| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 09 Jun 2024 |
The current population of Kuwait is 4,352,124 as of July 27, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Kuwait is projected at 4,349,380, or 4.35 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Kuwait is projected at 4,310,108, or 4.31 million people for the year 2023.
Kuwait ranks 129th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Kuwait is ranked 40th among 51 countries and territories in Asia.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2022 | 4,247,700 | 4,268,873 | 42,346 | 0.992 | 0.054 |
| 2023 | 4,290,046 | 4,310,108 | 40,123 | 0.931 | 0.054 |
| 2024 | 4,330,169 | 4,349,380 | 38,422 | 0.883 | 0.054 |
| 2025 | 4,368,591 | 4,387,109 | 37,036 | 0.844 | 0.054 |
| 2026 | 4,405,627 | 4,423,726 | 36,199 | 0.818 | 0.054 |
| 2027 | 4,441,826 | 4,459,526 | 35,400 | 0.794 | 0.053 |
| 2028 | 4,477,226 | 4,494,733 | 35,013 | 0.779 | 0.053 |
| 2029 | 4,512,239 | 4,529,698 | 34,917 | 0.771 | 0.053 |
| 2030 | 4,547,156 | 4,564,570 | 34,829 | 0.763 | 0.053 |
| 2031 | 4,581,985 | 4,599,596 | 35,223 | 0.766 | 0.053 |
| 2032 | 4,617,208 | 4,635,015 | 35,613 | 0.768 | 0.053 |
| 2033 | 4,652,821 | 4,670,915 | 36,188 | 0.775 | 0.053 |
| 2034 | 4,689,009 | 4,707,382 | 36,746 | 0.781 | 0.053 |
| 2035 | 4,725,755 | 4,744,328 | 37,145 | 0.783 | 0.053 |
| 2036 | 4,762,900 | 4,781,662 | 37,523 | 0.785 | 0.053 |
| 2037 | 4,800,423 | 4,819,257 | 37,667 | 0.782 | 0.054 |
| 2038 | 4,838,090 | 4,856,708 | 37,235 | 0.767 | 0.054 |
| 2039 | 4,875,325 | 4,893,652 | 36,654 | 0.749 | 0.054 |
| 2040 | 4,911,979 | 4,929,743 | 35,527 | 0.721 | 0.054 |
| 2041 | 4,947,506 | 4,964,524 | 34,036 | 0.686 | 0.054 |
| 2042 | 4,981,542 | 4,997,633 | 32,183 | 0.644 | 0.054 |
| 2043 | 5,013,725 | 5,028,536 | 29,622 | 0.589 | 0.054 |
| 2044 | 5,043,347 | 5,056,669 | 26,644 | 0.527 | 0.054 |
| 2045 | 5,069,991 | 5,081,806 | 23,629 | 0.465 | 0.054 |
| 2046 | 5,093,620 | 5,103,734 | 20,228 | 0.396 | 0.054 |
| 2047 | 5,113,848 | 5,122,198 | 16,700 | 0.326 | 0.054 |
| 2048 | 5,130,548 | 5,137,002 | 12,907 | 0.251 | 0.053 |
| 2049 | 5,143,455 | 5,148,056 | 9,203 | 0.179 | 0.053 |
| 2050 | 5,152,658 | 5,155,414 | 5,512 | 0.107 | 0.053 |
| 2051 | 5,158,170 | 5,159,217 | 2,094 | 0.041 | 0.053 |
| 2052 | 5,160,264 | 5,159,644 | -1,240 | -0.024 | 0.053 |
| 2053 | 5,159,024 | 5,156,842 | -4,365 | -0.085 | 0.052 |
| 2054 | 5,154,659 | 5,151,047 | -7,223 | -0.140 | 0.052 |
| 2055 | 5,147,436 | 5,142,593 | -9,685 | -0.188 | 0.052 |
| 2056 | 5,137,751 | 5,131,748 | -12,006 | -0.234 | 0.052 |
| 2057 | 5,125,745 | 5,118,765 | -13,960 | -0.273 | 0.051 |
| 2058 | 5,111,785 | 5,104,076 | -15,418 | -0.302 | 0.051 |
| 2059 | 5,096,367 | 5,088,056 | -16,622 | -0.327 | 0.051 |
| 2060 | 5,079,745 | 5,070,904 | -17,682 | -0.349 | 0.050 |
| 2061 | 5,062,063 | 5,052,894 | -18,338 | -0.363 | 0.050 |
| 2062 | 5,043,725 | 5,034,360 | -18,729 | -0.372 | 0.050 |
| 2063 | 5,024,996 | 5,015,538 | -18,916 | -0.377 | 0.049 |
| 2064 | 5,006,080 | 4,996,829 | -18,502 | -0.370 | 0.049 |
| 2065 | 4,987,578 | 4,978,484 | -18,189 | -0.365 | 0.049 |
| 2066 | 4,969,389 | 4,960,627 | -17,525 | -0.353 | 0.049 |
| 2067 | 4,951,864 | 4,943,337 | -17,053 | -0.345 | 0.048 |
| 2068 | 4,934,811 | 4,926,694 | -16,235 | -0.330 | 0.048 |
| 2069 | 4,918,576 | 4,910,975 | -15,201 | -0.310 | 0.048 |
| 2070 | 4,903,375 | 4,896,178 | -14,393 | -0.294 | 0.048 |
| 2071 | 4,888,982 | 4,882,308 | -13,348 | -0.273 | 0.047 |
| 2072 | 4,875,634 | 4,869,470 | -12,329 | -0.253 | 0.047 |
| 2073 | 4,863,305 | 4,857,764 | -11,083 | -0.228 | 0.047 |
| 2074 | 4,852,222 | 4,847,268 | -9,908 | -0.204 | 0.047 |
| 2075 | 4,842,314 | 4,837,854 | -8,920 | -0.184 | 0.047 |
| 2076 | 4,833,394 | 4,829,556 | -7,676 | -0.159 | 0.047 |
| 2077 | 4,825,718 | 4,822,523 | -6,390 | -0.133 | 0.046 |
| 2078 | 4,819,328 | 4,816,838 | -4,980 | -0.103 | 0.046 |
| 2079 | 4,814,348 | 4,812,624 | -3,448 | -0.072 | 0.046 |
| 2080 | 4,810,900 | 4,809,828 | -2,143 | -0.045 | 0.046 |
| 2081 | 4,808,757 | 4,808,350 | -813 | -0.017 | 0.046 |
| 2082 | 4,807,944 | 4,808,230 | 573 | 0.012 | 0.046 |
| 2083 | 4,808,517 | 4,809,471 | 1,907 | 0.040 | 0.046 |
| 2084 | 4,810,424 | 4,812,029 | 3,211 | 0.067 | 0.046 |
| 2085 | 4,813,635 | 4,815,733 | 4,195 | 0.087 | 0.046 |
| 2086 | 4,817,830 | 4,820,408 | 5,155 | 0.107 | 0.046 |
| 2087 | 4,822,985 | 4,825,947 | 5,923 | 0.123 | 0.046 |
| 2088 | 4,828,908 | 4,832,175 | 6,534 | 0.135 | 0.046 |
| 2089 | 4,835,442 | 4,838,886 | 6,888 | 0.142 | 0.046 |
| 2090 | 4,842,330 | 4,845,914 | 7,169 | 0.148 | 0.046 |
| 2091 | 4,849,499 | 4,853,115 | 7,233 | 0.149 | 0.047 |
| 2092 | 4,856,732 | 4,860,350 | 7,235 | 0.149 | 0.047 |
| 2093 | 4,863,967 | 4,867,289 | 6,644 | 0.137 | 0.047 |
| 2094 | 4,870,611 | 4,873,698 | 6,173 | 0.127 | 0.047 |
| 2095 | 4,876,784 | 4,879,515 | 5,461 | 0.112 | 0.047 |
| 2096 | 4,882,245 | 4,884,611 | 4,732 | 0.097 | 0.047 |
| 2097 | 4,886,977 | 4,888,842 | 3,730 | 0.076 | 0.047 |
| 2098 | 4,890,707 | 4,892,100 | 2,787 | 0.057 | 0.047 |
| 2099 | 4,893,494 | 4,894,440 | 1,892 | 0.039 | 0.047 |
| 2100 | 4,895,386 | 4,895,806 | 841 | 0.017 | 0.047 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 151,763 | 153,738 | 3,949 | 2.569 | 0.006 |
| 1951 | 155,712 | 157,764 | 4,104 | 2.602 | 0.006 |
| 1952 | 159,816 | 161,988 | 4,343 | 2.681 | 0.006 |
| 1953 | 164,159 | 166,439 | 4,560 | 2.740 | 0.006 |
| 1954 | 168,719 | 171,095 | 4,751 | 2.777 | 0.006 |
| 1955 | 173,470 | 183,458 | 19,976 | 10.899 | 0.007 |
| 1956 | 193,446 | 204,028 | 21,163 | 10.382 | 0.007 |
| 1957 | 214,609 | 223,274 | 17,330 | 7.766 | 0.008 |
| 1958 | 231,939 | 245,827 | 27,775 | 11.311 | 0.008 |
| 1959 | 259,714 | 274,514 | 29,601 | 10.794 | 0.009 |
| 1960 | 289,315 | 305,415 | 32,200 | 10.553 | 0.010 |
| 1961 | 321,515 | 339,697 | 36,363 | 10.715 | 0.011 |
| 1962 | 357,878 | 378,190 | 40,625 | 10.752 | 0.012 |
| 1963 | 398,503 | 420,494 | 43,982 | 10.469 | 0.013 |
| 1964 | 442,485 | 465,748 | 46,525 | 9.998 | 0.014 |
| 1965 | 489,010 | 513,840 | 49,660 | 9.672 | 0.015 |
| 1966 | 538,670 | 565,463 | 53,587 | 9.484 | 0.017 |
| 1967 | 592,257 | 621,242 | 57,971 | 9.338 | 0.018 |
| 1968 | 650,228 | 681,117 | 61,778 | 9.076 | 0.019 |
| 1969 | 712,006 | 743,044 | 62,077 | 8.359 | 0.021 |
| 1970 | 774,083 | 802,786 | 57,406 | 7.154 | 0.022 |
| 1971 | 831,489 | 858,734 | 54,490 | 6.348 | 0.023 |
| 1972 | 885,979 | 913,785 | 55,613 | 6.088 | 0.024 |
| 1973 | 941,592 | 970,527 | 57,869 | 5.964 | 0.025 |
| 1974 | 999,461 | 1,030,426 | 61,930 | 6.012 | 0.026 |
| 1975 | 1,061,391 | 1,095,998 | 69,215 | 6.317 | 0.027 |
| 1976 | 1,130,606 | 1,168,791 | 76,369 | 6.536 | 0.028 |
| 1977 | 1,206,975 | 1,247,225 | 80,500 | 6.457 | 0.030 |
| 1978 | 1,287,475 | 1,329,074 | 83,198 | 6.262 | 0.031 |
| 1979 | 1,370,673 | 1,412,266 | 83,186 | 5.892 | 0.032 |
| 1980 | 1,453,859 | 1,493,870 | 80,022 | 5.358 | 0.034 |
| 1981 | 1,533,881 | 1,573,026 | 78,291 | 4.978 | 0.035 |
| 1982 | 1,612,172 | 1,652,921 | 81,498 | 4.932 | 0.036 |
| 1983 | 1,693,670 | 1,736,028 | 84,716 | 4.881 | 0.037 |
| 1984 | 1,778,386 | 1,813,986 | 71,200 | 3.926 | 0.038 |
| 1985 | 1,849,586 | 1,888,975 | 78,778 | 4.171 | 0.039 |
| 1986 | 1,928,364 | 1,968,093 | 79,459 | 4.038 | 0.040 |
| 1987 | 2,007,823 | 2,048,477 | 81,308 | 3.970 | 0.041 |
| 1988 | 2,089,131 | 2,129,153 | 80,044 | 3.760 | 0.041 |
| 1989 | 2,169,175 | 2,210,013 | 81,676 | 3.696 | 0.042 |
| 1990 | 2,250,851 | 1,674,938 | -1,151,827 | -71.689 | 0.032 |
| 1991 | 1,099,024 | 1,339,500 | 480,952 | 36.299 | 0.025 |
| 1992 | 1,579,976 | 1,620,633 | 81,314 | 5.018 | 0.030 |
| 1993 | 1,661,290 | 1,653,645 | -15,291 | -0.925 | 0.030 |
| 1994 | 1,645,999 | 1,641,106 | -9,786 | -0.596 | 0.029 |
| 1995 | 1,636,213 | 1,655,222 | 38,017 | 2.297 | 0.029 |
| 1996 | 1,674,230 | 1,703,318 | 58,175 | 3.416 | 0.029 |
| 1997 | 1,732,405 | 1,761,468 | 58,127 | 3.300 | 0.030 |
| 1998 | 1,790,532 | 1,819,544 | 58,025 | 3.189 | 0.030 |
| 1999 | 1,848,557 | 1,877,427 | 57,740 | 3.076 | 0.031 |
| 2000 | 1,906,297 | 1,934,901 | 57,209 | 2.957 | 0.031 |
| 2001 | 1,963,506 | 1,991,674 | 56,336 | 2.829 | 0.032 |
| 2002 | 2,019,842 | 2,047,364 | 55,044 | 2.689 | 0.032 |
| 2003 | 2,074,886 | 2,101,506 | 53,240 | 2.534 | 0.033 |
| 2004 | 2,128,126 | 2,153,481 | 50,709 | 2.355 | 0.033 |
| 2005 | 2,178,835 | 2,235,403 | 113,135 | 5.062 | 0.034 |
| 2006 | 2,291,970 | 2,363,409 | 142,878 | 6.047 | 0.036 |
| 2007 | 2,434,848 | 2,506,769 | 143,842 | 5.740 | 0.037 |
| 2008 | 2,578,690 | 2,650,930 | 144,481 | 5.452 | 0.039 |
| 2009 | 2,723,171 | 2,795,550 | 144,758 | 5.179 | 0.041 |
| 2010 | 2,867,929 | 2,943,356 | 150,855 | 5.126 | 0.042 |
| 2011 | 3,018,784 | 3,143,825 | 250,081 | 7.959 | 0.044 |
| 2012 | 3,268,865 | 3,394,663 | 251,596 | 7.415 | 0.047 |
| 2013 | 3,520,461 | 3,646,518 | 252,114 | 6.917 | 0.050 |
| 2014 | 3,772,575 | 3,761,584 | -21,983 | -0.584 | 0.051 |
| 2015 | 3,750,592 | 3,908,743 | 316,302 | 8.097 | 0.053 |
| 2016 | 4,066,894 | 4,048,085 | -37,618 | -0.929 | 0.054 |
| 2017 | 4,029,276 | 4,124,904 | 191,257 | 4.637 | 0.054 |
| 2018 | 4,220,533 | 4,317,185 | 193,305 | 4.478 | 0.056 |
| 2019 | 4,413,838 | 4,441,100 | 54,523 | 1.228 | 0.057 |
| 2020 | 4,468,361 | 4,360,444 | -215,833 | -4.951 | 0.056 |
| 2021 | 4,252,528 | 4,250,114 | -4,828 | -0.114 | 0.054 |