Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Kuwait is 4,444,819 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Kuwait is projected at 4,328,550 or 4.329 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Kuwait is projected at 4,270,571 or 4.271 million people for the year 2020. Kuwait ranks number 129th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Kuwait is ranked 40th among 51 countries in Asia.
Kuwait's population will be increased year by year. The Kuwait population is projected to reach 4.74 million in 2030 and increase to 5.39 million in 2050 and 6.18 million by 2100. Kuwait accounts for 0.055 percent of the world population. However, its global share increased by 0.007% in 1955 and is projected to increase by 0.057% by 2100.
Kuwait was at 170th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline to 121st in 2100.
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
2020 | 4,270,571 | 63,488 | 1.51 | 0.055 |
2021 | 4,328,550 | 57,979 | 1.36 | 0.055 |
2022 | 4,380,326 | 51,776 | 1.20 | 0.055 |
2023 | 4,427,843 | 47,517 | 1.08 | 0.055 |
2024 | 4,473,160 | 45,317 | 1.02 | 0.055 |
2025 | 4,517,860 | 44,700 | 1.00 | 0.055 |
2026 | 4,563,148 | 45,288 | 1.00 | 0.055 |
2027 | 4,609,352 | 46,204 | 1.01 | 0.055 |
2028 | 4,656,031 | 46,679 | 1.01 | 0.055 |
2029 | 4,702,177 | 46,146 | 0.99 | 0.055 |
2030 | 4,747,081 | 44,904 | 0.95 | 0.056 |
2031 | 4,790,784 | 43,703 | 0.92 | 0.056 |
2032 | 4,833,716 | 42,932 | 0.90 | 0.056 |
2033 | 4,875,980 | 42,264 | 0.87 | 0.056 |
2034 | 4,917,683 | 41,703 | 0.86 | 0.056 |
2035 | 4,958,895 | 41,212 | 0.84 | 0.056 |
2036 | 4,999,596 | 40,701 | 0.82 | 0.056 |
2037 | 5,039,623 | 40,027 | 0.80 | 0.056 |
2038 | 5,078,686 | 39,063 | 0.78 | 0.056 |
2039 | 5,116,429 | 37,743 | 0.74 | 0.056 |
2040 | 5,152,520 | 36,091 | 0.71 | 0.056 |
2041 | 5,186,891 | 34,371 | 0.67 | 0.056 |
2042 | 5,219,473 | 32,582 | 0.63 | 0.056 |
2043 | 5,249,976 | 30,503 | 0.58 | 0.056 |
2044 | 5,278,084 | 28,108 | 0.54 | 0.056 |
2045 | 5,303,566 | 25,482 | 0.48 | 0.056 |
2046 | 5,326,364 | 22,798 | 0.43 | 0.056 |
2047 | 5,346,548 | 20,184 | 0.38 | 0.056 |
2048 | 5,364,293 | 17,745 | 0.33 | 0.056 |
2049 | 5,379,850 | 15,557 | 0.29 | 0.056 |
2050 | 5,393,472 | 13,622 | 0.25 | 0.055 |
2051 | 5,405,292 | 11,820 | 0.22 | 0.055 |
2052 | 5,415,436 | 10,144 | 0.19 | 0.055 |
2053 | 5,424,189 | 8,753 | 0.16 | 0.055 |
2054 | 5,431,856 | 7,667 | 0.14 | 0.055 |
2055 | 5,438,748 | 6,892 | 0.13 | 0.055 |
2056 | 5,445,070 | 6,322 | 0.12 | 0.054 |
2057 | 5,451,034 | 5,964 | 0.11 | 0.054 |
2058 | 5,456,935 | 5,901 | 0.11 | 0.054 |
2059 | 5,463,152 | 6,217 | 0.11 | 0.054 |
2060 | 5,469,951 | 6,799 | 0.12 | 0.054 |
2061 | 5,477,537 | 7,586 | 0.14 | 0.054 |
2062 | 5,486,049 | 8,512 | 0.16 | 0.054 |
2063 | 5,495,717 | 9,668 | 0.18 | 0.054 |
2064 | 5,506,752 | 11,035 | 0.20 | 0.054 |
2065 | 5,519,349 | 12,597 | 0.23 | 0.053 |
2066 | 5,533,593 | 14,244 | 0.26 | 0.053 |
2067 | 5,549,483 | 15,890 | 0.29 | 0.053 |
2068 | 5,566,984 | 17,501 | 0.32 | 0.054 |
2069 | 5,586,035 | 19,051 | 0.34 | 0.054 |
2070 | 5,606,516 | 20,481 | 0.37 | 0.054 |
2071 | 5,628,386 | 21,870 | 0.39 | 0.054 |
2072 | 5,651,528 | 23,142 | 0.41 | 0.054 |
2073 | 5,675,757 | 24,229 | 0.43 | 0.054 |
2074 | 5,700,773 | 25,016 | 0.44 | 0.054 |
2075 | 5,726,357 | 25,584 | 0.45 | 0.054 |
2076 | 5,752,352 | 25,995 | 0.45 | 0.054 |
2077 | 5,778,613 | 26,261 | 0.46 | 0.054 |
2078 | 5,804,868 | 26,255 | 0.45 | 0.055 |
2079 | 5,830,802 | 25,934 | 0.45 | 0.055 |
2080 | 5,856,131 | 25,329 | 0.43 | 0.055 |
2081 | 5,880,738 | 24,607 | 0.42 | 0.055 |
2082 | 5,904,531 | 23,793 | 0.40 | 0.055 |
2083 | 5,927,382 | 22,851 | 0.39 | 0.055 |
2084 | 5,949,181 | 21,799 | 0.37 | 0.055 |
2085 | 5,969,857 | 20,676 | 0.35 | 0.056 |
2086 | 5,989,350 | 19,493 | 0.33 | 0.056 |
2087 | 6,007,673 | 18,323 | 0.31 | 0.056 |
2088 | 6,024,910 | 17,237 | 0.29 | 0.056 |
2089 | 6,041,199 | 16,289 | 0.27 | 0.056 |
2090 | 6,056,681 | 15,482 | 0.26 | 0.056 |
2091 | 6,071,457 | 14,776 | 0.24 | 0.056 |
2092 | 6,085,582 | 14,125 | 0.23 | 0.056 |
2093 | 6,099,137 | 13,555 | 0.22 | 0.056 |
2094 | 6,112,192 | 13,055 | 0.21 | 0.056 |
2095 | 6,124,863 | 12,671 | 0.21 | 0.056 |
2096 | 6,137,279 | 12,416 | 0.20 | 0.057 |
2097 | 6,149,657 | 12,378 | 0.20 | 0.057 |
2098 | 6,162,209 | 12,552 | 0.20 | 0.057 |
2099 | 6,175,214 | 13,005 | 0.21 | 0.057 |
2100 | 6,188,990 | 13,776 | 0.22 | 0.057 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
1950 | 153,098 | - | - | 0.006 |
1951 | 158,016 | 4,918 | 3.21 | 0.006 |
1952 | 162,806 | 4,790 | 3.03 | 0.006 |
1953 | 167,993 | 5,187 | 3.19 | 0.006 |
1954 | 174,154 | 6,161 | 3.67 | 0.006 |
1955 | 181,888 | 7,734 | 4.44 | 0.007 |
1956 | 191,896 | 10,008 | 5.50 | 0.007 |
1957 | 204,892 | 12,996 | 6.77 | 0.007 |
1958 | 221,614 | 16,722 | 8.16 | 0.008 |
1959 | 242,798 | 21,184 | 9.56 | 0.008 |
1960 | 269,029 | 26,231 | 10.80 | 0.009 |
1961 | 300,576 | 31,547 | 11.73 | 0.010 |
1962 | 337,348 | 36,772 | 12.23 | 0.011 |
1963 | 378,746 | 41,398 | 12.27 | 0.012 |
1964 | 423,898 | 45,152 | 11.92 | 0.013 |
1965 | 472,037 | 48,139 | 11.36 | 0.014 |
1966 | 523,166 | 51,129 | 10.83 | 0.015 |
1967 | 577,164 | 53,998 | 10.32 | 0.017 |
1968 | 632,899 | 55,735 | 9.66 | 0.018 |
1969 | 688,979 | 56,080 | 8.86 | 0.019 |
1970 | 744,450 | 55,471 | 8.05 | 0.020 |
1971 | 798,642 | 54,192 | 7.28 | 0.021 |
1972 | 851,916 | 53,274 | 6.67 | 0.022 |
1973 | 905,635 | 53,719 | 6.31 | 0.023 |
1974 | 961,770 | 56,135 | 6.20 | 0.024 |
1975 | 1,021,720 | 59,950 | 6.23 | 0.025 |
1976 | 1,085,861 | 64,141 | 6.28 | 0.026 |
1977 | 1,153,583 | 67,722 | 6.24 | 0.027 |
1978 | 1,224,067 | 70,484 | 6.11 | 0.028 |
1979 | 1,296,081 | 72,014 | 5.88 | 0.030 |
1980 | 1,368,677 | 72,596 | 5.60 | 0.031 |
1981 | 1,439,331 | 70,654 | 5.16 | 0.032 |
1982 | 1,507,645 | 68,314 | 4.75 | 0.033 |
1983 | 1,576,968 | 69,323 | 4.60 | 0.034 |
1984 | 1,652,150 | 75,182 | 4.77 | 0.035 |
1985 | 1,735,274 | 83,124 | 5.03 | 0.036 |
1986 | 1,832,310 | 97,036 | 5.59 | 0.037 |
1987 | 1,938,909 | 106,599 | 5.82 | 0.038 |
1988 | 2,034,857 | 95,948 | 4.95 | 0.040 |
1989 | 2,092,777 | 57,920 | 2.85 | 0.040 |
1990 | 2,095,344 | 2,567 | 0.12 | 0.039 |
1991 | 2,031,296 | -64,048 | -3.06 | 0.038 |
1992 | 1,912,433 | -118,863 | -5.85 | 0.035 |
1993 | 1,772,607 | -139,826 | -7.31 | 0.032 |
1994 | 1,659,307 | -113,300 | -6.39 | 0.029 |
1995 | 1,605,901 | -53,406 | -3.22 | 0.028 |
1996 | 1,626,857 | 20,956 | 1.30 | 0.028 |
1997 | 1,710,256 | 83,399 | 5.13 | 0.029 |
1998 | 1,831,119 | 120,863 | 7.07 | 0.031 |
1999 | 1,951,636 | 120,517 | 6.58 | 0.032 |
2000 | 2,045,123 | 93,487 | 4.79 | 0.033 |
2001 | 2,103,282 | 58,159 | 2.84 | 0.034 |
2002 | 2,136,997 | 33,715 | 1.60 | 0.034 |
2003 | 2,161,626 | 24,629 | 1.15 | 0.034 |
2004 | 2,200,492 | 38,866 | 1.80 | 0.034 |
2005 | 2,270,198 | 69,706 | 3.17 | 0.035 |
2006 | 2,373,672 | 103,474 | 4.56 | 0.036 |
2007 | 2,504,019 | 130,347 | 5.49 | 0.037 |
2008 | 2,656,009 | 151,990 | 6.07 | 0.039 |
2009 | 2,821,045 | 165,036 | 6.21 | 0.041 |
2010 | 2,991,884 | 170,839 | 6.06 | 0.043 |
2011 | 3,168,060 | 176,176 | 5.89 | 0.045 |
2012 | 3,348,853 | 180,793 | 5.71 | 0.047 |
2013 | 3,526,376 | 177,523 | 5.30 | 0.049 |
2014 | 3,690,941 | 164,565 | 4.67 | 0.051 |
2015 | 3,835,591 | 144,650 | 3.92 | 0.052 |
2016 | 3,956,875 | 121,284 | 3.16 | 0.053 |
2017 | 4,056,099 | 99,224 | 2.51 | 0.054 |
2018 | 4,137,312 | 81,213 | 2.00 | 0.054 |
2019 | 4,207,083 | 69,771 | 1.69 | 0.055 |