Kuwait vs Qatar: Birth rate vs. death rate
Kuwait
10.2 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Qatar
9.91 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kuwait rank
166th
Qatar rank
169th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 10.2 births per 1,000 people against 9.91 births per 1,000 people in Qatar, a difference of 0.29 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 166th and Qatar ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.11 births per 1,000 people | 46.84 births per 1,000 people | 1.74 births per 1,000 people | Qatar |
| 1960s | 44.26 births per 1,000 people | 46.43 births per 1,000 people | 2.17 births per 1,000 people | Qatar |
| 1970s | 39.92 births per 1,000 people | 34.07 births per 1,000 people | 5.85 births per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 30.11 births per 1,000 people | 25.86 births per 1,000 people | 4.25 births per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 23.98 births per 1,000 people | 20.1 births per 1,000 people | 3.89 births per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 21.58 births per 1,000 people | 14.58 births per 1,000 people | 7 births per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 15.73 births per 1,000 people | 10.69 births per 1,000 people | 5.04 births per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 10.67 births per 1,000 people | 9.9 births per 1,000 people | 0.7725 births per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 10.2 births per 1,000 people against 9.91 births per 1,000 people in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.29 births per 1,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Kuwait ranks 166th and Qatar ranks 169th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.