COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Kuwait Population
Kuwait population: latest available value for 2025, historical series from 1993, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
SP.POP.TOTL| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,87 m | -31.965 |
| 2024 | 4,90 m | 43.843 |
| 2023 | 4,85 m | 263.777 |
| 2022 | 4,59 m | 228.778 |
| 2021 | 4,36 m | -39.402 |
| 2020 | 4,40 m | -42.049 |
| 2019 | 4,44 m | 118.801 |
| 2018 | 4,32 m | 168.703 |
| 2017 | 4,15 m | 150.716 |
| 2016 | 4,00 m | 79.096 |
| 2015 | 3,93 m | 181.000 |
| 2014 | 3,74 m | 156.000 |
| 2013 | 3,59 m | 160.000 |
| 2012 | 3,43 m | 181.000 |
| 2011 | 3,25 m | 314.000 |
| 2010 | 2,93 m | 155.000 |
| 2009 | 2,78 m | 0 |
| 2008 | 2,78 m | 367.000 |
| 2007 | 2,41 m | 83.000 |
| 2006 | 2,33 m | 83.000 |
| 2005 | 2,25 m | -146.000 |
| 2004 | 2,39 m | 66.000 |
| 2003 | 2,33 m | 63.000 |
| 2002 | 2,26 m | 79.000 |
| 2001 | 2,18 m | 45.000 |
| 2000 | 2,14 m | 31.000 |
| 1999 | 2,11 m | 80.000 |
| 1998 | 2,03 m | 47.000 |
| 1997 | 1,98 m | 86.000 |
| 1996 | 1,89 m | 92.000 |
| 1995 | 1,80 m | 119.000 |
| 1994 | 1,68 m | 169.000 |
| 1993 | 1,51 m | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Source organization: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), uri: https://unstats.un.org/home/nso_sites/, publisher: National Statistical Offices; Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database?node_code=earn_ses_monthly, publisher: Eurostat; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division
Metadata fetched: 2026-09-27 04:53:33. Open original metadata response.
Revision history
1 detected changesSource revisions are retained before the current observation is replaced. This table documents the previous and replacement value for reproducibility.
| Detected | Data year | Previous value | Replacement value | Source | Source update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 19:14:22 | 1998 | 2,03 m | 2,03 m | International Monetary Fund DataMapper | 2026-07-30 21:14:22 |
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesKuwait recorded 4,87 m people in 2025, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2024, the population decreased by 31.965.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an upward direction.
Across 33 observations from 1993 to 2025, the average was 3,11 m; the minimum was 1,51 m in 1993 and the maximum was 4,90 m in 2024.
Kuwait ranks 127 out of 217 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
It is also below the available average for the High income group.
Demographic scale and market size.