Kuwait vs Portugal: Fertility rate: births per woman
Kuwait
1.52 live births per woman
in 2023
Portugal
1.51 live births per woman
in 2023
Kuwait rank
164th
Portugal rank
167th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Kuwait
- Portugal
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.52 live births per woman against 1.51 live births per woman in Portugal, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 164th and Portugal ranks 167th 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 | 7.15 live births per woman | 3.11 live births per woman | 4.03 live births per woman | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 7.27 live births per woman | 3.17 live births per woman | 4.11 live births per woman | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 6.17 live births per woman | 2.73 live births per woman | 3.44 live births per woman | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 4.35 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 3.24 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.62 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.05 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | 0.7163 live births per woman | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.75 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | 0.3242 live births per woman | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Kuwait or Portugal?
- Kuwait, at 1.52 live births per woman against 1.51 live births per woman in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Kuwait and Portugal?
- 0.01 live births per woman, 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: births per woman?
- Kuwait ranks 164th and Portugal ranks 167th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. 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: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.