The population of Kuwait is expected to grow by 69,351 in 2026 and reach 4,993,338 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 30,696 people yearly. On average there are 49,388 births and 7,925 deaths in Kuwait per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.84 percent per year. The population density of Kuwait has changed from 84.4 in 1980 to 274.8 in 2024.
| Current population | 4,983,851 people at present (Monday 2nd of November 2026) | |
| Median Age | 34.3 years |
| Life expectancy | 83.6 years | |
| Population density | 286.4 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4,934,649 | 69,351 (1.4%) | 30,696 | 34.3 | 1.53 | 286 | 4,934,649 (100.0%) |
| 2025 | 4,865,298 | -31,965 (-0.7%) | 42,775 | 34.2 | 1.55 | 282 | 4,865,298 (100.0%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 61,624 | 34.1 | 1.56 | 275 | 4,897,263 (100.0%) |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,008 | 33.8 | 1.52 | 272 | 4,853,420 (100.0%) |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 368,560 | 33.1 | 1.55 | 258 | 4,589,643 (100.0%) |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 19,678 | 33.8 | 2.15 | 245 | 4,360,865 (100.0%) |
| 2020 | 4,400,267 | -42,049 (-1.0%) | -168,379 | 34.8 | 2.03 | 247 | 4,400,267 (100.0%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 181 | 34.4 | 2.08 | 249 | 4,442,316 (100.0%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 145,973 | 33.8 | 2.12 | 243 | 4,323,515 (100.0%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 92,717 | 33.1 | 2.16 | 233 | 4,154,812 (100.0%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 105,818 | 32.5 | 2.06 | 225 | 4,004,096 (100.0%) |
| 2015 | 3,834,574 | 168,698 (4.4%) | 129,695 | 31.9 | 2.03 | 215 | 3,834,574 (100.0%) |
| 2010 | 2,943,372 | 147,888 (5.0%) | 101,566 | 29.1 | 2.04 | 165 | 2,943,372 (100.0%) |
| 2005 | 2,236,788 | 79,468 (3.6%) | 67,638 | 28.1 | 2.73 | 126 | 2,236,788 (100.0%) |
| 2000 | 1,954,709 | 54,679 (2.8%) | 14,296 | 26.2 | 2.89 | 110 | 1,935,162 (99.0%) |
| 1995 | 1,681,513 | 17,152 (1.0%) | 438 | 25.2 | 3.25 | 94 | 1,648,717 (98.0%) |
| 1990 | 1,684,819 | -532,649 (-31.6%) | -1,196,050 | 25.5 | 3.49 | 95 | 1,650,681 (98.0%) |
| 1985 | 1,894,242 | 73,554 (3.9%) | 25,777 | 23.6 | 4.22 | 106 | 1,854,616 (97.9%) |
| 1980 | 1,504,782 | 81,268 (5.4%) | 32,483 | 22.6 | 5.18 | 84 | 1,426,081 (94.8%) |
| 1975 | 1,104,863 | 66,517 (6.0%) | 30,909 | 21.8 | 6.06 | 62 | 987,533 (89.4%) |
| 1970 | 809,114 | 59,662 (7.4%) | 26,614 | 21.6 | 7.03 | 45 | 651,288 (80.5%) |
| 1965 | 521,174 | 48,059 (9.2%) | 30,580 | 22.5 | 7.31 | 29 | 412,075 (79.1%) |
| 1960 | 311,060 | 34,885 (10.1%) | 21,769 | 23.7 | 7.22 | 18 | 234,543 (75.4%) |
In 2025 the population of Kuwait was 4,865,298 and the average age increased from 23.7 in 1960 to 34.2. Urban population has increased from 1,935,162 (99.0%) in 2000 to 4,934,649 (100.0%) in the current year. The population density of Kuwait has changed from 84.4 in 1980 to 274.8 in 2024.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -168,379 | 34.8 | 2.03 | 247 | 4,400,267 (100.0%) |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 42,775 | 34.2 | 1.55 | 282 | 4,865,298 (100.0%) |
| 2030 | 5,137,756 | 45,306 (0.9%) | 3,308 | 34.5 | 1.48 | 299 | 5,137,756 (100.0%) |
| 2035 | 5,376,877 | 49,437 (0.9%) | 3,468 | 34.8 | 1.48 | 313 | 5,376,877 (100.0%) |
| 2040 | 5,631,910 | 51,738 (0.9%) | 3,620 | 35.1 | 1.49 | 327 | 5,631,910 (100.0%) |
| 2045 | 5,894,085 | 52,686 (0.9%) | 3,804 | 35.3 | 1.50 | 342 | 5,894,085 (100.0%) |
| 2050 | 6,157,871 | 52,914 (0.9%) | 3,931 | 35.6 | 1.51 | 357 | 6,157,871 (100.0%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 84.9 (84.2 years for male and 85.6 years for females). Population density will go up to 357.4 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Kuwait constitutes of 1,923,646 women and 3,011,003 men, which means there are 1,565 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 23.5% of population (1,157,669) is 19 or younger, 73.3% of population (3,615,617) is between age 20 and 64 and 3.3% of population (161,363) is over 65.