Population in Kuwait

257 indicators covering population for Kuwait.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
GDP per capita, PPP 45,427 constant 2011 international $ 2024 down 24.4% 46th
GDP, PPP 256.83 billion current international $ 2024 up 2.5% 73rd
GDP per capita, PPP 51,636 current international $ 2024 down 24.4% 45th
Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange 0.6239 2024 down 3.9% 57th
PPP conversion factor, GDP 0.1913 LCU per international $ 2024 up 3.6% 201st
GNI per capita, PPP 62,460 current international $ 2024 down 16.6% 29th
Sanitation facilities usage 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
PPP conversion factor, private consumption 0.1838 LCU per international $ 2024 down 4.2% 203rd
Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol 98.6% 2020 up 0.8% 1st
Voter turnout of voting-age population 23.9% 2024 up 96.1% 154th
Prevalence of HIV, total 0.1% 2024 unchanged 108th
Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with 0 2024 83rd
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services 100 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services 0 2024 141st
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 100 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of population using on-site sanitation facilities with 0 2024 141st
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 100 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services 0 2024 131st
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 100 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites 0 2024 193rd
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services 0 2024 176th
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services 100 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities 100 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved 0 2024 192nd
People using improved sanitation facilities 4.93 million people 2024 up 34.6% 118th
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population 100.0% 2024 up 0.0% 4th
Proportion of population practising open defecation 0 2024 134th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas 168,504 people 2020 up 36.7% 164th
Share of population living in cities, towns and rural areas 88.0% 2020 up 0.4% 8th
Share of population living in cities 88.0% 2020 up 0.4% 8th
Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita 96.2% 2020 up 0.4% 12th
Share of population living in rural areas 3.8% 2020 down 8.5% 225th
Share of babies born with a low birthweight 14.4% 2020 up 20.0% 39th
Share of urban population who live in the largest city 87.4% 2020 up 2.0% 2nd
Stillbirth rate 0.52 deaths per 100 births 2023 down 1.7% 130th
Share of population living in the capital city 84.0% 2020 up 2.4% 3rd
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services 100 2022 unchanged 1st
1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water 100 2022 unchanged 1st
6.2.1.c Proportion of population practising open defecation 0 2022 128th
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 0.44 per 1,000 population 2023 down 93.9% 212th
Birth rate among girls aged 10 to 14 0 per 1,000 population 2023 157th
Share of urban population living in slums 0.0% 2024 180th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants 0.7% 2020 up 742.8% 66th
Net migration 42,775 2025 down 67.0% 14th
International migrants, by country of destination 3.32 million 2024 up 27.3% 20th
Total number of international immigrants 3.32 million immigrants 2024 up 27.3% 20th
Share of the population born in another country 67.3% 2024 down 1.1% 8th
Age dependency ratio, young 23.16 2024 down 19.9% 52nd
Age dependency ratio 27.1 2024 down 14.9% 72nd
Crude death rate 1.52 2024 down 15.5% 72nd
Population growth 0.8993 2024 down 79.6% 33rd
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population 14.6% 2021 up 46.0% 131st
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity 8.4 percent 2023 down 33.3% 96th
Share of population with severe food insecurity 3.4 percent 2023 down 30.6% 72nd
6.2.1.a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation 100 2022 unchanged 1st
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 100 2022 unchanged 1st
Population by age 5.03 million 2025 up 31.1% 50th
Population by age groups 5.03 million 2025 up 31.1% 50th
Total fertility rate 1.5 2025 down 26.2% 38th
Replacement-level fertility rate 2.08 2010 down 0.5% 148th