Kuwait vs Qatar: Birth rate
Kuwait
10.2 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Qatar
9.91 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kuwait rank
166th
Qatar rank
169th
Birth rate over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 10.2 births per 1,000 people against 9.91 births per 1,000 people in Qatar, a difference of 0.29 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 166th and Qatar ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.11 births per 1,000 people | 46.84 births per 1,000 people | 1.74 births per 1,000 people | Qatar |
| 1960s | 44.26 births per 1,000 people | 46.43 births per 1,000 people | 2.17 births per 1,000 people | Qatar |
| 1970s | 39.92 births per 1,000 people | 34.07 births per 1,000 people | 5.85 births per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 30.11 births per 1,000 people | 25.86 births per 1,000 people | 4.25 births per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 23.98 births per 1,000 people | 20.1 births per 1,000 people | 3.89 births per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 21.58 births per 1,000 people | 14.58 births per 1,000 people | 7 births per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 15.73 births per 1,000 people | 10.69 births per 1,000 people | 5.04 births per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 10.67 births per 1,000 people | 9.9 births per 1,000 people | 0.7725 births per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 10.2 births per 1,000 people against 9.91 births per 1,000 people in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.29 births per 1,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for birth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 166th and Qatar ranks 169th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.