Net migration in Kuwait

Net migration to Kuwait was 42,775 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Kuwait, 2025 42,775 People
Change from 2024 −30.6% 2024: 61,624 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 23rd of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Kuwait over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2006 to 2025
Period Kuwait
2025 42,775 people
2024 61,624 people
2023 50,008 people
2022 368,560 people
2021 19,678 people
2020 -168,379 people
2019 181 people
2018 145,973 people
2017 92,717 people
2016 105,818 people
2015 129,695 people
2014 100,891 people
2013 107,821 people
2012 127,777 people
2011 176,732 people
2010 101,566 people
2009 95,483 people
2008 96,268 people
2007 96,765 people
2006 97,087 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −30.6% from 61,624 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 129,695 people, the figure has changed by −67.0%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Kuwait has the 23rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Kuwait
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects