1. ForecastsKuwait

   Kuwait: all 12 UN projections since 1998 expected fewer people than there are

   The UN's 1998 projection expected 2.91M for 2023; the outcome was 4.84M (+66%). The latest checked one: the UN's 2022 projection expected 4.31M for 2023; the outcome was 4.84M (+12%). "Outcome" here is the UN's own current estimate, not registration data.

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

More findings

• Where migrants make up the largest share
• Kuwait: the UN's 2015 projection did not expect births this low even by 2100
• Kuwait: in 13 years out of 17 the IMF expected faster growth than came
• Kuwait: fertility has been falling since 2017, from 2.16 to 1.53 children per woman
• Kuwait: from 5.90 to 4.00 children per woman in just 10 years
• Kuwait: 1.53 children per woman in 2023, fewer than ever since 1950

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