According to estimates, the number of Kuwaiti citizens was about **** million in 2020, compared to the number of non-Kuwaiti citizens which was about *** 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.

The total population of Kuwait was estimated at about 5.01 million people in 2024. Between 1993 and 2024, the total population rose by approximately 3.50 million people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The total population will steadily rise by around 630 thousand people over the period from 2024 to 2030, reflecting a clear upward trend.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

Kuwait KW: 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: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 5.742 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.596 % in 1963 and a record low of -3.093 % in 1991. Kuwait KW: 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. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (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;

The total population in Kuwait was estimated at 4.8 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Kuwait Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

This statistic shows the age structure in Kuwait from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, about 18.6 percent of Kuwait's total population were aged 0 to 14 years.

Kuwait KW: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data was reported at 3.063 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.857 % for 2016. Kuwait KW: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data is updated yearly, averaging 2.801 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.449 % in 1971 and a record low of 1.982 % in 1996. Kuwait KW: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old 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. Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

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

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.

Kuwait KW: Population: Female: Ages 40-44: % of Female Population data was reported at 9.851 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.004 % for 2016. Kuwait KW: Population: Female: Ages 40-44: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 4.730 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.004 % in 2016 and a record low of 3.080 % in 1967. Kuwait KW: Population: Female: Ages 40-44: % of Female 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. Female population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

According to estimates, the number of female citizens of Kuwait in 2020 was about 688 thousand, an increase from 673 thousand women the previous year. In comparison, the number of male citizens in 2020 was about 677 thousand.

In 2023, the annual population growth in Kuwait increased by 0.5 percentage points (+9.78 percent) compared to 2022. With 5.59 percent, the population growth thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significantly lower population growth than the preceding years.Population growth refers to the annual change in population, and is based on the balance between birth and death rates, as well as migration.Find more key insights for the annual population growth in countries like Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.

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 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;

This statistic illustrates the distribution of adult population in Kuwait in 2019 by wealth range group. That year, approximately 44 percent of adults in Kuwait had wealth of 10,000 to 100,000 U.S. dollars.

The urban indicators data available here are analyzed, compiled and published by UN-Habitat’s Global Urban Observatory which supports governments, local authorities and civil society organizations to develop urban indicators, data and statistics. Urban statistics are collected through household surveys and censuses conducted by national statistics authorities. Global Urban Observatory team analyses and compiles urban indicators statistics from surveys and censuses. Additionally, Local urban observatories collect, compile and analyze urban data for national policy development. Population statistics are produced by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, World Urbanization Prospects.

Kuwait KW: Population: Male: Ages 45-49: % of Male Population data was reported at 9.637 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.543 % for 2016. Kuwait KW: Population: Male: Ages 45-49: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 4.947 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.637 % in 2017 and a record low of 3.023 % in 1965. Kuwait KW: Population: Male: Ages 45-49: % of Male 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: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 45 to 49 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

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

Kuwait KW: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 2.739 Ratio in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.681 Ratio for 2015. Kuwait KW: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 2.739 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.953 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 2.453 Ratio in 1994. Kuwait KW: Death 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 death rate indicates the number of deaths 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;

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