Forcibly displaced people in Kuwait
Kuwait: Forcibly displaced people was 997 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forcibly displaced people in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Kuwait is 997, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Kuwait peaked at 3,457 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 997, in 2025.
That places Kuwait 147th out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,810 | 1,450 | 3,457 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,492 | 997 | 1,805 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More social development data for Kuwait
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,369 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.11 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 2,148 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 611 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.54 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Kuwait?
- Forcibly displaced people in Kuwait was 997 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3,457 in 2010.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 997 in 2025.
- How does Kuwait rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Kuwait ranks 147th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.