Kuwait vs Maldives: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.56 births per woman against 1.56 births per woman in Maldives, a difference of 0 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 139th and Maldives ranks 139th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.27 births per woman | 7.04 births per woman | 0.2341 births per woman | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 6.17 births per woman | 7.33 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman | Maldives |
| 1980s | 4.35 births per woman | 6.92 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman | Maldives |
| 1990s | 3.24 births per woman | 4.48 births per woman | 1.24 births per woman | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.62 births per woman | 2.37 births per woman | 0.2498 births per woman | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.05 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 0.0241 births per woman | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.76 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman | 0.1762 births per woman | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Kuwait, at 1.56 births per woman against 1.56 births per woman in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 0 births per woman, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Kuwait ranks 139th and Maldives ranks 139th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.