Japan vs Kuwait: Birth rate by women's age group
Japan
1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Kuwait
1.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Japan rank
225th
Kuwait rank
227th
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 1.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Japan ranks 225th and Kuwait ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 184.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 178.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 3.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 163.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 159.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 4.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 104.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 100.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 3.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 52.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 48.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 23.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 19.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 5.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 16.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 11.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 3.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 7.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 3.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.056 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Japan or Kuwait?
- Japan, at 1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 1.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Japan and Kuwait?
- 0.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Japan ranks 225th and Kuwait ranks 227th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.