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Fertility levels, trends and differentials in Kuwait

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

K. L. Kohli  and
Musa'ad H. Al-Omaim
K. L. Kohli
Affiliation:
Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Planning, Kuwait
Musa'ad H. Al-Omaim
Affiliation:
Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Planning, Kuwait
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Summary

This paper examines the levels, trends, patterns and Kuwaiti-non-Kuwaiti differentials in fertility, by socioeconomic variables and the major factors that may account for recent changes. Kuwaiti fertility is very high: in 1980, the crude birth rate was about 47 and the total fertility was 6–8 per woman. Childbearing still extends to later ages but fertility in the early and middle reproductive years has declined recently, as a result of the rise in age at marriage and the fall in the proportion of currently married women in the younger age groups. Non-Kuwaiti fertility is consistently lower, with total fertility at about 69% of the Kuwaiti level. This differential cannot be explained by the age structure of the populations alone. Analysis of completed fertility by education and economic activity status indicates an inverse relationship.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , April 1986 , pp. 197 - 208
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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