Population in Kuwait
The population of Kuwait was 4,865,298 people in 2025.
Kuwait, 2025
4,865,298
Change from 2024
−0.7%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
127th of 217
Population in Kuwait over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,865,298 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 4,897,263 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 4,853,420 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 4,589,643 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 4,360,865 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 4,400,267 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 4,442,316 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 4,323,515 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 4,154,812 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 4,004,096 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 3,834,574 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 3,665,876 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 3,507,844 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 3,337,109 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 3,132,814 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 2,943,372 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 2,795,484 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 2,651,421 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 2,507,887 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 2,364,733 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 2,236,788 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 2,157,320 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 2,109,881 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 2,059,974 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 2,008,121 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7% from 4,897,263 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3,834,574 people, the figure has changed by +26.9%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Kuwait has the 127th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Kuwait
All statistics for Kuwait
Population growth
-0.65%
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
Population aged 65 and over
3.2%
2025 · World Bank