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Demographics of Kuwait | |
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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 |
This is a demography of the population of Kuwait ( Arabic: سكان الكويت).
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. [1]
Kuwait consists of six governorates: Hawalli, Asimah, Farwaniyah, Jahra, Ahmadi and Mubarak Al-Kabeer. [2] Most people in Kuwait live in the governorates of Hawalli, Asimah, and Farwaniyah. [2]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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: [3] |
Census year | Kuwaiti | non-Kuwaiti | Total | Change | ||||
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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. [4] Kuwait has the largest number of stateless people in the entire region. [5] [6] [7] The Bedoon issue in Kuwait is largely sectarian. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Period | Live births per year | Deaths per year | Natural change per year | CBR* | CDR* | NC* | TFR* | IMR* |
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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) |
Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | TFR | |
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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 |
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Structure of the population (1.01.2020) (Census - provisional): [16]
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 |
Period | Life expectancy in Years |
Period | Life expectancy in Years |
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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 [17]
"The Kuwaiti Bedoon`s continued exclusion from nationality can only be understood in the light of the power struggle in a system which was largely based on sectarianism and tribalism within newly emerging emirates striving to assert their legitimacy and authority. The majority of the Bedoon are in fact an extended branch of tribes across the borders between Iraq, Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia and are largely of the Muslim Shi'ite faith".