Total Fertility Rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total Fertility Rate was 2.09 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Kuwait, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, total fertility rate in Kuwait stood at 2.09. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Kuwait peaked at 7.34 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 2.09, in 2022.
Kuwait ranks 96th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.26 | 7.14 | 7.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.2 | 5.54 | 6.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.44 | 3.46 | 5.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.03 | 2.79 | 3.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.61 | 2.34 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 2.15 | 2.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 | 2.09 | 2.14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More gender data for Kuwait
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 914.66 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,181 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,312 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,294 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Kuwait?
- Total fertility rate in Kuwait was 2.09 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 in 1966.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 in 2022.
- How does Kuwait rank for total fertility rate?
- Kuwait ranks 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.