Population in Kuwait

257 indicators covering population for Kuwait.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 3,391 thousands 2025 up 39.6% 108th
General government total expenditure 24.59 billion current LCU 2025 up 28.8% 147th
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 0.0% 2024 151st
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Share of people practicing open defecation 0.0% 2024 133rd
Population growth 2.5% 2024 down 44.4% 29th
Rural population 0.0% 2024 205th
DEC alternative conversion factor 0.3067 LCU per US$ 2024 up 7.8% 212th
Official exchange rate 0.3067 LCU per US$, period average 2024 up 7.8% 209th
GDP 49.14 billion current LCU 2024 up 6.2% 157th
GDP per capita 9,880 current LCU 2024 down 21.8% 199th
GDP 160.23 billion current US$ 2024 down 1.5% 59th
GDP per capita 32,214 current US$ 2024 down 27.4% 51st
GDP 40.33 billion constant LCU 2024 up 2.6% 151st
GDP deflator 121.83 base year varies by country 2024 up 3.5% 139th
GDP growth -2.6% 2024 down 611.1% 205th
GDP at market prices 116.89 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 2.6% 60th
GNI 59.44 billion current LCU 2024 up 17.2% 156th
GNI per capita 11,951 current LCU 2024 down 13.6% 189th
GNI per capita, Atlas method 40,250 current US$ 2024 down 21.6% 32nd
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 0.0% 2025 down 49.1% 192nd
Population growth rate 1.9% 2023 down 59.0% 60th
Population 4.84 million people 2023 up 37.9% 128th
Population: comparison of UN projections 4.84 million people 2023 up 37.9% 128th
Birth rate 10.2 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 39.4% 166th
Number of births, by world region 49,342 births 2023 down 16.4% 135th
Annual change in population 249,267 people 2023 up 46.0% 61st
Population 4.84 million people 2023 up 37.9% 129th
Number of children under 15, by world region 900,149 people 2023 up 16.7% 130th
Population by age group 4.84 million people 2023 up 37.9% 128th
Life expectancy by sex 81.85 years 2023 up 2.1% 64th
Total dependency ratio 27.5% 2023 down 13.3% 234th
Youth dependency ratio 23.7% 2023 down 18.1% 186th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 142,869 people 2023 up 96.6% 146th
Population by age group 142,869 people 2023 up 96.6% 146th
Population growth rate with and without migration 1.9% 2023 down 59.0% 60th
Median age vs. births per woman 34.5 years 2023 up 10.1% 102nd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 142,869 people 2023 up 96.6% 146th
The global population hockey stick 4.84 million people 2023 up 37.9% 129th
Number of births 49,342 births 2023 down 16.4% 135th
Population 4.84 million people 2023 up 37.9% 128th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 900,149 people 2023 up 16.7% 130th
Population 4.84 million people 2023 up 37.9% 129th
Births, by age of mother 6 births 2023 down 62.5% 101st
Population by age group 266,086 people 2023 down 11.1% 134th
Share of births by age of mother 0.4% 2023 down 68.7% 225th
Birth rate 10.2 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 39.4% 166th
Birth rate by women's age group 1.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 80.7% 227th
Has the population peaked? 4.84 million people 2023 up 37.9% 128th
Life expectancy at birth, total 83.19 years 2023 up 5.6% 17th
Fertility rate, total 1.52 births per woman 2023 down 22.6% 148th
Mortality rate, infant 7.6 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 7.3% 133rd
Total population by age 9.36 2023 up 101.8% 146th
Population density of the capital city 10,994 people per km² 2100 up 4.7% 18th
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.4% 2022 down 20.3% 56th
GDP, PPP 225.95 billion constant 2011 international $ 2024 up 2.6% 71st