Demographics & population — Kuwait
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Kuwait: 2,993,706
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Population overview
- Population
2,993,706
- Population - note
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%
- Population Growth Rate
1.79%
- Urban Population
98.300000
- Population in Major Urban Areas
KUWAIT (capital) 2.406 million
Age & family
- Age Structure
25.180000
- Median Age
28.800000
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
21
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
2.14
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
2.56
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
1.050000
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-0.59
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%
- Nationality Noun
Kuwaiti(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
93.3%
- Literacy - male
85.1%
- Literacy - female
81.7%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
3.8%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
15.000000
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
77.460000
- Infant Mortality Rate
7.680000
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
7.680000
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
14
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
1.79
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
2
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
2.7%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
42%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
99.000000
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
100.000000
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
2.2%