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Population
Kuwait — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,123,711 (July 1990), growth rate 3.8% (1990) |
| 1991 | 2,204,400 (July 1991), growth rate 3.6% (1991) |
| 1992 | 1,378,613 (July 1992), growth rate NA (1992) |
| 1993 | 1,698,077 (July 1993 est.) |
| 1994 | 1,819,322 (July 1994 est.) |
| 1995 | 1,817,397 (July 1995 est.) |
| 1996 | 1,950,047 (July 1996 est.) |
| 1997 | 1,834,269 (July 1997 est.) note: includes 1,381,063 non-nationals (July 1997 est.) |
| 1998 | 1,913,285 (July 1998 est.) note: includes 1,168,185 non-nationals (July 1998 est.) |
| 1999 | 1,991,115 (July 1999 est.) note: includes 1,220,935 non-nationals (July 1999 est.) |
| 2000 | 1,973,572 note: includes 1,159,913 non-nationals (July 2000 est.) |
| 2001 | 2,041,961 note: includes 1,159,913 non-nationals (July 2001 est.) |
| 2002 | 2,111,561 note: includes 1,159,913 non-nationals (July 2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 2,183,161 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2003 est.) |
| 2004 | 2,257,549 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2004 est.) |
| 2005 | 2,335,648 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2005 est.) |
| 2006 | 2,418,393 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2006 est.) |
| 2007 | 2,505,559 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2007 est.) |
| 2008 | 2,596,799 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2008 est.) |
| 2009 | 2,691,158 country comparison to the world: 139 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2009 est.) |
| 2010 | 2,789,132 country comparison to the world: 139 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2010 est.) |
| 2011 | 2,595,628 (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 140 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals |
| 2012 | 2,646,314 (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 140 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals |
| 2013 | 2,695,316 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 141 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals |
| 2014 | 2,742,711 country comparison to the world: 141 note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 3,996,899 for 2014, with immigrants accounting for almost 69% (July 2014 est.) |
| 2015 | 2,788,534 | note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 3,996,899 for 2014, with immigrants accounting for almost 69% (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 141 |
| 2016 | 2,832,776 (July 2016 est.) | note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,183,658 for 2015, with immigrants accounting more than 69% | country comparison to the world: 141 |
| 2017 | 2,875,422 (July 2017 est.) | note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,183,658 for 2015, with immigrants accounting more than 69% | country comparison to the world: 139 |
| 2018 | 2,916,467 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) | note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,437,590 for 2017, with immigrants accounting for more than 69.5% |
| 2019 | 2,916,467 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) | note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,437,590 for 2017, with immigrants accounting for more than 69.5% |
| 2020 | 2,993,706 (July 2020 est.) | note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,420,110 for 2019, with non-Kuwaitis accounting for nearly 70% of the population |
| 2021 | 3,032,065 (July 2021 est.) note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,420,110 for 2019, with non-Kuwaitis accounting for nearly 70% of the population |
| 2022 | 3,068,155 (2022 est.) note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,420,110 for 2019, with non-Kuwaitis accounting for nearly 70% of the population |
| 2023 | 3,103,580 (2023 est.) note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,420,110 for 2019, with non-Kuwaitis accounting for nearly 70% of the population |
| 2024 | total: 3,138,355 male: 1,810,542 female: 1,327,813 (2024 est.) |
| 2025 | total: 3,172,511 (2025 est.) male: 1,827,274 female: 1,345,237 |