Denmark vs Kuwait: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Denmark
1.5 children per women
in 2023
Kuwait
1.51 children per women
in 2023
Denmark rank
164th
Kuwait rank
163rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Denmark
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.51 children per women against 1.5 children per women in Denmark, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Denmark ranks 164th and Kuwait ranks 163rd of 236 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.45 children per women | 5.81 children per women | 3.36 children per women | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 2.39 children per women | 6.5 children per women | 4.11 children per women | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.81 children per women | 5.8 children per women | 4 children per women | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.45 children per women | 4.21 children per women | 2.76 children per women | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.72 children per women | 3.17 children per women | 1.45 children per women | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.78 children per women | 2.58 children per women | 0.7946 children per women | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.72 children per women | 2.02 children per women | 0.2957 children per women | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.61 children per women | 1.73 children per women | 0.1168 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, Denmark or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 1.51 children per women against 1.5 children per women in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Denmark and Kuwait?
- 0.01 children per women, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kuwait?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Kuwait rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Denmark ranks 164th 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).