Cape Verde vs Kuwait: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Cape Verde
1.5 children per women
in 2023
Kuwait
1.51 children per women
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
166th
Kuwait rank
163rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Cape Verde
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.51 children per women against 1.5 children per women in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 166th and Kuwait ranks 163rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 children per women | 5.81 children per women | 0.8093 children per women | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 5.63 children per women | 6.5 children per women | 0.8649 children per women | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 5.9 children per women | 5.8 children per women | 0.1008 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 5.41 children per women | 4.21 children per women | 1.2 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 4.31 children per women | 3.17 children per women | 1.14 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.73 children per women | 2.58 children per women | 0.149 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.98 children per women | 2.02 children per women | 0.0436 children per women | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.52 children per women | 1.73 children per women | 0.205 children per women | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Cape Verde or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 1.51 children per women against 1.5 children per women in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Cape Verde and Kuwait?
- 0.01 children per women, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Kuwait?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Kuwait rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Cape Verde ranks 166th and Kuwait ranks 163rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).