Urban population in Kuwait

Urban population in Kuwait: 61.5% in 1950 and 100% in 2025, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2025: 100%
Since 1950: +38.5 percentage points
Projected, 2050: 100%; UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

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% of people · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 100% in 2050.
The highest was 100% in 2005, the lowest 61.5% in 1950.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Kuwait
2025	100
2024	100
2023	100
2022	100
2021	100
2020	100
2019	100
2018	100
2017	100
2016	100
2015	100
2014	100
2013	100
2012	100
2011	100
2010	100
2009	100
2008	100
2007	100
2006	100
2005	100
2004	100
2003	99.8
2002	99.5
2001	99.2
2000	99
1999	98.8
1998	98.6
1997	98.3
1996	98.2
1995	98.1
1994	98
1993	98
1992	98
1991	98
1990	98
1989	98
1988	98
1987	98
1986	97.9
1985	97.9
1984	97.7
1983	97.2
1982	96.5
1981	95.6
1980	94.8
1979	93.9
1978	92.9
1977	91.8
1976	90.7
1975	89.4
1974	87.8
1973	85.7
1972	83.5
1971	81.7
1970	80.5
1969	80
1968	79.8
1967	79.6
1966	79.4
1965	79.1
1964	78.6
1963	78
1962	77.2
1961	76.4
1960	75.4
1959	74.4
1958	73.3
1957	72.1
1956	71
1955	69.7
1954	68.3
1953	66.8
1952	65.1
1951	63.4
1950	61.5

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	Kuwait
2026	100
2027	100
2028	100
2029	100
2030	100
2031	100
2032	100
2033	100
2034	100
2035	100
2036	100
2037	100
2038	100
2039	100
2040	100
2041	100
2042	100
2043	100
2044	100
2045	100
2046	100
2047	100
2048	100
2049	100
2050	100

Good to know

The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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