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   Kuwait: in 13 years out of 17 the IMF expected faster growth than came

   Each April the IMF forecasts the next year. For Kuwait, in 2008–2024 the economy grew slower than forecast in 13 of 17 years, typically by 2.3 percentage points. The biggest miss: 2009 — in April 2008 the IMF expected 6.2%, the outcome was −7.1%.

   Source: IMF World Economic Outlook 2007–2026Open 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: 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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