Kuwait Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Kuwait urban population for 2021 was 4,250,114, a 2.53% decline from 2020.
  • Kuwait urban population for 2020 was 4,360,444, a 1.82% decline from 2019.
  • Kuwait urban population for 2019 was 4,441,100, a 2.87% increase from 2018.
  • Kuwait urban population for 2018 was 4,317,185, a 4.66% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
United States 275,050,303
Japan 115,459,909
Germany 64,513,567
United Kingdom 56,656,654
France 55,041,156
Argentina 42,248,949
Italy 42,172,384
South Korea 42,127,573
Spain 38,433,310
Canada 31,229,095
Saudi Arabia 30,380,961
Poland 22,676,585
Australia 22,184,739
Chile 17,118,329
Netherlands 16,230,689
Belgium 11,374,657
Sweden 9,190,703
Israel 8,677,993
Greece 8,517,020
UAE 8,175,678
Czech Republic 7,796,754
Hong Kong 7,413,100
Hungary 7,014,911
Portugal 6,902,258
Switzerland 6,440,172
Singapore 5,453,566
Austria 5,283,472
Denmark 5,167,981
Finland 4,742,889
Norway 4,506,374
New Zealand 4,445,853
Kuwait 4,250,114
Oman 3,934,799
Uruguay 3,275,607
Ireland 3,216,796
Puerto Rico 3,054,454
Panama 2,992,584
Slovak Republic 2,931,708
Qatar 2,668,826
Croatia 2,256,663
Lithuania 1,911,545
Bahrain 1,311,407
Latvia 1,289,387
Slovenia 1,168,445
Estonia 923,866
Cyprus 831,814
Trinidad and Tobago 812,644
Macao 686,607
Luxembourg 586,759
Malta 491,624
Iceland 349,960
Brunei 349,858
Bahamas 340,051
New Caledonia 194,938
French Polynesia 188,701
Guam 162,033
Curacao 135,666
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 101,678
Barbados 87,864
Andorra 69,438
Cayman Islands 68,136
Bermuda 63,867
Seychelles 57,542
Channel Islands 53,552
Greenland 49,575
Aruba 46,734
Northern Mariana Islands 45,468
Isle of Man 44,723
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,846
Turks and Caicos Islands 42,332
Monaco 36,686
San Marino 32,942
Gibraltar 32,669
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Faroe Islands 22,522
British Virgin Islands 15,225
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,713
Palau 14,686
Liechtenstein 5,649
Kuwait Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 4,250,114 100.00 -2.56%
2020 4,360,444 100.00 -1.83%
2019 4,441,100 100.00 2.83%
2018 4,317,185 100.00 4.56%
2017 4,124,904 100.00 1.88%
2016 4,048,085 100.00 3.50%
2015 3,908,743 100.00 3.84%
2014 3,761,584 100.00 3.11%
2013 3,646,518 100.00 7.16%
2012 3,394,663 100.00 7.68%
2011 3,143,825 100.00 6.59%
2010 2,943,356 100.00 5.15%
2009 2,795,550 100.00 5.31%
2008 2,650,930 100.00 5.59%
2007 2,506,769 100.00 5.89%
2006 2,363,409 100.00 5.57%
2005 2,235,403 100.00 3.73%
2004 2,153,481 100.00 2.44%
2003 2,101,506 100.00 2.61%
2002 2,047,364 100.00 2.85%
2001 1,989,842 99.91 3.80%
2000 1,915,552 99.00 3.15%
1999 1,856,062 98.86 3.29%
1998 1,795,981 98.71 3.42%
1997 1,735,522 98.53 3.56%
1996 1,674,787 98.33 3.10%
1995 1,623,707 98.10 0.92%
1994 1,608,760 98.03 -0.75%
1993 1,620,837 98.02 2.03%
1992 1,588,253 98.00 19.07%
1991 1,312,549 97.99 -22.33%
1990 1,641,004 97.97 -27.71%
1989 2,164,929 97.96 3.74%
1988 2,085,420 97.95 3.88%
1987 2,006,114 97.93 4.02%
1986 1,927,098 97.92 4.12%
1985 1,849,363 97.90 4.41%
1984 1,769,561 97.55 4.92%
1983 1,684,537 97.03 5.55%
1982 1,593,647 96.41 5.73%
1981 1,504,914 95.67 6.10%
1980 1,415,905 94.78 6.52%
1979 1,326,513 93.93 7.06%
1978 1,236,039 93.00 7.50%
1977 1,146,749 91.94 7.81%
1976 1,060,619 90.75 7.94%
1975 979,647 89.38 7.07%
1974 912,741 88.58 6.76%
1973 853,113 87.90 6.84%
1972 796,747 87.19 7.08%
1971 742,324 86.44 7.65%
1970 687,675 85.66 9.00%
1969 628,481 84.58 10.14%
1968 567,854 83.37 10.76%
1967 509,922 82.08 11.08%
1966 456,419 80.72 11.38%
1965 407,336 79.27 11.01%
1964 364,872 78.34 11.29%
1963 325,929 77.51 11.71%
1962 289,920 76.66 11.88%
1961 257,446 75.79 11.83%
1960 228,734 74.89 %