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: 5 139 724*[1], area 17820 km², population density 288.42 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

5 139 724

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 2026-05-13*

  Male % Female
0-4 215 429 ⇐+17.7% 183 086
5-9 240 237 +2.9%⇒ 247 169
10-14 175 951 +5.3%⇒ 185 236
15-19 196 113 ⇐+95.4% 100 347
20-24 246 815 ⇐+102.6% 121 815
25-29 224 704 ⇐+8.2% 207 767
30-34 288 292 ⇐+19.1% 242 000
35-39 331 222 ⇐+46.5% 226 023
40-44 295 383 ⇐+52.4% 193 876
45-49 238 442 ⇐+28.8% 185 187
50-54 161 322 ⇐+13.8% 141 808
55-59 123 772 ⇐+47.6% 83 853
60-64 84 918 ⇐+26.2% 67 266
65-69 31 506 ⇐+5.4% 29 882
70-74 21 439 ⇐+6.1% 20 206
75-79 7 085 ⇐+43.2% 4 947
80-84 5 924 ⇐+56.3% 3 789
85-89 3 074 +1.9%⇒ 3 132
90-94 667 ⇐+-613.1% -130
95-99 63 +63.5%⇒ 103
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).