Number of one year olds in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of one year olds was 25,061 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
25,061
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
135th
of 236 countries
All-time high
30,136
in 2015
All-time low
2,505
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of one year olds in Kuwait, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of one year olds in Kuwait stood at 25,061.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Kuwait peaked at 30,136 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,505, in 1950.
That places Kuwait 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of one year olds in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,505 | — |
| 1951 | 2,664 | +6.3% |
| 1952 | 2,856 | +7.2% |
| 1953 | 2,970 | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 3,083 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 3,227 | +4.7% |
| 1956 | 3,408 | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 3,801 | +11.5% |
| 1958 | 4,466 | +17.5% |
| 1959 | 5,065 | +13.4% |
| 1960 | 5,590 | +10.4% |
| 1961 | 6,197 | +10.9% |
| 1962 | 6,835 | +10.3% |
| 1963 | 7,524 | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 8,306 | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 9,157 | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 10,189 | +11.3% |
| 1967 | 11,318 | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 12,524 | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 13,856 | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 15,133 | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 15,996 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 16,648 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 17,490 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 18,361 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 19,234 | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 20,218 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 21,305 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 22,241 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 23,010 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 23,722 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 24,434 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 25,082 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 25,823 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 26,702 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 27,351 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 27,610 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 27,639 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 27,383 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 26,995 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 19,457 | -27.9% |
| 1991 | 14,545 | -25.2% |
| 1992 | 17,424 | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 18,520 | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 19,787 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 20,341 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 20,299 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 20,303 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20,349 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 20,342 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 20,279 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 20,132 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 19,881 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 19,502 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 18,971 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 18,695 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 20,747 | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 23,698 | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 24,797 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 25,183 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 25,580 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 26,686 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 28,229 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 29,179 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 30,040 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 30,136 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29,309 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 28,610 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 27,941 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 26,986 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 25,886 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 26,266 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 26,366 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 25,061 | -4.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 25,061 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,586, 2.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 25,061 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 86,090, 29% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one year olds in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -27.9% | 26,995 | 19,457 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,404 | 2,505 | 5,065 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9,150 | 5,590 | 13,856 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18,964 | 15,133 | 23,010 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,274 | 23,722 | 27,639 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,137 | 14,545 | 20,349 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,188 | 18,695 | 25,183 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,270 | 25,580 | 30,136 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,895 | 25,061 | 26,366 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one year olds in Kuwait?
- Number of one year olds in Kuwait was 25,061 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 30,136 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,505 in 1950.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of one year olds?
- Kuwait ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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