Kuwait Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Kuwait is 5,100,145 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 4,897,263 in 2024.

For the last 20 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of 5.78% per year.
Kuwait accounts for 0.06% of the world's population.
Kuwait is ranked 127/197 by population and was ranked 139th in 2006.
Kuwait is projected to reach 9.59M people in 2100.
Since 2006, population has increased from 2.36M people to 5.1M (115.7% growth in 20 years).

Kuwait population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	9,589,440	0.8%
2099	9,513,152	0.8%
2098	9,437,521	0.8%
2097	9,362,225	0.81%
2096	9,287,200	0.81%
2095	9,212,523	0.81%
2094	9,138,210	0.82%
2093	9,064,241	0.82%
2092	8,990,676	0.82%
2091	8,917,547	0.82%
2090	8,844,888	0.83%
2089	8,772,503	0.83%
2088	8,700,563	0.83%
2087	8,629,117	0.83%
2086	8,558,199	0.83%
2085	8,487,764	0.83%
2084	8,417,828	0.83%
2083	8,348,353	0.83%
2082	8,279,354	0.84%
2081	8,210,772	0.84%
2080	8,142,636	0.84%
2079	8,075,101	0.84%
2078	8,008,036	0.84%
2077	7,941,463	0.84%
2076	7,875,406	0.84%
2075	7,809,930	0.84%
2074	7,745,028	0.84%
2073	7,680,639	0.84%
2072	7,616,806	0.83%
2071	7,553,744	0.83%
2070	7,491,390	0.83%
2069	7,429,571	0.83%
2068	7,368,423	0.83%
2067	7,307,932	0.83%
2066	7,248,116	0.82%
2065	7,188,899	0.82%
2064	7,130,298	0.82%
2063	7,072,099	0.82%
2062	7,014,494	0.82%
2061	6,957,511	0.82%
2060	6,901,153	0.82%
2059	6,845,293	0.82%
2058	6,789,909	0.82%
2057	6,734,955	0.81%
2056	6,680,523	0.82%
2055	6,626,403	0.82%
2054	6,572,580	0.82%
2053	6,518,885	0.83%
2052	6,465,284	0.84%
2051	6,411,692	0.84%
2050	6,358,029	0.85%
2049	6,304,394	0.86%
2048	6,250,650	0.87%
2047	6,196,914	0.88%
2046	6,143,120	0.89%
2045	6,089,197	0.9%
2044	6,035,156	0.9%
2043	5,981,241	0.91%
2042	5,927,307	0.91%
2041	5,873,587	0.92%
2040	5,820,161	0.92%
2039	5,767,029	0.92%
2038	5,714,211	0.92%
2037	5,661,929	0.92%
2036	5,610,194	0.92%
2035	5,559,069	0.92%
2034	5,508,623	0.91%
2033	5,458,935	0.9%
2032	5,410,081	0.9%
2031	5,362,063	0.89%
2030	5,314,935	0.94%
2029	5,265,492	1.02%
2028	5,212,438	1.17%
2027	5,152,065	1.4%
2026	5,080,894	1.65%
2025	4,998,262	2.06%
2024	4,897,263	0.9%
2023	4,853,420	5.75%
2022	4,589,643	5.25%
2021	4,360,865	-0.9%
2020	4,400,267	-0.95%
2019	4,442,316	2.75%
2018	4,323,515	4.06%
2017	4,154,812	3.76%
2016	4,004,096	4.42%
2015	3,834,574	4.6%
2014	3,665,876	4.51%
2013	3,507,844	5.12%
2012	3,337,109	6.52%
2011	3,132,814	6.44%
2010	2,943,372	5.29%
2009	2,795,484	5.43%
2008	2,651,421	5.72%
2007	2,507,887	6.05%
2006	2,364,733	5.72%
2005	2,236,788	3.68%
2004	2,157,320	2.25%
2003	2,109,881	2.42%
2002	2,059,974	2.58%
2001	2,008,121	2.73%
2000	1,954,709	2.88%
1999	1,900,030	3.02%
1998	1,844,302	3.17%
1997	1,787,683	3.32%
1996	1,730,246	2.9%
1995	1,681,513	1.03%
1994	1,664,361	-0.47%
1993	1,672,151	2.27%
1992	1,634,961	21%
1991	1,351,399	-19.8%
1990	1,684,819	-24%
1989	2,217,468	3.88%
1988	2,134,707	3.98%
1987	2,052,994	4.08%
1986	1,972,520	4.13%
1985	1,894,242	4.04%
1984	1,820,688	4.38%
1983	1,744,295	4.92%
1982	1,662,480	4.99%
1981	1,583,426	5.23%
1980	1,504,782	5.71%
1979	1,423,514	6.21%
1978	1,340,319	6.54%
1977	1,258,023	6.73%
1976	1,178,711	6.68%
1975	1,104,863	6.41%
1974	1,038,346	6.21%
1973	977,654	6.23%
1972	920,352	6.39%
1971	865,076	6.92%
1970	809,114	7.96%
1969	749,452	8.98%
1968	687,716	9.49%
1967	628,089	9.69%
1966	572,590	9.87%
1965	521,174	10.2%
1964	473,115	10.6%
1963	427,694	11.1%
1962	384,995	11.3%
1961	345,945	11.2%
1960	311,060	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Kuwait has a population of 5.1M as of 2026, compared to 4M in 2016, 2.36M in 2006, and 1.73M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.74% per year. Kuwait is ranked 18th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Kuwait will have 6,143,120 people (20.4% growth) with a rank change from 127th to 119th.

By the year 2100, Kuwait's population is projected to grow by 88% from its current level to 9.59M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	42,775
2024	-	-	61,624
2023	92,576	42,568	50,008
2022	410,312	41,752	368,560
2021	61,735	42,057	19,678
2020	-127,296	41,083	-168,379
2019	46,449	46,268	181
2018	193,195	47,222	145,973
2017	144,215	51,498	92,717
2016	157,215	51,397	105,818
2015	181,822	52,127	129,695
2014	155,564	54,673	100,891
2013	160,487	52,666	107,821
2012	180,958	53,181	127,777
2011	227,465	50,733	176,732
2010	151,404	49,838	101,566
2009	144,362	48,879	95,483
2008	143,773	47,505	96,268
2007	143,304	46,539	96,765
2006	142,998	45,911	97,087
2005	112,881	45,243	67,638
2004	46,054	44,341	1,713
2003	48,829	42,934	5,895
2002	50,986	41,651	9,335
2001	52,717	40,662	12,055
2000	54,107	39,811	14,296
1999	55,254	39,342	15,912
1998	56,202	39,324	16,878
1997	57,038	39,581	17,457
1996	57,834	39,920	17,914
1995	39,636	39,198	438
1994	-5,329	36,533	-41,862
1993	-10,262	33,239	-43,501
1992	84,636	32,016	52,620
1991	482,495	21,867	460,628
1990	-1,149,330	46,720	-1,196,050
1989	84,033	49,390	34,643
1988	81,492	50,037	31,455
1987	81,933	50,690	31,243
1986	79,011	51,824	27,187
1985	77,549	51,772	25,777
1984	69,559	52,539	17,020
1983	83,218	51,460	31,758
1982	80,418	49,981	30,437
1981	77,698	48,098	29,600
1980	79,579	47,096	32,483
1979	82,952	45,569	37,383
1978	83,436	44,277	39,159
1977	81,147	42,922	38,225
1976	77,489	41,439	36,050
1975	70,204	39,295	30,909
1974	62,823	37,425	25,398
1973	58,571	35,741	22,830
1972	56,029	34,045	21,984
1971	54,521	32,339	22,182
1970	57,403	30,789	26,614
1969	61,917	28,774	33,143
1968	61,560	26,161	35,399
1967	57,697	23,520	34,177
1966	53,297	20,914	32,383
1965	49,532	18,952	30,580
1964	46,601	17,064	29,537
1963	44,246	15,357	28,889
1962	41,147	13,730	27,417
1961	36,945	12,327	24,618
1960	32,823	11,054	21,769

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 35.8% of the population change in Kuwait is from natural causes (a gain of 470,645 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 845,142 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 1,871,827 and 63.6% in 2010.

Kuwait population clock

	Kuwait	Rank
Current population	5100145	127/197
Percent of world population	0.06%	127/197
One net population change	12 minutes	111/197
One birth every	10.5 minutes	134/196
One death every	1.18 hours	157/196
Daily growth/decline	+120	111/197
Annual growth/decline	+43,843	111/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+0.9%	106/197
One migration net change every	12.3 minutes	24/196
Annual migration change	+42,775	24/196
Foreign-born residents	3,323,191	20/195
Foreign-born share of population	67.3%	5/195

Kuwait population statistics

	Kuwait	World
Life expectancy	81 years	73.8 years
Average age	34.1 years	33.8 years
Median age	35.8 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	61.1:38.9	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	1.52 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	738 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Kuwait.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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