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: 5 045 860*[1], area 17820 km², population density 283.16 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

5 045 860

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 2025-07-18*

  Male % Female
0-4 212 568 ⇐+16.7% 182 137
5-9 233 498 +2.6%⇒ 239 669
10-14 171 588 +4.4%⇒ 179 193
15-19 190 254 ⇐+89% 100 643
20-24 239 254 ⇐+92.7% 124 189
25-29 226 501 ⇐+9.3% 207 244
30-34 291 422 ⇐+21.3% 240 230
35-39 327 726 ⇐+47.3% 222 474
40-44 289 404 ⇐+52.5% 189 784
45-49 231 924 ⇐+29.1% 179 682
50-54 156 808 ⇐+15.2% 136 128
55-59 119 660 ⇐+47.1% 81 332
60-64 80 864 ⇐+26.1% 64 135
65-69 30 666 ⇐+6% 28 926
70-74 20 637 ⇐+7.1% 19 273
75-79 7 106 ⇐+43.9% 4 939
80-84 5 760 ⇐+54.8% 3 722
85-89 2 924 +0.1%⇒ 2 927
90-94 626 ⇐+-658.9% -112
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).