According to estimates, the number of Kuwaiti citizens was about 1.37 million in 2020, compared to the number of non-Kuwaiti citizens which was about 3.1 million. The number of non-Kuwaiti citizens living in Kuwait has been increasing over the years.

Non-Kuwaiti citizens demographics

Kuwait is a wealthy nation with high standards of living and access to medical care. This has led to a high life expectancy. The majority of its population were non-Kuwaiti citizens who were originally from non-Arab Asian countries. The number of male foreigners living in Kuwait was larger than the number of female foreigners living there.

Kuwaiti government views towards foreigners

The government of Kuwait hardly grants citizenship to foreigners. They have indicated plans aimed at reducing the number of expatriates as they considered the high levels of foreigners problematic. Kuwait shares borders with Saudi Arabia and Iraq, which raised the issue of the Bidoon population trying to claim Kuwaiti citizenship. The Bidoon are a group of stateless people who were believed to have migrated from other neighboring Arab countries and were considered to be residing in Kuwait illegally.

In 2020, the number of people living in Kuwait who originated from European countries was approximately 12.1 thousand persons. This was a decrease compared to the previous year.

Kuwait KW: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data was reported at 73.640 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 61.172 % for 2010. Kuwait KW: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 58.673 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 73.640 % in 2015 and a record low of 52.184 % in 1990. Kuwait KW: International Migrant Stock: % of Population 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. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.; ; United Nations Population Division, Trends in Total Migrant Stock: 2008 Revision.; Weighted average;

Kuwait immigration statistics for 2015 was 2,866,136, a 53.14% increase from 2010.

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<li>Kuwait immigration statistics for 2010 was <strong>1,871,537</strong>, a <strong>40.37% increase</strong> from 2005.</li>
<li>Kuwait immigration statistics for 2005 was <strong>1,333,327</strong>, a <strong>18.24% increase</strong> from 2000.</li>
<li>Kuwait immigration statistics for 2000 was <strong>1,127,640</strong>, a <strong>22.31% increase</strong> from 1995.</li>
</ul>International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.

In 2020, the total population of Kuwait including citizens and non-citizens in the age group of 40-44 year olds was around 550 thousand. The number of non-Kuwaiti citizens living in Kuwait has been increasing over the years.

In 2020, the number of people living in Kuwait, who originated from South and Central American countries was approximately 1.9 thousand people. This was an increase compared to the previous year.

In 2020, the number of people residing in Kuwait who originated from Arab countries totaled approximately 947 thousand. This was a decrease compared to the previous year.

Kuwait KW: Rural Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Population data was reported at 14.027 % in 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.194 % for 2000. Kuwait KW: Rural Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 14.027 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.194 % in 2000 and a record low of 12.905 % in 1990. Kuwait KW: Rural Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Population 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: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural population below 5m is the percentage of the total population, living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Weighted Average;

Kuwait KW: Rural Population: % of Total Population data was reported at 0.000 % in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 2016. Kuwait KW: Rural Population: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 2.047 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.107 % in 1960 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2017. Kuwait KW: Rural Population: % of Total Population 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. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

Kuwait KW: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 16.416 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.872 Ratio for 2015. Kuwait KW: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 26.694 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.371 Ratio in 1969 and a record low of 16.416 Ratio in 2016. Kuwait KW: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People 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. Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.; ; (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.; Weighted average;

In 2020, the number of non-Kuwaiti citizens living in Kuwait that originated from non-Arab Asian countries was 1. million. This was a decrease compared to the previous year.

This statistic shows the number of live births registered in Kuwait between 2012 to 2020. In 2020 there were about 52.5 thousand live births in Kuwait. This includes babies born to both Kuwaiti and non-Kuwaiti parents.

According to estimates, the population of non-Kuwaiti citizens living in Kuwait in 2017 was about 2.1 million males and about one million females. There was an increase in the number of non-Kuwaiti citizens living in Kuwait of both genders over the years.

Kuwait KW: Rural Population Growth data was reported at -235.756 % in 2001. This records a decrease from the previous number of -8.252 % for 2000. Kuwait KW: Rural Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging -0.152 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2001, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.898 % in 1962 and a record low of -235.756 % in 2001. Kuwait KW: Rural Population Growth 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. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

Kuwait KW: Urban Population Growth data was reported at 2.050 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.924 % for 2016. Kuwait KW: Urban Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 6.024 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.715 % in 1962 and a record low of -3.079 % in 1991. Kuwait KW: Urban Population Growth 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. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

Kuwait poverty rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .

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<li>Kuwait poverty rate for was <strong>0.00%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from .</li>
<li>Kuwait poverty rate for was <strong>0.00%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from .</li>
<li>Kuwait poverty rate for was <strong>0.00%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from .</li>
</ul>Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Kuwait urban population for 2023 was 4,310,108, a 0.97% increase from 2022.

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<li>Kuwait urban population for 2022 was <strong>4,268,873</strong>, a <strong>0.44% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Kuwait urban population for 2021 was <strong>4,250,114</strong>, a <strong>2.53% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Kuwait urban population for 2020 was <strong>4,360,444</strong>, a <strong>1.82% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Kuwait rural population for 2022 was 0.00, a 0% increase from 2021.

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<li>Kuwait rural population for 2021 was <strong>0.00</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Kuwait rural population for 2020 was <strong>0.00</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Kuwait rural population for 2019 was <strong>0.00</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

This dataset is about countries per year in Kuwait. It has 64 rows. It features 4 columns: country, rural land area, and urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters .

Kuwait KW: International Migrant Stock: Total data was reported at 2,866,136.000 Person in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,871,537.000 Person for 2010. Kuwait KW: International Migrant Stock: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 1,020,366.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2015, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,866,136.000 Person in 2015 and a record low of 90,629.000 Person in 1960. Kuwait KW: International Migrant Stock: 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. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.; ; United Nations Population Division, Trends in Total Migrant Stock: 2012 Revision.; Sum;