International migrant stock in Kuwait
International migrants made up 67.3% of the population of Kuwait in 2024.
Kuwait, 2024
67.3%
Change from 2020
−1.6percentage points
World, 2024
3.7%
Position in 2024
7th of 216
International migrant stock in Kuwait over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.3% | 3.7% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | 2.9% |
| 2000 | 57.1% | 2.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 68.9% in 2020, a change of −1.6 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 62.7%, the figure has changed by +4.6 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2024, Kuwait has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 3.7%.