Kuwait Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of Kuwait population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Kuwait in 2025 is 4,387,109, a 0.87% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Kuwait in 2024 was 4,349,380, a 0.91% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Kuwait in 2023 was 4,310,108, a 0.97% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Kuwait in 2022 was 4,268,873, a 0.44% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2025 Population
United States 343,603,404
Japan 121,960,408
Germany 83,199,069
United Kingdom 68,180,606
France 65,003,384
Italy 58,518,843
South Korea 51,690,479
Spain 47,420,024
Argentina 46,337,520
Poland 39,616,730
Canada 39,431,447
Saudi Arabia 37,989,969
Australia 26,958,054
Taiwan 23,974,031
Chile 19,690,323
Netherlands 17,722,333
Belgium 11,744,521
Sweden 10,733,867
Greece 10,263,298
Portugal 10,198,116
Hungary 9,870,870
UAE 9,665,319
Israel 9,448,781
Austria 8,994,123
Switzerland 8,904,610
Hong Kong 7,499,791
Singapore 6,089,541
Denmark 5,968,467
Norway 5,554,468
Finland 5,553,985
New Zealand 5,310,695
Ireland 5,120,867
Oman 4,780,706
Panama 4,586,672
Kuwait 4,387,109
Croatia 3,964,392
Uruguay 3,423,454
Puerto Rico 3,275,311
Qatar 2,757,220
Lithuania 2,668,446
Slovenia 2,117,762
Latvia 1,790,796
Trinidad and Tobago 1,540,943
Bahrain 1,511,676
Estonia 1,314,900
Cyprus 1,276,508
Macao 721,922
Luxembourg 668,100
Malta 538,297
Bahamas 417,790
Iceland 380,010
French Polynesia 313,810
New Caledonia 298,873
Barbados 282,580
Curacao 193,837
Guam 175,263
Seychelles 108,844
Aruba 106,043
Antigua and Barbuda 95,319
Isle of Man 85,082
Andorra 80,578
Cayman Islands 70,445
Bermuda 63,778
Greenland 56,916
Faroe Islands 53,623
Northern Mariana Islands 50,255
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,797
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,404
Liechtenstein 40,050
Monaco 36,051
San Marino 33,583
Gibraltar 32,742
British Virgin Islands 31,984
Palau 18,044
Kuwait - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 4,387,109 0.87%
2024 4,349,380 0.91%
2023 4,310,108 0.97%
2022 4,268,873 0.44%
2021 4,250,114 -2.53%
2020 4,360,444 -1.82%
2019 4,441,100 2.87%
2018 4,317,185 4.66%
2017 4,124,904 1.90%
2016 4,048,085 3.56%
2015 3,908,743 3.91%
2014 3,761,584 3.16%
2013 3,646,518 7.42%
2012 3,394,663 7.98%
2011 3,143,825 6.81%
2010 2,943,356 5.29%
2009 2,795,550 5.46%
2008 2,650,930 5.75%
2007 2,506,769 6.07%
2006 2,363,409 5.73%
2005 2,235,403 3.80%
2004 2,153,481 2.47%
2003 2,101,506 2.64%
2002 2,047,364 2.80%
2001 1,991,674 2.93%
2000 1,934,901 3.06%
1999 1,877,427 3.18%
1998 1,819,544 3.30%
1997 1,761,468 3.41%
1996 1,703,318 2.91%
1995 1,655,222 0.86%
1994 1,641,106 -0.76%
1993 1,653,645 2.04%
1992 1,620,633 20.99%
1991 1,339,500 -20.03%
1990 1,674,938 -24.21%
1989 2,210,013 3.80%
1988 2,129,153 3.94%
1987 2,048,477 4.08%
1986 1,968,093 4.19%
1985 1,888,975 4.13%
1984 1,813,986 4.49%
1983 1,736,028 5.03%
1982 1,652,921 5.08%
1981 1,573,026 5.30%
1980 1,493,870 5.78%
1979 1,412,266 6.26%
1978 1,329,074 6.56%
1977 1,247,225 6.71%
1976 1,168,791 6.64%
1975 1,095,998 6.36%
1974 1,030,426 6.17%
1973 970,527 6.21%
1972 913,785 6.41%
1971 858,734 6.97%
1970 802,786 8.04%
1969 743,044 9.09%
1968 681,117 9.64%
1967 621,242 9.86%
1966 565,463 10.05%
1965 513,840 10.33%
1964 465,748 10.76%
1963 420,494 11.19%
1962 378,190 11.33%
1961 339,697 11.22%
1960 305,415 11.26%
1959 274,514 11.67%
1958 245,827 10.10%
1957 223,274 9.43%
1956 204,028 11.21%
1955 183,458 7.23%
1954 171,095 2.80%
1953 166,439 2.75%
1952 161,988 2.68%
1951 157,764 2.62%
1950 153,738 0.00%