Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Kuwait, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.8% for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Kuwait peaked at 3.8% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 109th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 13 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 13 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 43,234 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 35,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 29,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,499 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Kuwait?
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Kuwait was 0.8% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1969.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Kuwait ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.