Ireland vs Kuwait: Birth rate, crude

Ireland
10 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Kuwait
10.02 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Ireland rank
157th
Kuwait rank
156th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Ireland
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 10.02 per 1,000 people against 10 per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 157th and Kuwait ranks 156th of 218 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 21.62 per 1,000 people 44.26 per 1,000 people 22.64 per 1,000 people Kuwait
1970s 21.69 per 1,000 people 39.92 per 1,000 people 18.23 per 1,000 people Kuwait
1980s 18.19 per 1,000 people 30.11 per 1,000 people 11.92 per 1,000 people Kuwait
1990s 14.23 per 1,000 people 23.98 per 1,000 people 9.75 per 1,000 people Kuwait
2000s 15.51 per 1,000 people 21.58 per 1,000 people 6.07 per 1,000 people Kuwait
2010s 14.21 per 1,000 people 15.74 per 1,000 people 1.53 per 1,000 people Kuwait
2020s 10.72 per 1,000 people 11.02 per 1,000 people 0.2996 per 1,000 people Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Ireland or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 10.02 per 1,000 people against 10 per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Ireland and Kuwait?
0.02 per 1,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kuwait?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Kuwait rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Ireland ranks 157th and Kuwait ranks 156th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.