Population of Kuwait

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date08 Dec 2024

The current population of Kuwait is 4,995,941 as of February 08, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Kuwait is projected at 4,934,507, or 4.93 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Kuwait is projected at 4,838,782, or 4.84 million people for the year 2023.

Kuwait ranks 128th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Kuwait is ranked 40th among 51 countries and territories in Asia.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Kuwait population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
20244,884,1434,934,507100,7292.0410.060
20254,984,8725,026,07882,4111.6400.061
20265,067,2835,102,77370,9801.3910.061
20275,138,2635,168,36860,2111.1650.062
20285,198,4745,224,93052,9121.0130.062
20295,251,3865,276,04249,3110.9350.062
20305,300,6975,324,19847,0010.8830.062
20315,347,6985,371,64347,8900.8920.062
20325,395,5885,419,94948,7230.8990.062
20335,444,3115,469,08849,5550.9060.062
20345,493,8665,519,02150,3100.9120.063
20355,544,1765,569,67150,9890.9150.063
20365,595,1655,620,96351,5960.9180.063
20375,646,7615,672,83252,1420.9190.063
20385,698,9035,725,24152,6760.9200.063
20395,751,5795,778,07452,9900.9170.063
20405,804,5695,831,21153,2830.9140.064
20415,857,8525,884,64053,5760.9100.064
20425,911,4285,938,32353,7890.9060.064
20435,965,2175,992,10253,7710.8970.064
20446,018,9886,045,93653,8960.8910.064
20456,072,8846,099,77453,7790.8820.065
20466,126,6636,153,48853,6500.8720.065
20476,180,3136,207,10953,5920.8630.065
20486,233,9056,260,70553,6000.8560.065
20496,287,5056,314,25153,4910.8470.066
20506,340,9966,367,75653,5190.8400.066
20516,394,5156,421,23953,4490.8320.066
20526,447,9646,474,69353,4570.8260.066
20536,501,4216,528,19753,5510.8200.067
20546,554,9726,581,81153,6790.8160.067
20556,608,6516,635,63953,9750.8130.067
20566,662,6266,689,76954,2860.8110.068
20576,716,9126,744,31554,8070.8130.068
20586,771,7196,799,33755,2360.8120.068
20596,826,9556,854,81055,7100.8130.069
20606,882,6656,910,76956,2070.8130.069
20616,938,8726,967,28756,8300.8160.070
20626,995,7027,024,42757,4510.8180.070
20637,053,1537,082,17558,0430.8200.070
20647,111,1967,140,41858,4440.8190.071
20657,169,6407,199,16959,0580.8200.071
20667,228,6987,258,52659,6560.8220.072
20677,288,3547,318,51960,3290.8240.072
20687,348,6837,379,17560,9840.8260.073
20697,409,6677,440,49461,6540.8290.073
20707,471,3217,502,41462,1870.8290.074
20717,533,5087,564,95462,8930.8310.074
20727,596,4017,628,23263,6620.8350.075
20737,660,0637,692,17164,2160.8350.075
20747,724,2797,756,64364,7280.8340.076
20757,789,0077,821,65865,3010.8350.076
20767,854,3087,887,24865,8800.8350.077
20777,920,1887,953,38666,3950.8350.077
20787,986,5838,020,02566,8850.8340.078
20798,053,4688,087,14567,3540.8330.079
20808,120,8228,154,79867,9530.8330.079
20818,188,7758,222,97568,3990.8320.080
20828,257,1748,291,58168,8140.8300.081
20838,325,9888,360,63269,2890.8290.081
20848,395,2778,430,15169,7480.8270.082
20858,465,0258,500,14870,2470.8260.083
20868,535,2728,570,63670,7280.8250.083
20878,606,0008,641,62771,2540.8250.084
20888,677,2548,713,12871,7480.8230.085
20898,749,0028,785,09772,1910.8220.085
20908,821,1938,857,42572,4640.8180.086
20918,893,6578,930,12372,9330.8170.087
20928,966,5909,003,27473,3680.8150.088
20939,039,9589,076,84473,7710.8130.089
20949,113,7299,150,78674,1140.8100.089
20959,187,8439,225,08274,4770.8070.090
20969,262,3209,299,73274,8240.8050.091
20979,337,1449,374,69175,0940.8010.092
20989,412,2389,449,95275,4280.7980.093
20999,487,6669,525,70876,0840.7990.093
21009,563,7509,602,01476,5290.7970.094

Kuwait population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
1950151,763153,9584,3892.8510.006
1951156,152158,4504,5952.9000.006
1952160,747163,1574,8202.9540.006
1953165,567168,0895,0453.0020.006
1954170,612173,2445,2633.0380.006
1955175,875186,11420,47911.0150.007
1956196,354207,21521,72210.4920.007
1957218,076227,04217,9317.9020.008
1958236,007250,20328,39211.3600.009
1959264,399279,52530,25210.8330.009
1960294,651311,06032,81810.5600.010
1961327,469345,94536,95110.6910.011
1962364,420384,99541,15010.6990.012
1963405,570427,69444,24810.3550.013
1964449,818473,11546,5939.8560.014
1965496,411521,17449,5279.5100.016
1966545,938572,59053,3039.3160.017
1967599,241628,08957,6969.1920.018
1968656,937687,71661,5578.9570.019
1969718,494749,45261,9178.2660.021
1970780,411809,11457,4067.0980.022
1971837,817865,07654,5186.3040.023
1972892,335920,35256,0356.0900.024
1973948,370977,65458,5675.9920.025
19741,006,9371,038,34662,8186.0520.026
19751,069,7551,104,86370,2166.3570.027
19761,139,9711,178,71177,4816.5760.028
19771,217,4521,258,02381,1426.4520.030
19781,298,5941,340,31983,4506.2280.031
19791,382,0441,423,51482,9415.8280.033
19801,464,9851,504,78279,5945.2910.034
19811,544,5791,583,42677,6944.9080.035
19821,622,2731,662,48080,4154.8380.036
19831,702,6881,744,29583,2154.7720.037
19841,785,9031,820,68869,5693.8210.038
19851,855,4721,894,24277,5404.0940.039
19861,933,0121,972,52079,0164.0060.040
19872,012,0282,052,99481,9333.9910.041
19882,093,9612,134,70781,4933.8180.042
19892,175,4542,217,46884,0293.7900.042
19902,259,4831,684,819-1,149,329-71.0640.032
19911,110,1541,351,399482,48936.0900.025
19921,592,6431,634,96184,6375.1780.030
19931,677,2801,672,151-10,257-0.6130.030
19941,667,0231,664,361-5,324-0.3200.029
19951,661,6991,681,51339,6282.3570.029
19961,701,3271,730,24657,8393.3430.030
19971,759,1661,787,68357,0343.1910.030
19981,816,2001,844,30256,2043.0480.031
19991,872,4041,900,03055,2512.9080.031
20001,927,6551,954,70954,1082.7680.032
20011,981,7632,008,12152,7172.6250.032
20022,034,4802,059,97450,9872.4750.033
20032,085,4672,109,88148,8282.3140.033
20042,134,2952,157,32046,0512.1350.033
20052,180,3462,236,788112,8845.0480.034
20062,293,2302,364,733143,0076.0490.035
20072,436,2372,507,887143,2995.7150.037
20082,579,5362,651,421143,7695.4240.039
20092,723,3052,795,484144,3585.1650.040
20102,867,6632,943,372151,4175.1450.042
20113,019,0803,132,814227,4697.2640.044
20123,246,5493,337,025180,9525.4240.046
20133,427,5013,507,746160,4904.5760.048
20143,587,9913,665,766155,5504.2440.050
20153,743,5413,834,454181,8264.7430.051
20163,925,3674,003,971157,2083.9270.053
20174,082,5754,154,685144,2193.4720.054
20184,226,7944,323,387193,1874.4690.056
20194,419,9814,442,19444,4251.0000.057
20204,464,4064,400,144-128,524-2.9210.056
20214,335,8824,360,74249,7191.1400.055
20224,385,6014,589,511407,8198.8920.057
20234,793,4204,838,78290,7231.8750.060