Population growth in Kuwait
The population of Kuwait changed by -0.65% in 2025.
Kuwait, 2025
-0.65%
Change from 2024
−1.55percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
204th of 217
Population growth in Kuwait over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.65% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 0.90% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 5.59% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 5.11% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | -0.90% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | -0.95% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 2.71% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 3.98% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 3.69% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 4.33% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 4.50% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 4.41% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 4.99% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 6.32% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 6.24% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 5.16% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 5.29% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 5.57% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 5.88% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 5.56% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 3.62% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 2.22% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 2.39% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 2.55% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 2.70% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.55 percentage points from 0.90% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.50%, the figure has changed by −5.15 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Kuwait has the 204th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Kuwait
All statistics for Kuwait
Population
4,865,298 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
42,775 people
2025 · World Bank
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