Kuwait vs Sweden: Birth rate by women's age group
Kuwait
1.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Sweden
1.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Kuwait rank
227th
Sweden rank
224th
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Kuwait
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.79 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 0.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
That makes Sweden'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.
Kuwait ranks 227th and Sweden ranks 224th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 184.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 36.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 148.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 163.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 42.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 121.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 104.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 27.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 76.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 52.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 12.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 39.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 23.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 9.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 14.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 16.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 6.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 7.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.1412 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Kuwait or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.79 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 Kuwait and Sweden?
- 0.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Sweden rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Kuwait ranks 227th and Sweden ranks 224th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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
Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.