Kuwait Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of Kuwait population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Kuwait in 2024 is 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.
- The population of Kuwait in 2021 was 4,250,114, a 2.53% decline from 2020.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2024 Population |
| United States |
341,814,420 |
| Japan |
122,631,432 |
| Germany |
83,252,474 |
| United Kingdom |
67,961,439 |
| France |
64,881,830 |
| Italy |
58,697,744 |
| South Korea |
51,741,963 |
| Spain |
47,473,373 |
| Argentina |
46,057,866 |
| Poland |
40,221,726 |
| Canada |
39,107,046 |
| Saudi Arabia |
37,473,929 |
| Australia |
26,699,482 |
| Taiwan |
23,950,214 |
| Chile |
19,658,839 |
| Netherlands |
17,671,125 |
| Belgium |
11,715,774 |
| Sweden |
10,673,669 |
| Greece |
10,302,720 |
| Portugal |
10,223,349 |
| Hungary |
9,994,993 |
| UAE |
9,591,853 |
| Israel |
9,311,652 |
| Austria |
8,977,139 |
| Switzerland |
8,851,431 |
| Hong Kong |
7,496,681 |
| Singapore |
6,052,709 |
| Denmark |
5,939,695 |
| Finland |
5,549,886 |
| Norway |
5,514,477 |
| New Zealand |
5,269,939 |
| Ireland |
5,089,478 |
| Oman |
4,713,553 |
| Panama |
4,527,961 |
| Kuwait |
4,349,380 |
| Croatia |
3,986,627 |
| Uruguay |
3,423,316 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,268,802 |
| Qatar |
2,737,061 |
| Lithuania |
2,692,798 |
| Slovenia |
2,118,965 |
| Latvia |
1,810,240 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1,538,200 |
| Bahrain |
1,498,712 |
| Estonia |
1,319,041 |
| Cyprus |
1,268,467 |
| Macao |
713,082 |
| Luxembourg |
661,594 |
| Malta |
536,740 |
| Bahamas |
415,223 |
| Iceland |
377,689 |
| French Polynesia |
311,383 |
| New Caledonia |
295,966 |
| Barbados |
282,309 |
| Curacao |
192,965 |
| Guam |
174,114 |
| Seychelles |
108,263 |
| Aruba |
106,177 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
94,816 |
| Isle of Man |
84,904 |
| Andorra |
80,341 |
| Cayman Islands |
69,885 |
| Bermuda |
63,935 |
| Greenland |
56,789 |
| Faroe Islands |
53,444 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
50,025 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
46,431 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
44,309 |
| Liechtenstein |
39,822 |
| Monaco |
36,157 |
| San Marino |
33,614 |
| Gibraltar |
32,718 |
| British Virgin Islands |
31,763 |
| Palau |
18,051 |
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Kuwait - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 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% |
