Population of Kuwait (2024)

Kuwait population

3,249,382

Births this year: 469,280 Births today 2
Deaths this year 52,674 Deaths today 0

Kuwait Population by Religions

Region Name Percents Number
Muslim (official) 76.7% 2,172,739 people
Christian 17.3% 490,070 people
other and unspecified 5.9% 167,134 people

Kuwait Population by Ethnic groups (2013 est)

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Kuwaiti 31.3% 886,659 people
other Arab 27.9% 790,345 people
Asian 37.8% 1,070,789 people
African 1.9% 53,823 people
other (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) 1.1% 31,161 people

Kuwait population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 4,316,618 2,425,014 1,891,604 100 100 100 128.2
00-04 373,603 190,429 183,174 8.7 7.9 9.7 104
05-09 345,253 176,026 169,227 8 7.3 8.9 104
10-14 297,318 150,217 147,101 6.9 6.2 7.8 102.1
15-19 226,584 120,422 106,162 5.2 5 5.6 113.4
20-24 294,491 170,240 124,251 6.8 7 6.6 137
25-29 440,139 250,534 189,605 10.2 10.3 10 132.1
30-34 555,325 325,412 229,913 12.9 13.4 12.2 141.5
35-39 518,680 313,798 204,882 12 12.9 10.8 153.2
40-44 368,950 223,183 145,767 8.5 9.2 7.7 153.1
45-49 307,728 178,971 128,757 7.1 7.4 6.8 139
50-54 232,976 126,981 105,995 5.4 5.2 5.6 119.8
55-59 145,177 83,739 61,438 3.4 3.5 3.2 136.3
60-64 105,394 58,359 47,035 2.4 2.4 2.5 124.1
65-69 49,724 26,121 23,603 1.2 1.1 1.2 110.7
70-74 31,996 17,152 14,844 0.7 0.7 0.8 115.5
75-79 13,541 7,722 5,819 0.3 0.3 0.3 132.7
80-84 6,896 4,083 2,813 0.2 0.2 0.1 145.1
85-89 2,507 1,385 1,122 0.1 0.1 0.1 123.4
90-94 311 226 85 0 0 0 265.9
95-99 24 13 11 0 0 0 118.2
100+ 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Kuwait Age structure and Population pyramid

Kuwait Age structure and Population pyramid

Kuwait Sex ratio

Kuwait Sex ratio

Kuwait Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Kuwait

Kuwait Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Sex ratio Density
(P/KmĀ²)
2023 4,533,237 1.62 72,266 127.46 254.39
2022 4,460,971 1.65 72,359 127.76 250.34
2021 4,388,612 1.67 71,994 128.02 246.27
2020 4,316,618 1.65 70,056 128.20 242.23
2019 4,246,562 1.67 69,920 128.29 238.30
2018 4,176,642 1.87 76,710 128.32 234.38
2017 4,099,932 2.32 92,786 128.30 230.07
2016 4,007,146 2.96 115,031 128.25 224.87
2015 3,892,115 3.70 138,994 128.19 218.41
2014 3,753,121 4.44 159,432 128.08 210.61
2013 3,593,689 5.09 174,108 127.95 201.67
2012 3,419,581 5.57 180,400 127.94 191.90
2011 3,239,181 5.87 179,708 128.26 181.77
2010 3,059,473 6.19 178,230 129.14 171.69
2005 2,263,604 17.32 334,134 141.97 127.03
2000 1,929,470 17.86 292,439 142.21 108.28
1995 1,637,031 -20.49 -421,801 140.73 91.86
1990 2,058,832 18.64 323,512 114.29 115.53
1985 1,735,320 25.35 350,978 130.80 97.38
1980 1,384,342 31.69 333,155 134.15 77.68
1975 1,051,187 40.12 301,003 119.52 58.99
1970 750,184 55.58 268,011 131.02 42.10
1965 482,173 84.06 220,211 160.88 27.06
1960 261,962 34.48 67,167 172.96 14.70
1955 194,795 27.94 42,545 155.40 10.93
1950 152,250 146.36 8.54
Chart population Kuwait Population (1950 - 2024)