Kuwait

Population in Kuwait

Population in Kuwait: 154,000 people in 1950 and 4.84 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
4.84 million people
Since 1950
+4.69 million people
Rank, 2023
128 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
9.6 million people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in KuwaitPopulation in Kuwait: 154,000 people in 1950 and 4.84 million people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 9.6 million people in 2100, between 0 people and 23.9 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 9.6 million people in 2100, between 0 people and 23.9 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 81,280 people.

Every year

people · UN

YearKuwaitWorld
20234.84 million8.09 billion
20224.59 million8.02 billion
20214.36 million7.95 billion
20204.4 million7.89 billion
20194.44 million7.81 billion
20184.32 million7.73 billion
20174.16 million7.65 billion
20164 million7.56 billion
20153.83 million7.47 billion
20143.67 million7.38 billion
20133.51 million7.29 billion
20123.34 million7.2 billion
20113.13 million7.11 billion
20102.94 million7.02 billion
20092.8 million6.93 billion
20082.65 million6.84 billion
20072.51 million6.76 billion
20062.37 million6.67 billion
20052.24 million6.59 billion
20042.16 million6.5 billion
20032.11 million6.42 billion
20022.06 million6.34 billion
20012.01 million6.26 billion
20001.96 million6.17 billion
19991.9 million6.09 billion
19981.84 million6.01 billion
19971.79 million5.93 billion
19961.73 million5.84 billion
19951.68 million5.76 billion
19941.66 million5.68 billion
19931.67 million5.59 billion
19921.64 million5.51 billion
19911.35 million5.42 billion
19901.69 million5.33 billion
19892.22 million5.23 billion
19882.14 million5.14 billion
19872.05 million5.05 billion
19861.97 million4.96 billion
19851.89 million4.87 billion
19841.82 million4.78 billion
19831.74 million4.7 billion
19821.66 million4.61 billion
19811.58 million4.53 billion
19801.51 million4.45 billion
19791.42 million4.37 billion
19781.34 million4.29 billion
19771.26 million4.22 billion
19761.18 million4.14 billion
19751.11 million4.07 billion
19741.04 million4 billion
1973977,7003.92 billion
1972920,4003.85 billion
1971865,1003.77 billion
1970809,1003.7 billion
1969749,5003.62 billion
1968687,7003.55 billion
1967628,1003.47 billion
1966572,6003.4 billion
1965521,2003.34 billion
1964473,1003.26 billion
1963427,7003.19 billion
1962385,0003.12 billion
1961345,9003.07 billion
1960311,1003.02 billion
1959279,5002.97 billion
1958250,2002.91 billion
1957227,0002.85 billion
1956207,2002.8 billion
1955186,1002.74 billion
1954173,2002.69 billion
1953168,1002.63 billion
1952163,2002.58 billion
1951158,5002.54 billion
1950154,0002.49 billion
1949148,500–
1948145,400–
1947144,200–
1946143,000–
1945141,800–
1944140,600–
1943139,400–
1942138,200–
1941137,000–
1940135,900–
1939134,700–
1938133,600–
1937132,500–
1936131,400–
1935130,300–
1934129,200–
1933128,100–
1932127,000–
1931125,900–
1930124,900–
1929123,800–
1928122,800–
1927121,700–
1926120,700–
1925119,700–
1924118,700–
1923117,700–
1922116,700–
1921115,700–
1920114,700–
1919113,800–
1918112,800–
1917111,900–
1916110,900–
1915109,900–
1914109,000–
1913108,000–
1912107,100–
1911106,200–
1910105,400–
1909104,600–
1908103,900–
1907103,200–
1906102,600–
1905102,000–
1904101,300–
1903100,700–
1902100,000–
190199,420–
190098,790–
189998,180–
189897,560–
189796,950–
189696,340–
189595,740–
189495,140–
189394,540–
189293,950–
189193,360–
189092,770–
188992,190–
188891,610–
188791,040–
188690,470–
188589,900–
188489,340–
188388,770–
188288,220–
188187,660–
188087,110–
187986,570–
187886,030–
187785,490–
187684,950–
187584,420–
187483,890–
187383,360–
187282,840–
187182,420–
187082,090–
186981,870–
186881,750–
186781,720–
186681,700–
186581,670–
186481,640–
186381,620–
186281,590–
186181,570–
186081,540–
185981,510–
185881,490–
185781,460–
185681,440–
185581,410–
185481,380–
185381,360–
185281,330–
185181,310–
185081,280–
184981,280–
184881,280–
184781,280–
184681,280–
184581,280–
184481,280–
184381,280–
184281,280–
184181,280–
184081,280–
183981,280–
183881,280–
183781,280–
183681,280–
183581,280–
183481,280–
183381,280–
183281,280–
183181,280–
183081,280–
182981,280–
182881,280–
182781,280–
182681,280–
182581,280–
182481,280–
182381,280–
182281,280–
182181,280–
182081,280–
181981,280–
181881,280–
181781,280–
181681,280–
181581,280–
181481,280–
181381,280–
181281,280–
181181,280–
181081,280–
180981,280–
180881,280–
180781,280–
180681,280–
180581,280–
180481,280–
180381,280–
180281,280–
180181,280–
180081,280–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearKuwaitWorld
20244.94 million4.69 million–5.11 million8.16 billion
20255.03 million4.42 million–5.58 million8.23 billion
20265.1 million4.29 million–5.99 million8.3 billion
20275.17 million4.19 million–6.29 million8.37 billion
20285.23 million4.1 million–6.59 million8.44 billion
20295.28 million4.04 million–6.87 million8.5 billion
20305.32 million3.97 million–7.12 million8.57 billion
20315.37 million3.91 million–7.35 million8.63 billion
20325.42 million3.85 million–7.61 million8.7 billion
20335.47 million3.77 million–7.86 million8.76 billion
20345.52 million3.67 million–8.06 million8.82 billion
20355.57 million3.61 million–8.28 million8.89 billion
20365.62 million3.59 million–8.52 million8.95 billion
20375.67 million3.51 million–8.77 million9.01 billion
20385.73 million3.43 million–8.99 million9.06 billion
20395.78 million3.38 million–9.19 million9.12 billion
20405.83 million3.3 million–9.4 million9.18 billion
20415.89 million3.26 million–9.63 million9.23 billion
20425.94 million3.19 million–9.89 million9.29 billion
20435.99 million3.08 million–10.1 million9.34 billion
20446.05 million3 million–10.3 million9.39 billion
20456.1 million2.94 million–10.5 million9.44 billion
20466.15 million2.87 million–10.6 million9.49 billion
20476.21 million2.77 million–10.8 million9.54 billion
20486.26 million2.7 million–11 million9.58 billion
20496.31 million2.7 million–11.3 million9.62 billion
20506.37 million2.65 million–11.6 million9.66 billion
20516.42 million2.57 million–11.8 million9.7 billion
20526.48 million2.55 million–12 million9.74 billion
20536.53 million2.51 million–12.3 million9.78 billion
20546.58 million2.46 million–12.4 million9.81 billion
20556.64 million2.44 million–12.6 million9.85 billion
20566.69 million2.34 million–12.7 million9.88 billion
20576.74 million2.17 million–12.9 million9.91 billion
20586.8 million2.04 million–13.2 million9.94 billion
20596.86 million1.97 million–13.4 million9.96 billion
20606.91 million1.89 million–13.7 million9.99 billion
20616.97 million1.82 million–13.9 million10 billion
20627.02 million1.69 million–14.2 million10 billion
20637.08 million1.55 million–14.4 million10.1 billion
20647.14 million1.44 million–14.7 million10.1 billion
20657.2 million1.31 million–15.1 million10.1 billion
20667.26 million1.23 million–15.4 million10.1 billion
20677.32 million1.14 million–15.6 million10.1 billion
20687.38 million1.04 million–15.9 million10.2 billion
20697.44 million991,700–16.2 million10.2 billion
20707.5 million887,100–16.5 million10.2 billion
20717.57 million784,000–16.9 million10.2 billion
20727.63 million661,700–17.3 million10.2 billion
20737.69 million554,200–17.5 million10.2 billion
20747.76 million500,700–17.7 million10.2 billion
20757.82 million429,700–18 million10.3 billion
20767.89 million351,900–18.4 million10.3 billion
20777.95 million259,000–18.6 million10.3 billion
20788.02 million192,400–18.8 million10.3 billion
20798.09 million64,270–19.1 million10.3 billion
20808.16 million0–19.4 million10.3 billion
20818.22 million0–19.9 million10.3 billion
20828.29 million0–20.1 million10.3 billion
20838.36 million0–20.4 million10.3 billion
20848.43 million0–20.6 million10.3 billion
20858.5 million0–20.9 million10.3 billion
20868.57 million0–21.2 million10.3 billion
20878.64 million0–21.5 million10.3 billion
20888.71 million0–21.6 million10.3 billion
20898.79 million0–21.8 million10.3 billion
20908.86 million0–22 million10.3 billion
20918.93 million0–22 million10.3 billion
20929 million0–22 million10.3 billion
20939.08 million0–22.2 million10.3 billion
20949.15 million0–22.5 million10.2 billion
20959.23 million0–22.8 million10.2 billion
20969.3 million0–23 million10.2 billion
20979.38 million0–23.3 million10.2 billion
20989.45 million0–23.6 million10.2 billion
20999.53 million0–23.9 million10.2 billion
21009.6 million0–23.9 million10.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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