The population of Kuwait is expected to grow by 54,000 in 2020 and reach 4,361,000 in 2021. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 14,000 people yearly. On average there are 63,112 births and 13,202 deaths in Kuwait per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.16 percent per year. The population density of Kuwait has changed from 77.0 in 1980 to 235.5 in 2018.
| Current population | 4,306,496 people at present (Wednesday 22nd of January 2020) | |
| Median Age | 32.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 75.4 years | |
| Population density | 241.5 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2019 the population of Kuwait was 4,249,000 and the average age increased from 23.7 in 1960 to 32.4. Urban population has increased from 2,012,044 (98.1%) in 2000 to 4,235,000 (98.4%) in the current year. The population density of Kuwait has changed from 77.0 in 1980 to 235.5 in 2018.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,303,000 | 54,000 (1.3%) | 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%) |
Total Kuwait population should reach 4,303,000 by 2020 and should increase to 5,644,000 people by year 2050. 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 population growth rate is 1.27% (52,000 residents, including 12,227 deaths). The demographics of Kuwait constitutes of 1,834,000 women and 2,469,000 men, which means there are 1,346 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 26.8% of population (1,152,343) is 19 or younger, 70.2% of population (3,021,136) is between age 20 and 64 and 3.0% of population (129,090) is over 65.