Kuwait · Population

On this page you can find past, current and future population statistics for Kuwait (from 1950-2100), population map, demographics, live population counter etc. . Question: What is the population of Kuwait? Answer: Current population of Kuwait is: 5 040 565*[1], area 17820 km², population density 282.86 p/km². Capital of Kuwait is Kuwait City. Continent: Asia.

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Kuwait · Population 1950-2100

Kuwait · historical and predicted populations (both sexes) for the period 1950-2100 (millions) De facto population in Kuwait as of 1 July of the year indicated. Source United Nations Population Division [1].

What was the Kuwait population at your birthday?*

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Current Kuwait population

5 040 565

Today This year
Population growth Today
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Changes every 274.903 sec.
Population growth This year
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Births Today
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Changes every 251.519 sec.
Births This year
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Deaths Today
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Changes every 2956.83 sec.
Deaths This year
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Sources: [1]
Today's statistic since midnight 00:00.
This year, statistic changes since 1st January
Population = Births** - Deaths

Kuwait population map

City density [2]population density [3]Legend (Click on marker to hide it)
• Population Growth rate: 314 / day = 13.1 / hour = 0.218 / minute = 0.0036 / seconds
• Births Growth rate**: 343 / day = 14.32 / hour = 0.24 / minute = 0.0043 / seconds
• Deaths Growth rate: 29 / day = 1.22 / hour = 0.02 / minute = 0.0003 / seconds.

Current Kuwait population by age and sex for 2025-07-02*

  Male % Female
0-4 212 406 ⇐+16.7% 182 083
5-9 233 117 +2.6%⇒ 239 245
10-14 171 342 +4.4%⇒ 178 852
15-19 189 924 ⇐+88.7% 100 660
20-24 238 827 ⇐+92.1% 124 323
25-29 226 603 ⇐+9.4% 207 215
30-34 291 599 ⇐+21.4% 240 130
35-39 327 529 ⇐+47.4% 222 274
40-44 289 067 ⇐+52.5% 189 553
45-49 231 556 ⇐+29.1% 179 372
50-54 156 554 ⇐+15.3% 135 807
55-59 119 428 ⇐+47.1% 81 190
60-64 80 636 ⇐+26.1% 63 958
65-69 30 618 ⇐+6% 28 872
70-74 20 592 ⇐+7.1% 19 221
75-79 7 107 ⇐+43.9% 4 939
80-84 5 751 ⇐+54.6% 3 719
85-89 2 916 ⇐+0% 2 915
90-94 624 ⇐+-662.2% -111
95-99 59 +61%⇒ 95
100+ 0 = 0

Sources: [1]

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Sources, Notices

* Value is calculated with linear interpolation from 2 nearest estimated (date->population) data (unofficial).
** Net migration is included in Births with this calculation: Births = Population[1] + Deaths[1].
*** For years before 1950 we dont have population data. Value is approximate calculation using function: 1900 population = 70% of 1950 population.
[1] United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2015). World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision. Data are estimates and projections according to a medium-fertility variant. Reused with the permission of the United Nations. Downloaded: 2015-11-15 (un.org)
[2] City density map, generated by population.city using data provided to us by 1km.net website. Every circle is city with population over 5000. Link
[3] Population density map generated by instructions from daysleeperrr on reddig. Link1. Used data source is the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v3 online at the the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) at Columbia University. Link2. Additional urban land cover: Extracted from Global Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0 and Binary MOD12Q1 data on shadedrelief.com. Link3 (PNG,0.5Mb).