Kuwait

Population estimates and projections 4,838,782 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 34.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.52 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 1.88% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 4,865,298 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth -0.65% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 3.2% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 18.0% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.56 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 10.0 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 1.5 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 100.0% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 1.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 26.8 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 274.8 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth -0.65% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections 10.3 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 42,775 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 67.3% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 0.0% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 2.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 15.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 73.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 47.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 71.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 1.9% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 24.6% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 73.5% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$157.2 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$32,312 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$48,254 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$41,110 per person 2024 · World Bank Real GDP growth 2.7% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 59.6% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 15.1% 2024 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 44.1% 2024 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$11,077 per person 2024 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 2.4% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 151.7 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator -5.0% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 0.306 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 0.0% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 15.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Out-of-school children 7.5% 2016 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 22.9% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 26.6% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 80.6% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 99.3% 2020 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 100.0% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 13.8% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 6.4% 2024 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 82.4% 2021 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 51.9% 2021 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 96.5% 2020 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 80.4% 2021 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 95.4% 2015 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 80.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 18.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 69.5 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 84 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 0.09 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 40.4% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 40.5% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 2.8 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 8.9% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 63.1% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 95% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 27.7% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.3 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 67.1 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Dentists 8.34 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 84.6 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 85.4 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 83.8 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 5.0% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 8.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 7.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 8 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 2.27 per 1,000 people 2020 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.3 per 1,000 people 2020 · World Bank Measles immunisation 98% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 19.4% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 10.0% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$1,679 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 25.6% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 4.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 3.2% 2023 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 10 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 100.0% 2025 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 168 per 100 people 2023 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 1.0 per 100 people 2023 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 54.1% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 8,357 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 31.9% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 7.7% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 55.8% 2024 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 38.2% 2024 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 94.0% 2024 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 0.3% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 22.7% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 10.2% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 15.4 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 9,499,895 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 0.1% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 99.8% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports -218.7% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.95e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 7.01e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 173.3 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 35.4 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 23.67 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 38.7 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 1.09 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 48.8 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 0.4% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 11.5% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 62.3 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 17.1% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 3,850.5% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 0 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 100.0% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$3.26e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 315.8e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 0.5% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 14,196 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 8.4% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 2,451 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 110.1 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 2,487.5 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 17,820 km² 2024 · World Bank

Tax revenue 1.5% 1998 · World Bank Central government expense 34.6% 2006 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.09% 2024 · World Bank Researchers per million people 145 per million people 2024 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 1,395 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 0.2 per 100,000 people 2020 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 3.1% 2023 · World Bank