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Population · Asia

Kuwait population 2026

Right now · estimate

Kuwait population right now

5,125,323

Births today
0
Deaths today
0
Births this year
41,506
Births minus deaths this year
+33,795

Kuwait has an estimated 5,102,773 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 76,695 more than a year earlier (+1.53%). It is the 128th most populous country in the world. It is still growing and is projected to reach 6.4 million by 2050 and 9.6 million by 2100.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Kuwait in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026
49 thousand 135 a day
Deaths in 2026
9 thousand 25 a day
Net migration
+31 thousand more arrivals than departures
Growth rate
+1.39% growing
Fertility rate
1.49per woman below replacement (2.1)
Median age
34.8years world: 31.1
Life expectancy
81.0years
Aged 65 and over
3.3% 6.6% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital
Kuwait City
Area
17,820 km² 157th largest of 237
Population density
286per km² 53rd most crowded
Urban population
100.0% 100.0% by 2050
Men and women
3.1 million / 2 million 156.5 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women
82.3years men: 79.8 years
Infant mortality
6.0per 1,000 births under-5: 7.1
Birth rate
9.7per 1,000 death rate: 1.8
Net migration rate
+6.0per 1,000 net arrivals

Population of Kuwait, 1950–2100

Still rising in 2100 on the UN medium projection. By 2050: 6.4 million (+24.8% from today).

Population of Kuwait
  • UN estimate
  • UN projection
9.6M 2026
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YearPopulation
1950153,958
1951158,450
1952163,157
1953168,089
1954173,244
1955186,114
1956207,215
1957227,042
1958250,203
1959279,525
1960311,060
1961345,944
1962384,995
1963427,694
1964473,115
1965521,174
1966572,590
1967628,089
1968687,716
1969749,452
1970809,114
1971865,076
1972920,352
1973977,654
19741,038,346
19751,104,863
19761,178,711
19771,258,023
19781,340,319
19791,423,514
19801,504,782
19811,583,426
19821,662,480
19831,744,295
19841,820,688
19851,894,242
19861,972,520
19872,052,994
19882,134,708
19892,217,468
19901,684,819
19911,351,399
19921,634,961
19931,672,151
19941,664,361
19951,681,513
19961,730,246
19971,787,683
19981,844,302
19991,900,030
20001,954,709
20012,008,121
20022,059,974
20032,109,881
20042,157,320
20052,236,788
20062,364,733
20072,507,886
20082,651,421
20092,795,484
20102,943,372
20113,132,814
20123,337,025
20133,507,746
20143,665,766
20153,834,454
20164,003,971
20174,154,684
20184,323,388
20194,442,194
20204,400,144
20214,360,742
20224,589,510
20234,838,782
2024 *4,934,508
2025 *5,026,078
2026 *5,102,773
2027 *5,168,368
2028 *5,224,930
2029 *5,276,042
2030 *5,324,198
2031 *5,371,643
2032 *5,419,950
2033 *5,469,088
2034 *5,519,021
2035 *5,569,670
2036 *5,620,963
2037 *5,672,832
2038 *5,725,241
2039 *5,778,074
2040 *5,831,210
2041 *5,884,640
2042 *5,938,322
2043 *5,992,102
2044 *6,045,936
2045 *6,099,774
2046 *6,153,488
2047 *6,207,109
2048 *6,260,705
2049 *6,314,250
2050 *6,367,756
2051 *6,421,240
2052 *6,474,692
2053 *6,528,196
2054 *6,581,812
2055 *6,635,638
2056 *6,689,769
2057 *6,744,316
2058 *6,799,337
2059 *6,854,810
2060 *6,910,768
2061 *6,967,287
2062 *7,024,428
2063 *7,082,174
2064 *7,140,418
2065 *7,199,169
2066 *7,258,526
2067 *7,318,518
2068 *7,379,175
2069 *7,440,494
2070 *7,502,414
2071 *7,564,954
2072 *7,628,232
2073 *7,692,171
2074 *7,756,643
2075 *7,821,658
2076 *7,887,248
2077 *7,953,386
2078 *8,020,026
2079 *8,087,145
2080 *8,154,798
2081 *8,222,974
2082 *8,291,581
2083 *8,360,632
2084 *8,430,151
2085 *8,500,148
2086 *8,570,636
2087 *8,641,627
2088 *8,713,128
2089 *8,785,098
2090 *8,857,425
2091 *8,930,124
2092 *9,003,274
2093 *9,076,844
2094 *9,150,786
2095 *9,225,082
2096 *9,299,732
2097 *9,374,691
2098 *9,449,952
2099 *9,525,708
2100 *9,602,014

* UN projection

Population of Kuwait by year

2 million in 2000, 5.1 million in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

YearPopulationYearly changeWorld rank
2026* 5,102,773 +1.53% 128
2025* 5,026,078 +1.86% 128
2024* 4,934,508 +1.98% 128
2023 4,838,782 +5.43% 128
2022 4,589,510 +5.25% 128
2021 4,360,742 −0.90% 128
2020 4,400,144 −0.95% 128
2019 4,442,194 +2.75% 128
2018 4,323,388 +4.06% 128
2017 4,154,684 +3.76% 128
2016 4,003,971 +4.42% 130
2015 3,834,454 +4.60% 130
2010 2,943,372 +5.29% 136
2005 2,236,788 +3.68% 142
2000 1,954,709 +2.88% 145
1995 1,681,513 +1.03% 146
1990 1,684,819 −24.02% 146
1985 1,894,242 +4.04% 139
1980 1,504,782 +5.71% 141
1975 1,104,863 +6.41% 145
1970 809,114 +7.96% 147
1965 521,174 +10.16% 154
1960 311,060 +11.28% 162
1955 186,114 +7.43% 170
1950 153,958 – 171

Population forecast for Kuwait

UN medium-variant projection: 6.4 million in 2050 (+24.8% from 2026), 9.6 million in 2100.

YearPopulationYearly changeWorld rank
2030 5,324,198 +0.91% 127
2035 5,569,670 +0.92% 124
2040 5,831,210 +0.92% 123
2045 6,099,774 +0.89% 120
2050 6,367,756 +0.85% 117
2060 6,910,768 +0.82% 115
2070 7,502,414 +0.83% 114
2080 8,154,798 +0.84% 110
2090 8,857,425 +0.82% 108
2100 9,602,014 +0.80% 104

Largest cities in Kuwait

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames cities15000 (CC BY 4.0), so years differ by city. Largest cities in the world

#CityPopulation
1 Al Aḩmadī 637,411
2 Ḩawallī 164,212
3 Şabāḩ as Sālim 139,163
4 Al Farwānīyah 86,525
5 Al Faḩāḩīl 68,290
6 Kuwait City (capital) 60,064
7 Ar Riqqah 52,068
8 Al Manqaf 39,025
9 Al Jahrā’ 24,281
10 Al Finţās 23,071

Age structure

Median age 34.8. 3.3% are 65 or older, 6.6% by 2050; 17.8% are under 15.

Kuwait, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)
100+: men 0.0% 100+: women 0.0% 100+ 95-99: men 0.0% 95-99: women 0.0% 90-94: men 0.0% 90-94: women 0.0% 90-94 85-89: men 0.0% 85-89: women 0.1% 80-84: men 0.1% 80-84: women 0.1% 80-84 75-79: men 0.2% 75-79: women 0.2% 70-74: men 0.5% 70-74: women 0.4% 70-74 65-69: men 0.9% 65-69: women 0.7% 60-64: men 1.8% 60-64: women 1.1% 60-64 55-59: men 3.1% 55-59: women 1.7% 50-54: men 4.6% 50-54: women 2.5% 50-54 45-49: men 6.2% 45-49: women 3.3% 40-44: men 8.0% 40-44: women 4.1% 40-44 35-39: men 8.1% 35-39: women 4.3% 30-34: men 7.0% 30-34: women 3.7% 30-34 25-29: men 5.6% 25-29: women 3.0% 20-24: men 2.9% 20-24: women 2.4% 20-24 15-19: men 2.9% 15-19: women 2.8% 10-14: men 3.3% 10-14: women 3.1% 10-14 5-9: men 3.1% 5-9: women 3.0% 0-4: men 2.7% 0-4: women 2.6% 0-4

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

1.49 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration. Below 2.1 since 2021.

Fertility rate, Kuwait
  • UN estimate
  • UN projection
1.6 2026
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YearFertility rate
19507.12
19517.12
19527.13
19537.14
19547.14
19557.14
19567.15
19577.17
19587.19
19597.20
19607.22
19617.25
19627.25
19637.28
19647.29
19657.31
19667.34
19677.33
19687.28
19697.18
19707.03
19716.84
19726.64
19736.43
19746.23
19756.06
19765.90
19775.71
19785.52
19795.33
19805.18
19815.02
19824.85
19834.66
19844.45
19854.22
19864.00
19873.83
19883.70
19893.59
19903.49
19913.40
19923.35
19933.31
19943.27
19953.25
19963.22
19973.13
19983.04
19992.95
20002.89
20012.84
20022.79
20032.77
20042.76
20052.73
20062.59
20072.41
20082.27
20092.15
20102.04
20111.96
20121.99
20131.97
20142.06
20152.03
20162.06
20172.16
20182.12
20192.09
20202.10
20211.82
20221.55
20231.52
2024 *1.51
2025 *1.50
2026 *1.49
2027 *1.48
2028 *1.48
2029 *1.48
2030 *1.48
2031 *1.48
2032 *1.48
2033 *1.48
2034 *1.48
2035 *1.48
2036 *1.48
2037 *1.48
2038 *1.48
2039 *1.48
2040 *1.48
2041 *1.49
2042 *1.49
2043 *1.49
2044 *1.50
2045 *1.50
2046 *1.50
2047 *1.50
2048 *1.50
2049 *1.50
2050 *1.50
2051 *1.51
2052 *1.50
2053 *1.51
2054 *1.51
2055 *1.51
2056 *1.51
2057 *1.52
2058 *1.52
2059 *1.52
2060 *1.52
2061 *1.52
2062 *1.52
2063 *1.52
2064 *1.52
2065 *1.53
2066 *1.52
2067 *1.53
2068 *1.53
2069 *1.53
2070 *1.53
2071 *1.54
2072 *1.54
2073 *1.54
2074 *1.54
2075 *1.55
2076 *1.55
2077 *1.55
2078 *1.55
2079 *1.55
2080 *1.55
2081 *1.56
2082 *1.56
2083 *1.56
2084 *1.56
2085 *1.56
2086 *1.56
2087 *1.56
2088 *1.57
2089 *1.57
2090 *1.57
2091 *1.57
2092 *1.57
2093 *1.57
2094 *1.57
2095 *1.57
2096 *1.57
2097 *1.57
2098 *1.57
2099 *1.57
2100 *1.57

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Births outnumber deaths throughout the projection.

Births and deaths, Kuwait
  • Births
  • Deaths
  • UN estimate
  • UN projection
105k31.2k 2026
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YearBirthsDeaths
19506,8272,442
19517,0612,462
19527,2882,468
19537,5102,464
19547,7122,450
19557,9152,428
19569,3252,603
195710,7392,809
195811,7612,943
195912,9903,097
196014,2853,232
196115,6843,356
196217,2073,478
196318,9363,578
196420,7333,670
196522,7053,754
196624,7443,830
196727,4783,958
196830,2564,095
196933,0044,230
197035,1234,334
197136,7454,406
197238,5194,475
197340,3074,566
197442,0974,671
197544,0914,796
197646,3754,936
197747,9174,995
197849,3095,032
197950,6195,050
198052,1565,059
198153,1415,043
198254,9975,017
198356,4354,975
198457,4624,920
198556,6134,842
198656,5984,774
198755,5024,812
198854,9254,886
198954,3834,993
199053,7747,055
199125,3643,497
199235,8193,802
199337,3864,146
199440,3993,866
199542,6473,449
199643,3303,411
199743,1583,576
199843,0403,717
199943,1813,840
200043,7663,954
200144,7294,067
200245,8414,190
200347,2704,335
200448,8434,502
200549,9144,669
200650,8294,918
200751,7235,183
200852,9125,408
200954,4665,587
201055,5605,722
201156,5745,838
201259,2456,066
201358,9946,327
201461,2626,591
201559,0186,892
201658,7047,310
201759,2287,732
201855,4468,228
201953,1158,869
202052,34612,488
202144,00013,971
202248,2578,993
202349,3428,624
2024 *48,1329,030
2025 *48,7559,115
2026 *49,4659,190
2027 *50,3539,253
2028 *51,2549,322
2029 *52,1819,392
2030 *53,1619,468
2031 *54,0759,552
2032 *54,9909,648
2033 *55,8939,762
2034 *56,7599,898
2035 *57,56010,048
2036 *58,30910,225
2037 *59,02510,416
2038 *59,71810,630
2039 *60,27610,862
2040 *60,79711,126
2041 *61,28611,394
2042 *61,76211,682
2043 *62,03611,992
2044 *62,39812,315
2045 *62,62012,646
2046 *62,81512,996
2047 *63,11013,353
2048 *63,41413,710
2049 *63,69514,071
2050 *64,04714,450
2051 *64,37614,826
2052 *64,73915,196
2053 *65,22415,575
2054 *65,75315,934
2055 *66,39016,294
2056 *67,10416,648
2057 *67,89116,983
2058 *68,61317,324
2059 *69,48717,657
2060 *70,34717,956
2061 *71,25418,240
2062 *72,19118,528
2063 *73,06918,810
2064 *73,83419,094
2065 *74,76919,352
2066 *75,55719,598
2067 *76,50119,808
2068 *77,42320,024
2069 *78,31120,207
2070 *79,09920,377
2071 *79,94920,528
2072 *80,87520,655
2073 *81,63920,793
2074 *82,34920,914
2075 *83,02921,017
2076 *83,76421,131
2077 *84,47221,239
2078 *85,13821,401
2079 *85,82621,551
2080 *86,62821,708
2081 *87,34121,928
2082 *88,04522,181
2083 *88,77122,431
2084 *89,59822,740
2085 *90,47423,060
2086 *91,38823,440
2087 *92,33823,865
2088 *93,32424,345
2089 *94,37224,880
2090 *95,24125,442
2091 *96,30826,005
2092 *97,34726,604
2093 *98,38227,188
2094 *99,33227,785
2095 *100,28328,350
2096 *101,25128,955
2097 *102,17129,562
2098 *103,09430,134
2099 *104,35330,702
2100 *105,33131,198

* UN projection

Economy of Kuwait

GDP by country →
GDP 2026
$147 billion 64th largest economy
GDP per person
$28,928 US$, market rates
GDP per person (PPP)
Int$ 46,552 at purchasing power parity
Economic growth
−16.7% real GDP
Inflation
2.2% consumer prices
Unemployment
– of the labour force
Government debt
26.6% of GDP
Share of world GDP
0.1%
GDP of Kuwait, current US dollars
  • IMF estimate
  • IMF projection
198B 2026
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YearGDP, US$
199018,239,000,000
199110,791,000,000
199219,871,000,000
199323,955,000,000
199424,859,000,000
199527,186,000,000
199631,491,000,000
199730,350,000,000
199825,941,000,000
199930,126,000,000
200037,714,000,000
200134,906,000,000
200238,129,000,000
200347,869,000,000
200459,439,000,000
200580,799,000,000
2006101,548,000,000
2007114,608,000,000
2008147,391,000,000
2009105,992,000,000
2010115,401,000,000
2011154,020,000,000
2012174,066,000,000
2013174,179,000,000
2014162,695,000,000
2015114,606,000,000
2016109,399,000,000
2017120,688,000,000
2018138,655,000,000
2019140,855,000,000
2020111,048,000,000
2021148,346,000,000
2022183,539,000,000
2023165,474,000,000
2024160,902,000,000
2025157,199,000,000
2026 *146,911,000,000
2027 *175,355,000,000
2028 *186,539,000,000
2029 *189,351,000,000
2030 *193,347,000,000
2031 *197,883,000,000

* IMF projection

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026). 2026 and later are IMF projections. GDP per capita by country · Richest countries

CO₂ emissions of Kuwait

CO₂ by country →
CO₂ emissions 2024
130 million tonnes 37th largest emitter
Per person
26.3 t world: 4.73 t
Share of world CO₂
0.34% 0.06% of its people
Change since 1990
+242% +74% since 2005
CO₂ emissions of Kuwait, million tonnes a year
130 2024
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YearCO₂, million tonnes
19500.39
19510.12
19520.00
19530.00
19541.40
19551.85
19561.04
19572.20
19583.69
19593.80
19607.80
19619.97
196214.28
196317.01
196425.32
196535.39
196635.12
196725.42
196823.15
196926.81
197025.02
197127.12
197227.61
197324.22
197419.31
197516.81
197618.46
197717.20
197820.98
197917.64
198024.64
198125.18
198221.14
198321.58
198428.33
198529.12
198635.28
198731.43
198832.87
198935.84
199037.86
1991492.98
199229.68
199349.16
199457.27
199556.26
199651.77
199756.77
199852.91
199955.09
200054.98
200159.12
200260.11
200362.49
200465.86
200574.61
200676.22
200777.30
200884.44
200988.83
201089.72
201187.15
2012101.20
201383.05
201474.99
201593.32
2016104.02
2017100.01
2018102.45
2019104.65
202090.10
202187.87
2022115.85
2023123.17
2024129.52

By source, 2024

  • Oil55.9%
  • Gas41.6%
  • Cement1.1%
  • Flaring0.9%
  • Coal0.5%

Fossil fuels and industry, territorial; Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ per capita by country · Historical emissions

Compare with Asia

CountryPopulation 2026Growth
Kuwait 5.1 million +1.39%
China 1.41 billion −0.22%
Indonesia 288 million +0.74%
Pakistan 259 million +1.59%
Bangladesh 178 million +1.19%
Japan 122 million −0.56%
Philippines 118 million +0.79%
Vietnam 102 million +0.55%
Iran 93.2 million +0.76%

All 237 countries · Fertility rate by country · Birth rate by country · Median age by country · Life expectancy by country · Population growth rate by country · Population density by country · Largest countries by area · Death rate by country · Infant mortality rate by country · Elderly population by country · Net migration rate by country · Urban population by country · Sex ratio by country

Air quality in Kuwait today

Hourly AQI and a 48-hour forecast for 2 cities, from Al Ahmadi to Kuwait City.

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Questions

What is the population of Kuwait in 2026?
5,102,773 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 5.1 million people, +1.53% on 2025.

Is Kuwait's population growing or shrinking?
Growing: 76,695 more people in 2026 than in 2025, with 135 births and 25 deaths a day and net migration of +30,696 a year.

When will Kuwait's population peak?
Not this century on the UN's medium projection: 6.4 million in 2050 and 9.6 million in 2100, still rising.

What is the fertility rate in Kuwait?
1.49 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1. Kuwait has been below that since 2021.

How many babies are born in Kuwait every day?
About 135 a day (49 thousand in 2026), against about 25 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in Kuwait?
81.0 years at birth in 2026: 82.3 for women and 79.8 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in Kuwait?
About 3.1 million men and 2 million women in 2026, or 156.5 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of Kuwait?
286 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 17,820 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of Kuwait in 2000?
1,954,709 (2 million), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has grown by 161% since, to 5.1 million in 2026.

What will the population of Kuwait be in 2050?
About 6.4 million on the UN's medium projection (6,367,756), +24.8% from 2026; 9.6 million by 2100.

What are the largest cities in Kuwait?
Al Aḩmadī (637 thousand), Ḩawallī (164 thousand), Şabāḩ as Sālim (139 thousand), Al Farwānīyah (87 thousand), Al Faḩāḩīl (68 thousand); the capital, Kuwait City, has 60 thousand. Figures are for the city proper, from GeoNames.

What is the GDP of Kuwait in 2026?
$147 billion at current prices, the 64th largest economy in the world, on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2026) figures; real growth of −16.7%.

What is Kuwait's GDP per capita?
$28,928 per person at market exchange rates in 2026, or Int$ 46,552 at purchasing power parity, which adjusts for local prices.

How much CO₂ does Kuwait emit?
130 million tonnes from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, 26.3 t per person and 0.34% of the world total; oil is the largest source (56%).

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.