Demographics Of Kuwait
This is a demography of the population of Kuwait (Arabic: سكان الكويت).
This article's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. (January 2017) |
| Demographics of Kuwait | |
|---|---|
 Population pyramid of Kuwait in 2020 | |
| Population | 3,068,155 (2022 est.) |
| Growth rate | 1.17% (2022 est.) |
| Birth rate | 17.78 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Death rate | 2.25 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 79.13 years |
| • male | 77.67 years |
| • female | 80.65 years |
| Fertility rate | 2.24 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 7.43 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | -3.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 19.49% |
| 15–64 years | 76.71% |
| 65 and over | 3.80% |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 1.37 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 1.09 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.66 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Kuwaiti |
| Language | |
| Official | Arabic |
Expatriates account for around 60% of Kuwait's total population, with Kuwaitis constituting 38%-42% of the total population. The government and some Kuwaiti citizens consider the proportion of expatriates (which has been relatively stable since the mid-1970s) to be a problem, and in 2016 the number of deportations increased.
Governorates
Kuwait consists of six governorates: Hawalli, Asimah, Farwaniyah, Jahra, Ahmadi and Mubarak Al-Kabeer. Most people in Kuwait live in the governorates of Hawalli, Asimah, and Farwaniyah.
Historical populations
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 152,000 | — |
| 1960 | 264,000 | +73.7% |
| 1970 | 753,000 | +185.2% |
| 1980 | 1,377,000 | +82.9% |
| 1990 | 2,088,000 | +51.6% |
| 2000 | 1,941,000 | −7.0% |
| 2010 | 2,737,000 | +41.0% |
| 2020 | 4,464,000 | +63.1% |
| Source: | ||
| Census year | Kuwaiti | non-Kuwaiti | Total | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | |||
| 1975 | 307,755 | 30.9 | 687,082 | 69 | 994,837 | - | ||
| 1985 | 470,473 | 35 | 1,226,828 | 65 | 1,697,301 | 70.6 | ||
| 1995 | 653,616 | 41.5 | 921,954 | 58.5 | 1,575,570 | -7.2 | ||
| 2005 | 860,324 | 39.2 | 1,333,327 | 60.8 | 2,193,651 | 39.2 | ||
| 2015 | 1,208,643 | 32.3 | 2,535,017 | 67.7 | 3,743,660 | 70.6 | ||
The biggest population difficulty in Kuwait involves the Bedoon, stateless people. According to Human Rights Watch in 1995, Kuwait has produced 300,000 stateless Bedoon. Kuwait has the largest number of stateless people in the entire region. The Bedoon issue in Kuwait is largely sectarian.
Vital statistics
- UN estimates
| Period | Live births per year | Deaths per year | Natural change per year | CBR* | CDR* | NC* | TFR* | IMR* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-1955 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 6,000 | 43.7 | 12.3 | 31.4 | 7.21 | 113 |
| 1955-1960 | 9,000 | 2,000 | 7,000 | 40.0 | 9.6 | 30.4 | 7.21 | 90 |
| 1960-1965 | 16,000 | 3,000 | 13,000 | 43.4 | 7.6 | 35.8 | 7.31 | 70 |
| 1965-1970 | 30,000 | 4,000 | 26,000 | 48.8 | 6.3 | 42.5 | 7.41 | 53 |
| 1970-1975 | 43,000 | 5,000 | 38,000 | 47.6 | 5.2 | 42.4 | 6.90 | 40 |
| 1975-1980 | 49,000 | 5,000 | 44,000 | 40.7 | 4.2 | 36.5 | 5.89 | 29 |
| 1980-1985 | 58,000 | 5,000 | 52,000 | 37.1 | 3.4 | 33.6 | 5.10 | 22 |
| 1985-1990 | 51,000 | 5,000 | 45,000 | 26.5 | 2.8 | 23.7 | 3.34 | 16 |
| 1990-1995 | 33,000 | 5,000 | 28,000 | 18.0 | 2.7 | 15.3 | 2.20 | 13 |
| 1995-2000 | 43,000 | 5,000 | 38,000 | 24.1 | 3.0 | 21.1 | 2.93 | 11 |
| 2000-2005 | 39,000 | 6,000 | 32,000 | 18.5 | 3.1 | 15.4 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 2005-2010 | 47,000 | 7,000 | 40,000 | 18.7 | 3.1 | 15.6 | 2.32 | 8 |
| 2010-2015 | 58,000 | 9,000 | 49,000 | 16.1 | 2.4 | 13.7 | 2.08 | 8 |
| 2015-2020 | 60,000 | 12,000 | 48,000 | 12.6 | 2.9 | 9.7 | 2.07 | 7 |
| * CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman) | ||||||||
- Registered births and deaths
| Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | TFR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 6,881 | |||||||
| 1959 | 9,023 | |||||||
| 1960 | 11,616 | 1,235 | 10,381 | |||||
| 1961 | 296,000 | 12,942 | 2,504 | 10,438 | 43.7 | 8.4 | 35.2 | |
| 1962 | 337,000 | 15,204 | 2,180 | 13,024 | 45.1 | 6.5 | 38.6 | |
| 1963 | 384,000 | 17,397 | 2,139 | 15,258 | 45.4 | 5.6 | 39.8 | |
| 1964 | 433,000 | 19,428 | 2,618 | 16,810 | 44.8 | 6.0 | 38.8 | |
| 1965 | 484,000 | 21,950 | 2,454 | 19,496 | 45.3 | 5.1 | 40.3 | |
| 1966 | 536,000 | 23,732 | 2,813 | 20,919 | 44.3 | 5.3 | 39.0 | |
| 1967 | 588,000 | 28,334 | 3,111 | 25,223 | 48.2 | 5.3 | 42.9 | |
| 1968 | 642,000 | 33,026 | 3,346 | 29,680 | 51.5 | 5.2 | 46.3 | |
| 1969 | 697,000 | 35,135 | 3,378 | 31,757 | 50.4 | 4.8 | 45.6 | |
| 1970 | 753,000 | 33,842 | 3,735 | 30,107 | 44.9 | 5.0 | 40.0 | |
| 1971 | 811,000 | 35,558 | 3,832 | 31,726 | 43.8 | 4.7 | 39.1 | |
| 1972 | 870,000 | 37,688 | 4,149 | 33,539 | 43.3 | 4.8 | 38.5 | |
| 1973 | 931,000 | 40,165 | 4,601 | 35,564 | 43.2 | 4.9 | 38.2 | |
| 1974 | 992,000 | 41,060 | 4,693 | 36,367 | 41.4 | 4.7 | 36.7 | |
| 1975 | 1,054,000 | 42,861 | 4,778 | 38,083 | 40.7 | 4.5 | 36.1 | |
| 1976 | 1,116,000 | 46,039 | 4,661 | 41,378 | 41.3 | 4.2 | 37.1 | |
| 1977 | 1,179,000 | 46,864 | 5,365 | 41,499 | 39.8 | 4.6 | 35.2 | |
| 1978 | 1,243,000 | 48,010 | 4,936 | 43,074 | 38.6 | 4.0 | 34.7 | |
| 1979 | 1,309,000 | 48,273 | 5,028 | 43,245 | 36.9 | 3.8 | 33.0 | |
| 1980 | 1,377,000 | 51,090 | 4,932 | 46,158 | 37.1 | 3.6 | 33.5 | |
| 1981 | 1,446,000 | 52,041 | 4,678 | 47,363 | 36.0 | 3.2 | 32.8 | |
| 1982 | 1,514,000 | 54,257 | 4,992 | 49,265 | 35.8 | 3.3 | 32.5 | |
| 1983 | 1,584,000 | 55,617 | 4,654 | 50,963 | 35.1 | 2.9 | 32.2 | |
| 1984 | 1,660,000 | 56,776 | 4,544 | 52,232 | 34.2 | 2.7 | 31.5 | |
| 1985 | 1,742,000 | 55,087 | 4,711 | 50,376 | 31.6 | 2.7 | 28.9 | |
| 1986 | 1,836,000 | 53,845 | 4,390 | 49,455 | 29.3 | 2.4 | 26.9 | |
| 1987 | 1,937,000 | 52,412 | 4,113 | 48,299 | 27.1 | 2.1 | 24.9 | |
| 1988 | 2,028,000 | 53,080 | 4,581 | 48,499 | 26.2 | 2.3 | 23.9 | |
| 1989 | 2,084,000 | 52,858 | 4,628 | 48,230 | 25.4 | 2.2 | 23.1 | |
| 1990 | 2,088,000 | |||||||
| 1991 | 2,031,000 | 20,609 | 3,380 | 17,229 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 8.5 | |
| 1992 | 1,924,000 | 34,817 | 3,369 | 31,448 | 18.1 | 1.8 | 16.3 | |
| 1993 | 1,796,000 | 37,379 | 3,441 | 33,938 | 20.8 | 1.9 | 18.9 | |
| 1994 | 1,688,000 | 38,868 | 3,464 | 35,404 | 23.0 | 2.1 | 21.0 | |
| 1995 | 1,628,000 | 41,169 | 3,781 | 37,388 | 25.3 | 2.3 | 23.0 | |
| 1996 | 1,628,000 | 44,620 | 3,812 | 40,808 | 27.4 | 2.3 | 25.1 | |
| 1997 | 1,679,000 | 42,815 | 4,017 | 38,798 | 25.5 | 2.4 | 23.1 | |
| 1998 | 1,764,000 | 41,424 | 4,216 | 37,208 | 23.5 | 2.4 | 21.1 | |
| 1999 | 1,857,000 | 41,135 | 4,187 | 36,948 | 22.1 | 2.3 | 19.9 | |
| 2000 | 1,941,000 | 41,843 | 4,227 | 37,616 | 21.6 | 2.2 | 19.4 | |
| 2001 | 2,010,000 | 41,342 | 4,364 | 36,978 | 20.6 | 2.2 | 18.4 | |
| 2002 | 2,070,000 | 43,490 | 4,342 | 39,148 | 21.0 | 2.1 | 18.9 | |
| 2003 | 2,127,000 | 43,982 | 4,424 | 39,558 | 20.7 | 2.1 | 18.6 | |
| 2004 | 2,189,000 | 47,274 | 4,793 | 42,481 | 21.6 | 2.2 | 19.4 | |
| 2005 | 2,264,000 | 50,941 | 4,784 | 46,157 | 22.5 | 2.1 | 20.4 | |
| 2006 | 2,351,000 | 52,759 | 5,247 | 47,512 | 22.4 | 2.2 | 20.2 | |
| 2007 | 2,448,000 | 53,587 | 5,293 | 48,294 | 21.9 | 2.2 | 19.7 | |
| 2008 | 2,548,000 | 54,571 | 5,701 | 48,870 | 21.4 | 2.2 | 19.2 | |
| 2009 | 2,778,000 | 56,503 | 6,266 | 50,237 | 20.3 | 2.3 | 18.1 | |
| 2010 | 2,933,000 | 57,533 | 5,448 | 52,085 | 19.6 | 1.9 | 17.8 | |
| 2011 | 3,099,000 | 58,198 | 5,339 | 52,859 | 18.7 | 1.7 | 17.0 | 1.95 |
| 2012 | 3,246,622 | 59,753 | 5,950 | 53,803 | 18.4 | 1.8 | 16.6 | 1.86 |
| 2013 | 3,427,595 | 59,426 | 5,909 | 53,517 | 17.3 | 1.7 | 15.6 | 1.72 |
| 2014 | 3,588,092 | 61,313 | 6,031 | 55,282 | 16.3 | 1.6 | 14.7 | 1.90 |
| 2015 | 3,743,660 | 59,271 | 6,481 | 52,790 | 14.9 | 1.6 | 13.3 | |
| 2016 | 3,925,487 | 58,797 | 6,338 | 52,459 | 14.4 | 1.5 | 12.9 | 1.47 |
| 2017 | 4,082,704 | 59,172 | 6,679 | 52,493 | 14.7 | 1.7 | 13.0 | 2.15 |
| 2018 | 4,226,920 | 56,121 | 6,807 | 49,314 | 13.6 | 1.7 | 11.9 | 2.161 |
| 2019 | 4,420,110 | 53,565 | 7,306 | 46,259 | 12.1 | 1.6 | 10.4 | 2.082 |
| 2020 | 4,464,521 | 52,463 | 10,569 | 41,894 | 11.7 | 2.4 | 9.3 | 2.033 |
| 2021 | 4,336,012 | 51,585 | 10,938 | 40,647 | 11.9 | 2.5 | 9.4 | 2.148 |
| 2022 | 4,385,717 | 49,793 | 8,041 | 41,752 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 9.1 | 1.546 |
| 2023 | 4,793,568 |
Structure of the population
Structure of the population (1.01.2020) (Census - provisional):
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,743,617 | 1,720,904 | 4,464,521 | 100 |
| 0-4 | 123,865 | 111,800 | 235,663 | 5,27 |
| 5-9 | 190,736 | 153,412 | 344,148 | 7,7 |
| 10-14 | 160,820 | 129,882 | 290,702 | 6,51 |
| 15-19 | 135,324 | 111,798 | 247,122 | 5,53 |
| 20-24 | 126,687 | 102,773 | 229,460 | 5,13 |
| 25-29 | 113,416 | 93,183 | 206,599 | 4,62 |
| 30-34 | 205,555 | 157,101 | 362,656 | 8,12 |
| 35-39 | 341,766 | 192,989 | 534,755 | 11,97 |
| 40-44 | 368,779 | 180,249 | 549,028 | 12,29 |
| 45-49 | 342,307 | 165,443 | 507,750 | 11,37 |
| 50-54 | 234,060 | 112,764 | 346,824 | 7,76 |
| 55-59 | 158,989 | 76,976 | 235,965 | 5,28 |
| 60-64 | 105,746 | 46,617 | 152,363 | 3,41 |
| 65-69 | 59,345 | 27,921 | 87,266 | 1,95 |
| 70-74 | 26,885 | 15,982 | 42,867 | 0,96 |
| 75-79 | 11,984 | 8,711 | 20,695 | 0,46 |
| 80+ | 10,839 | 7,912 | 18,751 | 0,42 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0-14 | 475,419 | 395,094 | 870,513 | 19,49 |
| 15-64 | 2,132,629 | 1,239,893 | 3,372,522 | 75,54 |
| 65+ | 109,053 | 60,526 | 169,579 | 3,80 |
Life expectancy
| Period | Life expectancy in Years | Period | Life expectancy in Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–1955 | 53.6 | 1985–1990 | 71.6 |
| 1955–1960 | 58.3 | 1990–1995 | 72.4 |
| 1960–1965 | 62.0 | 1995–2000 | 73.0 |
| 1965–1970 | 64.9 | 2000–2005 | 73.3 |
| 1970–1975 | 67.1 | 2005–2010 | 73.7 |
| 1975–1980 | 68.7 | 2010–2015 | 74.3 |
| 1980–1985 | 70.3 | 2015–2020 | 75.1 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects
- Ethnic groups
- Kuwaiti 41.4%, Arab expat 21.4%, Asian (mostly South Asian) 35.3%, African 1%, other 0.7% (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) (2018 est.)
- Languages
- Religion
- Muslim (official) 74.6%
- Christian 18.2%
- Other and Unspecified 7.2%
See also
References
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