Kuwait Urban Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 4,310,108, a 0.97% increase from 2022.
  • Kuwait urban population for 2022 was 4,268,873, a 0.44% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
United States 278,977,409
Japan 114,608,860
Germany 65,697,635
United Kingdom 57,852,807
France 55,747,567
Argentina 43,138,225
Italy 42,292,160
South Korea 42,123,031
Spain 39,449,423
Canada 32,824,829
Saudi Arabia 31,386,498
Australia 23,073,508
Poland 22,091,485
Chile 17,276,395
Netherlands 16,659,928
Belgium 11,608,485
Sweden 9,349,997
Israel 9,059,486
Greece 8,358,768
UAE 8,353,814
Czech Republic 8,106,553
Hong Kong 7,536,100
Portugal 7,147,342
Hungary 6,987,564
Switzerland 6,566,767
Singapore 5,917,648
Austria 5,436,508
Denmark 5,262,755
Finland 4,789,791
Norway 4,636,183
New Zealand 4,543,314
Kuwait 4,310,108
Oman 4,105,635
Ireland 3,392,447
Uruguay 3,278,345
Panama 3,105,857
Puerto Rico 3,001,617
Slovak Republic 2,931,905
Qatar 2,698,843
Croatia 2,257,012
Lithuania 1,972,821
Bahrain 1,335,012
Latvia 1,292,217
Slovenia 1,189,591
Estonia 953,736
Cyprus 844,129
Trinidad and Tobago 820,255
Macao 704,149
Luxembourg 615,639
Malta 525,227
Iceland 370,149
Brunei 358,168
Bahamas 345,056
New Caledonia 194,843
French Polynesia 192,390
Guam 164,592
Curacao 131,631
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 100,958
Barbados 88,617
Seychelles 70,450
Andorra 70,296
Cayman Islands 69,310
Bermuda 63,489
Channel Islands 54,636
Greenland 50,007
Aruba 47,032
Northern Mariana Islands 45,850
Isle of Man 45,305
Turks and Caicos Islands 43,412
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 41,163
Monaco 36,297
San Marino 32,914
Gibraltar 32,688
Antigua and Barbuda 22,945
Faroe Islands 22,899
British Virgin Islands 15,690
Palau 14,881
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,850
Liechtenstein 5,786
Kuwait Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 4,310,108 100.00 0.96%
2022 4,268,873 100.00 0.44%
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 %