Kuwait vs Portugal: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Kuwait
1.51 children per women
in 2023
Portugal
1.5 children per women
in 2023
Kuwait rank
163rd
Portugal rank
165th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Kuwait
- Portugal
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.51 children per women against 1.5 children per women in Portugal, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 163rd and Portugal ranks 165th of 236 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.81 children per women | 2.68 children per women | 3.13 children per women | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 6.5 children per women | 2.86 children per women | 3.64 children per women | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 5.8 children per women | 2.58 children per women | 3.22 children per women | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 4.21 children per women | 1.8 children per women | 2.41 children per women | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 3.17 children per women | 1.47 children per women | 1.71 children per women | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.58 children per women | 1.4 children per women | 1.17 children per women | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.02 children per women | 1.32 children per women | 0.6973 children per women | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.73 children per women | 1.41 children per women | 0.3118 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, Kuwait or Portugal?
- Kuwait, at 1.51 children per women against 1.5 children per women in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Kuwait and Portugal?
- 0.01 children per women, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Portugal rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Kuwait ranks 163rd and Portugal ranks 165th 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).