According to estimates, the female population of Kuwait in 2020 was approximately *** million, including nationals and foreigners. In comparison, the male population was about *** million.
According to estimates, the number of female citizens of Kuwait in 2020 was about *** thousand, an increase from *** thousand women the previous year. In comparison, the number of male citizens in 2020 was about *** thousand.
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School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Kuwait was reported at 1.1538 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kuwait - Ratio of female to male primary enrollment - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.
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Kuwait KW: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data was reported at 1.003 Ratio in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.998 Ratio for 2013. Kuwait KW: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 0.999 Ratio from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2015, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.003 Ratio in 2015 and a record low of 0.850 Ratio in 1975. Kuwait KW: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).
In 2020, the birth rate was ***** and **** per one thousand residents for females and males respectively. In comparison, the birth rate was **** and **** per one thousand residents for females and males respectively in 2013.
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Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Kuwait was reported at 1 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kuwait - Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.
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Kuwait KW: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary and Secondary School Enrollment: Gross data was reported at 1.061 Ratio in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.051 Ratio for 2014. Kuwait KW: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary and Secondary School Enrollment: Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 0.995 Ratio from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2015, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.071 Ratio in 2004 and a record low of 0.792 Ratio in 1971. Kuwait KW: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary and Secondary School Enrollment: Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).
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In 2023, male gamers comprised **** percent of e-sports gamers in Kuwait, while female gamers constituted the remaining **** percent. Players aged between 18 and 24 comprised the majority e-sport gamers in the country, at approximately ** percent.
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Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Kuwait was reported at 1.2155 GPI in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kuwait - Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.
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Kuwait KW: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data was reported at 1.857 Ratio in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.295 Ratio for 2004. Kuwait KW: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 1.545 Ratio from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2013, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.371 Ratio in 2003 and a record low of 1.164 Ratio in 1985. Kuwait KW: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).
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School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Kuwait was reported at 1.3627 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kuwait - Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.
The statistic shows the adult mortality rate in Kuwait from 2013 to 2023, by gender. According to the source, the adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of ** and ** - that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age **, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages. In 2023, the mortality rate for women was at ***** per 1,000 female adults, while the mortality rate for men was at ***** per 1,000 male adults in Kuwait.
As of 2020, the number of new cancer cases amongst women in Kuwait was over ************. In that year, the total population of Kuwait amounted to around *** million with over *** million men and about *** million women.
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This bar chart displays companies by CEO gender using the aggregation count in Kuwait. The data is about companies.
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Kuwait KW: Population: Total data was reported at 4,136,528.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,052,584.000 Person for 2016. Kuwait KW: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 1,715,314.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,136,528.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 269,618.000 Person in 1960. Kuwait KW: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.
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Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Kuwait was reported at 1.0933 GPI in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kuwait - Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.
This statistic shows the number of employed people in Kuwait from 2012 to 2015, by gender. In 2015, the total number of the female labor force in Kuwait approximately ******* people - this number includes Kuwaiti and non-Kuwaiti female nationals.
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Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Kuwait was reported at 1.0522 GPI in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kuwait - Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.
As of 2020, the general risk for women to develop cancer before the age of 75 years in Kuwait was slightly higher than for men with **** percent compared to **** percent, respectively. In that year, the overall risk for the general population in Kuwait to develop cancer before the age of 75 years was **** percent.
According to estimates, the female population of Kuwait in 2020 was approximately *** million, including nationals and foreigners. In comparison, the male population was about *** million.