1. FertilityKuwait

   Kuwait: from 5.90 to 4.00 children per woman in just 10 years

   From 1976 to 1986 the number of children per woman fell faster than in any other decade since 1950. Around that period: urban share 90.7% → 97.9% (1976–1986); women’s university enrolment 9.5% → 16.2% (1976–1986); life expectancy 70.2 years → 74.1 years (1976–1986). This does not establish a cause.

   Source: UN WPP 2024, World Bank, national statisticsOpen on the chart →

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• Where migrants make up the largest share
• Kuwait: the UN's 2015 projection did not expect births this low even by 2100
• Kuwait: all 12 UN projections since 1998 expected fewer people than there are
• 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: 1.53 children per woman in 2023, fewer than ever since 1950

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