Kuwait vs Switzerland: Birth rate by women's age group
Kuwait
1.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Switzerland
1.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Kuwait rank
227th
Switzerland rank
229th
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Kuwait
- Switzerland
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 1.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 227th and Switzerland ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 184.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 14.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 170.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 163.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 23.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 139.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 104.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 15.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 88.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 52.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 7.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 44.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 23.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 6.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 17.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 16.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 11.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 7.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 1.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.5905 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, Kuwait or Switzerland?
- Kuwait, at 1.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 1.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Kuwait and Switzerland?
- 0.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Switzerland rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Kuwait ranks 227th and Switzerland ranks 229th 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.
Individual pages
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.