1. FertilityKuwait

   Kuwait: fertility has been falling since 2017, from 2.16 to 1.53 children per woman

   Before 2017 it barely changed; since then it has fallen by about 0.09 a year. Latest data: 2023.

   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: 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: 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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