🇰🇼 Population of Kuwait

4,310,108
Current Population of Kuwait
40,123
Net population growth this year
241.90
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Kuwait reached 4,310,108, of which 2,616,300 people are male and 1,693,808 female. The country has a population density of 241.8963 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 0.931% for the year. According to the latest data, Kuwait is set to increase its population size by 38,422 people next year. Making the total population count of Kuwait 4,349,380 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Kuwait (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Kuwait grown from 153,738 people to 4,310,108. An increase of the population size by 2703.54% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 153,738 91,507 62,230 3,949 8.6282 2.569%
1951 157,764 93,404 64,360 4,104 8.8542 2.602%
1952 161,988 95,403 66,584 4,343 9.0912 2.681%
1953 166,439 97,526 68,912 4,560 9.3411 2.74%
1954 171,095 99,755 71,340 4,751 9.6023 2.777%
1955 183,458 107,000 76,458 19,976 10.2962 10.899%
1956 204,028 119,515 84,512 21,163 11.4506 10.382%
1957 223,274 130,971 92,302 17,330 12.5308 7.766%
1958 245,827 144,475 101,352 27,775 13.7965 11.311%
1959 274,514 161,899 112,616 29,601 15.4066 10.794%
1960 305,415 180,606 124,810 32,200 17.1408 10.553%
1961 339,696 201,359 138,337 36,363 19.0648 10.715%
1962 378,190 224,310 153,881 40,625 21.2252 10.752%
1963 420,494 249,131 171,363 43,982 23.5994 10.469%
1964 465,748 275,579 190,169 46,525 26.1392 9.998%
1965 513,840 303,558 210,282 49,660 28.8383 9.672%
1966 565,463 331,359 234,104 53,587 31.7355 9.484%
1967 621,242 359,216 262,026 57,971 34.866 9.338%
1968 681,117 389,125 291,992 61,778 38.2263 9.076%
1969 743,044 420,052 322,992 62,077 41.7019 8.359%
1970 802,786 449,871 352,915 57,406 45.0548 7.154%
1971 858,734 478,358 380,376 54,490 48.1947 6.348%
1972 913,786 506,979 406,806 55,613 51.2844 6.088%
1973 970,527 536,483 434,044 57,869 54.4689 5.964%
1974 1,030,425 567,656 462,771 61,930 57.8306 6.012%
1975 1,095,998 601,871 494,128 69,215 61.5107 6.317%
1976 1,168,791 644,048 524,742 76,369 65.5961 6.536%
1977 1,247,225 693,553 553,672 80,500 69.998 6.457%
1978 1,329,074 745,200 583,874 83,198 74.5916 6.262%
1979 1,412,266 797,446 614,819 83,186 79.2606 5.892%
1980 1,493,870 847,994 645,876 80,022 83.8405 5.358%
1981 1,573,026 894,984 678,042 78,291 88.283 4.978%
1982 1,652,921 940,795 712,126 81,498 92.7669 4.932%
1983 1,736,028 988,423 747,605 84,716 97.4311 4.881%
1984 1,813,986 1,032,167 781,818 71,200 101.8064 3.926%
1985 1,888,975 1,073,840 815,136 78,778 106.015 4.171%
1986 1,968,093 1,115,961 852,133 79,459 110.4554 4.038%
1987 2,048,476 1,156,274 892,204 81,308 114.9667 3.97%
1988 2,129,153 1,196,710 932,442 80,044 119.4945 3.76%
1989 2,210,013 1,237,201 972,812 81,676 124.0326 3.696%
1990 1,674,938 934,227 740,710 -1,151,827 94.0026 -71.689%
1991 1,339,500 743,740 595,760 480,952 75.1768 36.299%
1992 1,620,633 898,360 722,273 81,314 90.9548 5.018%
1993 1,653,645 923,900 729,745 -15,291 92.8075 -0.925%
1994 1,641,106 932,980 708,126 -9,786 92.1038 -0.596%
1995 1,655,222 952,736 702,486 38,017 92.896 2.297%
1996 1,703,318 985,702 717,616 58,175 95.5953 3.416%
1997 1,761,468 1,022,578 738,890 58,127 98.8589 3.3%
1998 1,819,544 1,059,425 760,120 58,025 102.1183 3.189%
1999 1,877,427 1,096,198 781,229 57,740 105.3669 3.076%
2000 1,934,901 1,132,811 802,091 57,209 108.5925 2.957%
2001 1,991,674 1,169,112 822,562 56,336 111.7788 2.829%
2002 2,047,364 1,204,908 842,456 55,044 114.9043 2.689%
2003 2,101,506 1,239,951 861,555 53,240 117.9429 2.534%
2004 2,153,480 1,273,896 879,585 50,709 120.8598 2.355%
2005 2,235,403 1,319,953 915,450 113,135 125.4575 5.062%
2006 2,363,409 1,385,007 978,402 142,878 132.6417 6.047%
2007 2,506,769 1,456,556 1,050,213 143,842 140.6875 5.74%
2008 2,650,930 1,528,571 1,122,360 144,481 148.7782 5.452%
2009 2,795,550 1,600,963 1,194,588 144,758 156.8947 5.179%
2010 2,943,356 1,675,640 1,267,716 150,855 165.1901 5.126%
2011 3,143,825 1,788,572 1,355,253 250,081 176.4409 7.959%
2012 3,394,663 1,938,224 1,456,439 251,596 190.5187 7.415%
2013 3,646,518 2,088,742 1,557,776 252,114 204.6536 6.917%
2014 3,761,584 2,175,581 1,586,002 -21,983 211.1114 -0.584%
2015 3,908,743 2,339,072 1,569,671 316,302 219.3705 8.097%
2016 4,048,085 2,462,808 1,585,277 -37,618 227.1908 -0.929%
2017 4,124,904 2,507,954 1,616,950 191,257 231.5021 4.637%
2018 4,317,185 2,655,840 1,661,345 193,305 242.2935 4.478%
2019 4,441,100 2,738,222 1,702,878 54,523 249.2479 1.228%
2020 4,360,444 2,671,060 1,689,384 -215,833 244.7213 -4.951%
2021 4,250,114 2,590,694 1,659,419 -4,828 238.5292 -0.114%
2022 4,268,873 2,595,948 1,672,926 42,346 239.5821 0.992%
2023 4,310,108 2,616,300 1,693,808 40,123 241.8963 0.931%

Statements that can be derived from Kuwait's population data

  • Kuwait has a population of 4,310,108 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Kuwait's population is equivalent to 0.05% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Kuwait's population will grow with 40,123 people.
  • In 2023, 11,999 more people will immigrate to Kuwait than emigrate from the country.
  • The median age of the population in Kuwait is 39.85 years.
  • In Kuwait there are 241.90 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 6.42 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Kuwait.
  • In Kuwait, 2,616,300 of the total population are male, and 1,693,808 are female.

Future Population of Kuwait (2023 - 2100)

Kuwait's population is set to incease in the future from 4,310,108 people to 4,895,806 people. An increase of the population size by 3084.51% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 4,310,108 2,616,300 1,693,808 40,123 241.8963 0.931%
2024 4,349,380 2,635,482 1,713,898 38,422 244.1003 0.883%
2025 4,387,109 2,653,698 1,733,411 37,036 246.2178 0.844%
2026 4,423,726 2,671,163 1,752,563 36,199 248.2729 0.818%
2027 4,459,526 2,688,026 1,771,501 35,400 250.2821 0.794%
2028 4,494,732 2,704,392 1,790,341 35,013 252.258 0.779%
2029 4,529,698 2,720,432 1,809,265 34,917 254.2203 0.771%
2030 4,564,570 2,736,217 1,828,353 34,829 256.1775 0.763%
2031 4,599,596 2,751,864 1,847,733 35,223 258.1433 0.766%
2032 4,635,014 2,767,492 1,867,523 35,613 260.131 0.768%
2033 4,670,915 2,783,142 1,887,773 36,188 262.1459 0.775%
2034 4,707,382 2,798,846 1,908,536 36,746 264.1925 0.781%
2035 4,744,328 2,814,552 1,929,775 37,145 266.266 0.783%
2036 4,781,662 2,830,211 1,951,451 37,523 268.3613 0.785%
2037 4,819,257 2,845,746 1,973,511 37,667 270.4712 0.782%
2038 4,856,708 2,860,942 1,995,766 37,235 272.5731 0.767%
2039 4,893,652 2,875,609 2,018,043 36,654 274.6465 0.749%
2040 4,929,742 2,889,558 2,040,185 35,527 276.672 0.721%
2041 4,964,524 2,902,548 2,061,976 34,036 278.6241 0.686%
2042 4,997,634 2,914,394 2,083,239 32,183 280.4823 0.644%
2043 5,028,536 2,924,826 2,103,711 29,622 282.2166 0.589%
2044 5,056,669 2,933,556 2,123,114 26,644 283.7955 0.527%
2045 5,081,806 2,940,458 2,141,347 23,629 285.2063 0.465%
2046 5,103,734 2,945,428 2,158,306 20,228 286.437 0.396%
2047 5,122,198 2,948,346 2,173,852 16,700 287.4732 0.326%
2048 5,137,002 2,949,108 2,187,894 12,907 288.304 0.251%
2049 5,148,056 2,947,675 2,200,381 9,203 288.9245 0.179%
2050 5,155,414 2,944,078 2,211,336 5,512 289.3374 0.107%
2051 5,159,217 2,938,392 2,220,825 2,094 289.5508 0.041%
2052 5,159,644 2,930,731 2,228,913 -1,240 289.5748 -0.024%
2053 5,156,842 2,921,188 2,235,654 -4,365 289.4175 -0.085%
2054 5,151,048 2,909,878 2,241,169 -7,223 289.0924 -0.14%
2055 5,142,594 2,896,978 2,245,616 -9,685 288.6179 -0.188%
2056 5,131,748 2,882,663 2,249,085 -12,006 288.0092 -0.234%
2057 5,118,765 2,867,095 2,251,671 -13,960 287.2806 -0.273%
2058 5,104,076 2,850,518 2,253,558 -15,418 286.4562 -0.302%
2059 5,088,056 2,833,152 2,254,904 -16,622 285.5571 -0.327%
2060 5,070,904 2,815,135 2,255,769 -17,682 284.5945 -0.349%
2061 5,052,894 2,796,658 2,256,236 -18,338 283.5837 -0.363%
2062 5,034,360 2,777,923 2,256,438 -18,729 282.5435 -0.372%
2063 5,015,538 2,759,090 2,256,448 -18,916 281.4871 -0.377%
2064 4,996,829 2,740,440 2,256,390 -18,502 280.4371 -0.37%
2065 4,978,484 2,722,156 2,256,327 -18,189 279.4075 -0.365%
2066 4,960,626 2,704,347 2,256,279 -17,525 278.4053 -0.353%
2067 4,943,337 2,687,113 2,256,224 -17,053 277.435 -0.345%
2068 4,926,694 2,670,560 2,256,133 -16,235 276.5009 -0.33%
2069 4,910,975 2,654,891 2,256,084 -15,201 275.6188 -0.31%
2070 4,896,178 2,640,134 2,256,044 -14,393 274.7883 -0.294%
2071 4,882,308 2,626,328 2,255,980 -13,348 274.0099 -0.273%
2072 4,869,470 2,613,574 2,255,896 -12,329 273.2893 -0.253%
2073 4,857,764 2,601,959 2,255,805 -11,083 272.6324 -0.228%
2074 4,847,268 2,591,535 2,255,733 -9,908 272.0433 -0.204%
2075 4,837,854 2,582,258 2,255,596 -8,920 271.515 -0.184%
2076 4,829,556 2,574,147 2,255,409 -7,676 271.0493 -0.159%
2077 4,822,523 2,567,240 2,255,282 -6,390 270.6546 -0.133%
2078 4,816,838 2,561,567 2,255,271 -4,980 270.3355 -0.103%
2079 4,812,624 2,557,169 2,255,455 -3,448 270.099 -0.072%
2080 4,809,828 2,553,960 2,255,869 -2,143 269.9421 -0.045%
2081 4,808,350 2,551,823 2,256,528 -813 269.8592 -0.017%
2082 4,808,230 2,550,718 2,257,512 573 269.8524 0.012%
2083 4,809,471 2,550,578 2,258,892 1,907 269.922 0.04%
2084 4,812,029 2,551,318 2,260,711 3,211 270.0656 0.067%
2085 4,815,732 2,552,786 2,262,947 4,195 270.2735 0.087%
2086 4,820,408 2,554,812 2,265,596 5,155 270.5358 0.107%
2087 4,825,946 2,557,294 2,268,652 5,923 270.8467 0.123%
2088 4,832,175 2,560,105 2,272,070 6,534 271.1963 0.135%
2089 4,838,886 2,563,082 2,275,804 6,888 271.5729 0.142%
2090 4,845,914 2,566,118 2,279,796 7,169 271.9674 0.148%
2091 4,853,116 2,569,132 2,283,983 7,233 272.3715 0.149%
2092 4,860,350 2,572,053 2,288,296 7,235 272.7775 0.149%
2093 4,867,289 2,574,715 2,292,574 6,644 273.167 0.137%
2094 4,873,698 2,576,990 2,296,707 6,173 273.5266 0.127%
2095 4,879,514 2,578,854 2,300,660 5,461 273.8531 0.112%
2096 4,884,611 2,580,246 2,304,366 4,732 274.1391 0.097%
2097 4,888,842 2,581,106 2,307,736 3,730 274.3766 0.076%
2098 4,892,100 2,581,400 2,310,701 2,787 274.5595 0.057%
2099 4,894,440 2,581,174 2,313,266 1,892 274.6908 0.039%
2100 4,895,806 2,580,425 2,315,382 841 274.7675 0.017%

Population Density of Kuwait

Today, Kuwait has a population density of 241.8963 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 8.6282 people/km² since the 1950 to 241.8963 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Kuwait is projected to reach a population density of 274.7675 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Kuwait Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Kuwait's Population

The population growth rate of Kuwait currently stands at 0.931% as of July 1, 2023. This is a decrease by 0.061 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Kuwait will decrease to 0.931%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Kuwait's population growth is projected to land at a positive rate of 0.017% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Kuwait Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 2.569%
1960 10.553%
1970 7.154%
1980 5.358%
1990 -71.689%
2000 2.957%
2010 5.126%
2020 -4.951%
Year Growth Rate
2030 0.763%
2040 0.721%
2050 0.107%
2060 -0.349%
2070 -0.294%
2080 -0.045%
2090 0.148%
2100 0.017%
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Life Expectancy of Kuwait

Today, Kuwait has an average life expectancy of 80.4483 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 48.4674 years since the 1950 to 80.4483 years in 2023. In the future, Kuwait is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 91.3765 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Kuwait Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 48,467
1960 56,919
1970 66,530
1980 70,341
1990 73,280
2000 76,722
2010 77,981
2020 76,919
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 81,735
2040 83,524
2050 85,072
2060 86,467
2070 87,776
2080 89,022
2090 90,204
2100 91,376
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Migration to and from Kuwait

In 2023 Kuwait will see net migrations of 11,999 people. This means that 11,999 more people will immigrate to Kuwait than emigrate from the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Kuwait was 11,999.

Net Migration for Kuwait Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 0
1960 21,767
1970 26,616
1980 32,491
1990 -1,196,051
2000 19,193
2010 94,736
2020 -254,177
Year Net Migration
2030 11,999
2040 11,999
2050 11,999
2060 11,999
2070 11,999
2080 11,999
2090 11,999
2100 11,999
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Births in Kuwait

In 2023, Kuwait will see 39,901 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Kuwait in 2022, when the country saw 41,456 new borns.

Births Kuwait Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 6,444
1960 13,839
1970 35,440
1980 52,711
1990 50,353
2000 41,618
2010 61,450
2020 52,942
Year Births
2030 40,649
2040 54,807
2050 44,679
2060 41,926
2070 48,875
2080 41,969
2090 40,568
2100 43,643
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Deaths in Kuwait

In 2023, 11,781 people will die in Kuwait. That is an increase of Kuwait's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 11,107 deaths.

Deaths Kuwait Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 2,500
1960 3,408
1970 4,646
1980 5,187
1990 6,129
2000 3,596
2010 5,316
2020 14,604
Year Births
2030 17,819
2040 31,279
2050 51,166
2060 71,611
2070 75,273
2080 56,106
2090 45,411
2100 54,809
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Median Age in Kuwait

The median age of Kuwait has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Kuwait will reach 49.5702 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Kuwait Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 20.3383
1960 21.0328
1970 17.1031
1980 18.582
1990 20.7997
2000 25.1047
2010 28.6122
2020 37.2065
Year Median Age
2030 44.6564
2040 48.1743
2050 45.6904
2060 47.3459
2070 47.6734
2080 45.6891
2090 47.794
2100 49.5702
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Fertility Rate in Kuwait

The fertility rate of Kuwait has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Kuwait will reach 1.7139 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Kuwait Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 6.9907
1960 7.1617
1970 6.9531
1980 5.3905
1990 3.318
2000 2.7368
2010 2.2566
2020 2.1402
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.9481
2040 1.8652
2050 1.8135
2060 1.7758
2070 1.7537
2080 1.7309
2090 1.7217
2100 1.7139
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Infant Mortality Rate in Kuwait

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Kuwait while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Kuwait has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 148.2099. Today, Kuwait has a much better infant mortality rate of 6.4194 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Kuwait is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 0.877 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Kuwait Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 148.2099
1960 99.8461
1970 54.092
1980 29.4389
1990 14.4405
2000 10.5931
2010 8.8547
2020 7.5718
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 4.9177
2040 3.4694
2050 2.5892
2060 2.0062
2070 1.5999
2080 1.2962
2090 1.066
2100 0.877
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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