2021 and 2022, when the fertility rate plummeted from 2.148 to 1.546 births per woman—a sharp 28% drop in a single year. Since then, the rate has stabilized near historic lows, fluctuating between 1.52 and 1.56. This trajectory suggests Kuwait's demographic structure will continue aging, with implications for workforce composition and social service demands in coming decades.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.56 births per woman | +2.36% |
| 2023 | 1.524 births per woman | -1.42% |
| 2022 | 1.546 births per woman | -28.03% |
| 2021 | 2.148 births per woman | +5.66% |
| 2020 | 2.033 births per woman | -2.35% |
| 2019 | 2.082 births per woman | -1.70% |
| 2018 | 2.118 births per woman | -1.94% |
| 2017 | 2.16 births per woman | +4.80% |
| 2016 | 2.061 births per woman | +1.53% |
| 2015 | 2.03 births per woman | -1.46% |
| 2014 | 2.06 births per woman | +4.67% |
| 2013 | 1.968 births per woman | -1.11% |
| 2012 | 1.99 births per woman | +1.74% |
| 2011 | 1.956 births per woman | -4.31% |
| 2010 | 2.044 births per woman | -5.15% |
| 2009 | 2.155 births per woman | -4.90% |
| 2008 | 2.266 births per woman | -6.05% |
| 2007 | 2.412 births per woman | -6.84% |
| 2006 | 2.589 births per woman | -5.20% |
| 2005 | 2.731 births per woman | -1.12% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.762 births per woman | -0.32% |
| 2003 | 2.771 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 2002 | 2.795 births per woman | -1.55% |
| 2001 | 2.839 births per woman | -1.66% |
| 2000 | 2.887 births per woman | -2.20% |
| 1999 | 2.952 births per woman | -2.86% |
| 1998 | 3.039 births per woman | -3.06% |
| 1997 | 3.135 births per woman | -2.73% |
| 1996 | 3.223 births per woman | -0.77% |
| 1995 | 3.248 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 1994 | 3.272 births per woman | -1.24% |
| 1993 | 3.313 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 1992 | 3.353 births per woman | -1.32% |
| 1991 | 3.398 births per woman | -2.55% |
| 1990 | 3.487 births per woman | -2.95% |
| 1989 | 3.593 births per woman | -2.94% |
| 1988 | 3.702 births per woman | -3.27% |
| 1987 | 3.827 births per woman | -4.40% |
| 1986 | 4.003 births per woman | -5.10% |
| 1985 | 4.218 births per woman | -5.26% |
| 1984 | 4.452 births per woman | -4.42% |
| 1983 | 4.658 births per woman | -3.92% |
| 1982 | 4.848 births per woman | -3.45% |
| 1981 | 5.021 births per woman | -3.14% |
| 1980 | 5.184 births per woman | -2.79% |
| 1979 | 5.333 births per woman | -3.41% |
| 1978 | 5.521 births per woman | -3.34% |
| 1977 | 5.712 births per woman | -3.12% |
| 1976 | 5.896 births per woman | -2.69% |
| 1975 | 6.059 births per woman | -2.79% |
| 1974 | 6.233 births per woman | -3.06% |
| 1973 | 6.43 births per woman | -3.12% |
| 1972 | 6.637 births per woman | -2.95% |
| 1971 | 6.839 births per woman | -2.65% |
| 1970 | 7.025 births per woman | -2.17% |
| 1969 | 7.181 births per woman | -1.33% |
| 1968 | 7.278 births per woman | -0.66% |
| 1967 | 7.326 births per woman | -0.19% |
| 1966 | 7.34 births per woman | +0.36% |
| 1965 | 7.314 births per woman | +0.38% |
| 1964 | 7.286 births per woman | +0.15% |
| 1963 | 7.275 births per woman | +0.29% |
| 1962 | 7.254 births per woman | +0.08% |
| 1961 | 7.248 births per woman | +0.35% |
| 1960 | 7.223 births per woman | — |
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