The population of Kuwait is expected to grow by 61,000 in 2024 and reach 4,603,000 in 2025. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 14,000 people yearly. The population density of Kuwait has changed from 77.0 in 1980 to 248.2 in 2022.
| Current population | 4,590,605 people at present (Sunday 13th of October 2024) | |
| Median Age | 33.6 years |
| Population density | 255.0 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,545,000 | 61,000 (1.3%) | 14,000 | 33.6 | 255 | 4,476,000 (98.5%) | |
| 2023 | 4,484,000 | 62,000 (1.4%) | 14,000 | 33.3 | 252 | 4,415,000 (98.5%) | |
| 2022 | 4,422,000 | 61,000 (1.4%) | 14,000 | 33.1 | 248 | 4,354,000 (98.5%) | |
| 2021 | 4,361,000 | 58,000 (1.3%) | 14,000 | 32.8 | 245 | 4,293,000 (98.4%) | |
| 2020 | 4,303,000 | 54,000 (1.3%) | 14,000 | 32.6 | 1.94 | 242 | 4,235,000 (98.4%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 20,000 | 32.4 | 1.95 | 238 | 4,181,000 (98.4%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 20,000 | 32.3 | 1.96 | 236 | 4,130,000 (98.4%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 20,000 | 32.1 | 1.97 | 232 | 4,069,000 (98.4%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 20,000 | 31.9 | 1.98 | 227 | 3,986,041 (98.4%) |
| 2015 | 3,935,794 | 153,344 (3.9%) | 20,000 | 31.8 | 1.99 | 221 | 3,870,539 (98.3%) |
| 2010 | 2,998,083 | 179,144 (6.0%) | 134,000 | 29.0 | 2.22 | 168 | 2,946,006 (98.3%) |
| 2005 | 2,276,623 | 68,684 (3.0%) | 95,900 | 28.0 | 2.50 | 128 | 2,235,348 (98.2%) |
| 2000 | 2,050,741 | 93,675 (4.6%) | 5,300 | 27.3 | 2.85 | 115 | 2,012,044 (98.1%) |
| 1995 | 1,610,651 | 21,089 (1.3%) | 48,400 | 26.0 | 2.72 | 90 | 1,579,131 (98.0%) |
| 1990 | 2,099,615 | 2,683 (0.1%) | -131,000 | 24.3 | 2.97 | 118 | 2,057,077 (98.0%) |
| 1985 | 1,738,994 | 83,161 (4.8%) | 23,954 | 23.4 | 4.36 | 98 | 1,702,527 (97.9%) |
| 1980 | 1,372,318 | 72,635 (5.3%) | 23,068 | 22.6 | 5.32 | 77 | 1,300,697 (94.8%) |
| 1975 | 1,024,940 | 60,106 (5.9%) | 28,220 | 21.1 | 6.18 | 58 | 916,132 (89.4%) |
| 1970 | 746,767 | 55,638 (7.5%) | 19,167 | 21.3 | 7.17 | 42 | 639,688 (85.7%) |
| 1965 | 473,554 | 48,319 (10.2%) | 29,320 | 22.1 | 7.41 | 27 | 375,400 (79.3%) |
| 1960 | 269,618 | 31,718 (10.5%) | 27,400 | 23.7 | 7.24 | 15 | 201,925 (74.9%) |
In 2023 the population of Kuwait was 4,484,000 and the average age increased from 23.7 in 1960 to 33.3. Urban population has increased from 2,012,044 (98.1%) in 2000 to 4,476,000 (98.5%) in the current year. The population density of Kuwait has changed from 77.0 in 1980 to 248.2 in 2022.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 14,000 | 32.6 | 1.94 | 242 | 4,235,000 (98.4%) |
| 2025 | 4,603,000 | 58,000 (1.3%) | 14,000 | 33.8 | 1.89 | 258 | 4,534,000 (98.5%) |
| 2030 | 4,874,000 | 52,000 (1.1%) | 12,000 | 35.3 | 1.87 | 274 | 4,804,000 (98.6%) |
| 2035 | 5,111,000 | 45,000 (0.9%) | 12,000 | 36.6 | 1.84 | 287 | 5,042,000 (98.6%) |
| 2040 | 5,324,000 | 40,000 (0.8%) | 11,000 | 37.8 | 1.83 | 299 | 5,255,000 (98.7%) |
| 2045 | 5,504,000 | 32,000 (0.6%) | 9,000 | 38.6 | 1.82 | 309 | 5,437,000 (98.8%) |
| 2050 | 5,644,000 | 25,000 (0.4%) | 9,000 | 39.2 | 1.82 | 317 | 5,578,000 (98.8%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 78.9 (77.6 years for male and 80.3 years for females). Population density will go up to 316.7 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Kuwait constitutes of 1,950,000 women and 2,595,000 men, which means there are 1,331 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 26.8% of population (1,219,424) is 19 or younger, 68.7% of population (3,123,779) is between age 20 and 64 and 4.4% of population (199,526) is over 65.