Urban population growth in Kuwait
The urban population of Kuwait changed by -0.65% in 2025.
Kuwait, 2025
-0.65%
Change from 2024
−1.55percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
210th of 217
Urban 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% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 0.90% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 5.59% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 5.11% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | -0.90% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | -0.95% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 2.71% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 3.98% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 3.69% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 4.33% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 4.50% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 4.41% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 4.99% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 6.32% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 6.24% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 5.16% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 5.29% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 5.57% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 5.88% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 5.56% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.67% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 2.41% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 2.65% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 2.83% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 2.93% | 2.33% |
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 210th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Kuwait
All statistics for Kuwait
Urban population share
100.0%
2025 · World Bank
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