Kuwait - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Kuwait was 4,270,563 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,270,563 in 2020 and a minimum value of 269,026 in 1960.

Definition: 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: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 269,026
1961 300,581
1962 337,346
1963 378,756
1964 423,900
1965 472,032
1966 523,169
1967 577,164
1968 632,911
1969 688,972
1970 744,444
1971 798,639
1972 851,918
1973 905,639
1974 961,773
1975 1,021,725
1976 1,085,866
1977 1,153,573
1978 1,224,063
1979 1,296,077
1980 1,368,680
1981 1,439,334
1982 1,507,636
1983 1,576,975
1984 1,652,150
1985 1,735,278
1986 1,832,302
1987 1,938,916
1988 2,034,850
1989 2,092,786
1990 2,095,350
1991 2,031,297
1995 1,605,907
1996 1,626,858
1997 1,710,257
1998 1,831,121
1999 1,951,642
2000 2,045,123
2001 2,103,273
2002 2,136,991
2003 2,161,626
2004 2,200,498
2005 2,270,196
2006 2,373,661
2007 2,504,026
2008 2,656,010
2009 2,821,041
2010 2,991,884
2011 3,168,054
2012 3,348,852
2013 3,526,382
2014 3,690,939
2015 3,835,588
2016 3,956,862
2017 4,056,102
2018 4,137,314
2019 4,207,077
2020 4,270,563

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Kuwait was 1,656,117 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,656,117 in 2020 and a minimum value of 96,183 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 96,183
1961 107,818
1962 122,014
1963 138,921
1964 158,625
1965 181,113
1966 206,448
1967 234,345
1968 263,997
1969 294,305
1970 324,430
1971 354,218
1972 383,679
1973 412,372
1974 439,840
1975 465,865
1976 489,975
1977 512,450
1978 534,703
1979 558,662
1980 585,667
1981 615,267
1982 646,650
1983 680,194
1984 716,267
1985 754,546
1986 797,350
1987 843,173
1988 883,351
1989 906,309
1990 904,753
1991 873,730
1995 673,398
1996 679,367
1997 712,974
1998 763,027
1999 812,615
2000 849,821
2001 870,671
2002 880,148
2003 885,993
2004 899,809
2005 929,721
2006 977,434
2007 1,039,224
2008 1,111,105
2009 1,186,992
2010 1,262,012
2011 1,335,807
2012 1,408,485
2013 1,476,160
2014 1,534,201
2015 1,579,599
2016 1,610,201
2017 1,627,387
2018 1,636,232
2019 1,644,022
2020 1,656,117

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Kuwait was 38.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 45.73 in 1974, while its lowest value was 35.75 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 35.75
1961 35.87
1962 36.17
1963 36.68
1964 37.42
1965 38.37
1966 39.46
1967 40.60
1968 41.71
1969 42.72
1970 43.58
1971 44.35
1972 45.04
1973 45.53
1974 45.73
1975 45.60
1976 45.12
1977 44.42
1978 43.68
1979 43.10
1980 42.79
1981 42.75
1982 42.89
1983 43.13
1984 43.35
1985 43.48
1986 43.52
1987 43.49
1988 43.41
1989 43.31
1990 43.18
1991 43.01
1992 42.79
1993 42.51
1994 42.20
1995 41.93
1996 41.76
1997 41.69
1998 41.67
1999 41.64
2000 41.55
2001 41.40
2002 41.19
2003 40.99
2004 40.89
2005 40.95
2006 41.18
2007 41.50
2008 41.83
2009 42.08
2010 42.18
2011 42.16
2012 42.06
2013 41.86
2014 41.57
2015 41.18
2016 40.69
2017 40.12
2018 39.55
2019 39.08
2020 38.78

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Kuwait was 2,614,446 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,614,446 in 2020 and a minimum value of 172,843 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 172,843
1961 192,763
1962 215,332
1963 239,835
1964 265,275
1965 290,919
1966 316,721
1967 342,819
1968 368,914
1969 394,667
1970 420,014
1971 444,421
1972 468,239
1973 493,267
1974 521,933
1975 555,860
1976 595,891
1977 641,123
1978 689,360
1979 737,415
1980 783,013
1981 824,067
1982 860,986
1983 896,781
1984 935,883
1985 980,732
1986 1,034,952
1987 1,095,743
1988 1,151,499
1989 1,186,477
1990 1,190,597
1991 1,157,567
1995 932,509
1996 947,491
1997 997,283
1998 1,068,094
1999 1,139,027
2000 1,195,302
2001 1,232,602
2002 1,256,843
2003 1,275,633
2004 1,300,689
2005 1,340,475
2006 1,396,227
2007 1,464,802
2008 1,544,905
2009 1,634,049
2010 1,729,872
2011 1,832,247
2012 1,940,367
2013 2,050,222
2014 2,156,738
2015 2,255,989
2016 2,346,661
2017 2,428,715
2018 2,501,082
2019 2,563,055
2020 2,614,446

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Kuwait was 61.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 64.25 in 1960, while its lowest value was 54.27 in 1974.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 64.25
1961 64.13
1962 63.83
1963 63.32
1964 62.58
1965 61.63
1966 60.54
1967 59.40
1968 58.29
1969 57.28
1970 56.42
1971 55.65
1972 54.96
1973 54.47
1974 54.27
1975 54.40
1976 54.88
1977 55.58
1978 56.32
1979 56.90
1980 57.21
1981 57.25
1982 57.11
1983 56.87
1984 56.65
1985 56.52
1986 56.48
1987 56.51
1988 56.59
1989 56.69
1990 56.82
1991 56.99
1992 57.21
1993 57.49
1994 57.80
1995 58.07
1996 58.24
1997 58.31
1998 58.33
1999 58.36
2000 58.45
2001 58.60
2002 58.81
2003 59.01
2004 59.11
2005 59.05
2006 58.82
2007 58.50
2008 58.17
2009 57.92
2010 57.82
2011 57.84
2012 57.94
2013 58.14
2014 58.43
2015 58.82
2016 59.31
2017 59.88
2018 60.45
2019 60.92
2020 61.22

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population