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Live births in Kuwait

Live births in Kuwait was 49,342 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 135th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count49,342 Estimated
Change on 2022+2.2%
Rank135th of 236Countries ranked
Series high61,2622014
Series low6,8271950
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Live births in Kuwait, 1950 to 2023

020K40K60K80K19501961197219831994200520231950: 6,827 count1951: 7,061 count1952: 7,288 count1953: 7,510 count1954: 7,712 count1955: 7,915 count1956: 9,325 count1957: 10,739 count1958: 11,761 count1959: 12,990 count1960: 14,285 count1961: 15,684 count1962: 17,207 count1963: 18,936 count1964: 20,733 count1965: 22,705 count1966: 24,744 count1967: 27,478 count1968: 30,256 count1969: 33,004 count1970: 35,123 count1971: 36,745 count1972: 38,519 count1973: 40,307 count1974: 42,097 count1975: 44,091 count1976: 46,375 count1977: 47,917 count1978: 49,309 count1979: 50,619 count1980: 52,156 count1981: 53,141 count1982: 54,997 count1983: 56,435 count1984: 57,462 count1985: 56,613 count1986: 56,598 count1987: 55,502 count1988: 54,925 count1989: 54,383 count1990: 53,774 count1991: 25,364 count1992: 35,819 count1993: 37,386 count1994: 40,399 count1995: 42,647 count1996: 43,330 count1997: 43,158 count1998: 43,040 count1999: 43,181 count2000: 43,766 count2001: 44,729 count2002: 45,841 count2003: 47,270 count2004: 48,843 count2005: 49,914 count2006: 50,829 count2007: 51,723 count2008: 52,912 count2009: 54,466 count2010: 55,560 count2011: 56,574 count2012: 59,245 count2013: 58,994 count2014: 61,262 count2015: 59,018 count2016: 58,704 count2017: 59,228 count2018: 55,446 count2019: 53,115 count2020: 52,346 count2021: 44,000 count2022: 48,257 count2023: 49,342 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202349,342 Estimated
202248,257 Estimated
202144,000 Estimated
202052,346 Estimated
201953,115 Estimated
201855,446 Estimated
201759,228 Estimated
201658,704 Estimated
201559,018 Estimated
201461,262 Estimated
201358,994 Estimated
201259,245 Estimated
201156,574 Estimated
201055,560 Estimated
200954,466 Estimated
200852,912 Estimated
200751,723 Estimated
200650,829 Estimated
200549,914 Estimated
200448,843 Estimated
200347,270 Estimated
200245,841 Estimated
200144,729 Estimated
200043,766 Estimated
199943,181 Estimated
199843,040 Estimated
199743,158 Estimated
199643,330 Estimated
199542,647 Estimated
199440,399 Estimated
199337,386 Estimated
199235,819 Estimated
199125,364 Estimated
199053,774 Estimated
198954,383 Estimated
198854,925 Estimated
198755,502 Estimated
198656,598 Estimated
198556,613 Estimated
198457,462 Estimated
198356,435 Estimated
198254,997 Estimated
198153,141 Estimated
198052,156 Estimated
197950,619 Estimated
197849,309 Estimated
197747,917 Estimated
197646,375 Estimated
197544,091 Estimated
197442,097 Estimated
197340,307 Estimated
197238,519 Estimated
197136,745 Estimated
197035,123 Estimated
196933,004 Estimated
196830,256 Estimated
196727,478 Estimated
196624,744 Estimated
196522,705 Estimated
196420,733 Estimated
196318,936 Estimated
196217,207 Estimated
196115,684 Estimated
196014,285 Estimated
195912,990 Estimated
195811,761 Estimated
195710,739 Estimated
19569,325 Estimated
19557,915 Estimated
19547,712 Estimated
19537,510 Estimated
19527,288 Estimated
19517,061 Estimated
19506,827 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Kuwait, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Kuwait, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/kuwait. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Kuwait, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/kuwait.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Kuwait, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/kuwait (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_kuwait_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Kuwait, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/kuwait. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Kuwait?

Live births in Kuwait was 49,342 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 135th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Kuwait?

61,262 in 2014, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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