Statizoid

Ireland vs Kuwait: Replacement-level fertility rate

Ireland
2.08
in 2010
Kuwait
2.08
in 2010
Ireland rank
148th
Kuwait rank
148th

Replacement-level fertility rate over time

  • Ireland
  • Kuwait
0123195019802010

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.08 against 2.08 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.

Ireland ranks 148th and Kuwait ranks 148th of 199 regions.

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About this data

Indicator
Replacement-level fertility rate
Source
Gietel-Basten and Scherbov (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 1,393 data points, 1950–2010
Last refreshed

The replacement-level fertility rate (the total fertility rate needed to keep the population size stable over time, without migration) is commonly stated to be 2.1. But the level can vary based on the sex ratio, child mortality rates, and other factors.