The population of Kuwait is expected to grow by 60,000 in 2018 and reach 4,249,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 20,000 people yearly. On average there are 65,259 births and 12,227 deaths in Kuwait per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.26 percent per year. The population density of Kuwait has changed from 77.0 in 1980 to 227.4 in 2016.
| Current population | 4,246,863 people at present (Sunday 16th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 32.3 years |
| Life expectancy | 75.1 years | |
| Population density | 235.5 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4,197,000 | 60,000 (1.4%) | 20,000 | 32.3 | 1.96 | 236 | 4,130,000 (98.4%) |
| 2017 | 4,137,000 | 84,416 (2.0%) | 20,000 | 32.1 | 1.97 | 232 | 4,069,000 (98.4%) |
| 2016 | 4,052,584 | 116,790 (2.9%) | 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 2017 the population of Kuwait was 4,137,000 and the average age increased from 23.7 in 1960 to 32.1. Urban population has increased from 2,012,044 (98.1%) in 2000 to 4,130,000 (98.4%) in the current year. The population density of Kuwait has changed from 77.0 in 1980 to 227.4 in 2016.
| 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 1.45% (84,416 residents, including 11,179 deaths). The demographics of Kuwait constitutes of 1,787,000 women and 2,410,000 men, which means there are 1,349 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 26.9% of population (1,129,413) is 19 or younger, 70.6% of population (2,963,082) is between age 20 and 64 and 2.5% of population (106,184) is over 65.