Kuwait Population 1950-2022
Chart and table of Kuwait population from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Kuwait in 2022 is 4,268,873, a 0.44% increase from 2021.
- The population of Kuwait in 2021 was 4,250,114, a 2.53% decline from 2020.
- The population of Kuwait in 2020 was 4,360,444, a 1.82% decline from 2019.
- The population of Kuwait in 2019 was 4,441,100, a 2.87% increase from 2018.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2022 Population |
| United States |
338,289,857 |
| Japan |
123,951,692 |
| Germany |
83,369,843 |
| United Kingdom |
67,508,936 |
| France |
64,626,628 |
| Italy |
59,037,474 |
| South Korea |
51,815,810 |
| Spain |
47,558,630 |
| Argentina |
45,510,318 |
| Poland |
39,857,145 |
| Canada |
38,454,327 |
| Saudi Arabia |
36,408,820 |
| Australia |
26,177,413 |
| Taiwan |
23,893,394 |
| Chile |
19,603,733 |
| Netherlands |
17,564,014 |
| Belgium |
11,655,930 |
| Sweden |
10,549,347 |
| Greece |
10,384,971 |
| Portugal |
10,270,865 |
| Hungary |
9,967,308 |
| UAE |
9,441,129 |
| Israel |
9,038,309 |
| Austria |
8,939,617 |
| Switzerland |
8,740,472 |
| Hong Kong |
7,488,865 |
| Singapore |
5,975,689 |
| Denmark |
5,882,261 |
| Finland |
5,540,745 |
| Norway |
5,434,319 |
| New Zealand |
5,185,288 |
| Ireland |
5,023,109 |
| Oman |
4,576,298 |
| Panama |
4,408,581 |
| Kuwait |
4,268,873 |
| Croatia |
4,030,358 |
| Uruguay |
3,422,794 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,252,407 |
| Lithuania |
2,750,055 |
| Qatar |
2,695,122 |
| Slovenia |
2,119,844 |
| Latvia |
1,850,651 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1,531,044 |
| Bahrain |
1,472,233 |
| Estonia |
1,326,062 |
| Cyprus |
1,251,488 |
| Macao |
695,168 |
| Luxembourg |
647,599 |
| Malta |
533,286 |
| Bahamas |
409,984 |
| Iceland |
372,899 |
| French Polynesia |
306,279 |
| New Caledonia |
289,950 |
| Barbados |
281,635 |
| Curacao |
191,163 |
| Guam |
171,774 |
| Seychelles |
107,118 |
| Aruba |
106,445 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
93,763 |
| Isle of Man |
84,519 |
| Andorra |
79,824 |
| Cayman Islands |
68,706 |
| Bermuda |
64,184 |
| Greenland |
56,466 |
| Faroe Islands |
53,090 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
49,551 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
45,703 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
44,175 |
| Liechtenstein |
39,327 |
| Monaco |
36,469 |
| San Marino |
33,660 |
| Gibraltar |
32,649 |
| British Virgin Islands |
31,305 |
| Palau |
18,055 |
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Kuwait - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
4,268,873 |
0.44% |
| 2021 |
4,250,114 |
-2.53% |
| 2020 |
4,360,444 |
-1.82% |
| 2019 |
4,441,100 |
2.87% |
| 2018 |
4,317,185 |
4.66% |
| 2017 |
4,124,904 |
1.90% |
| 2016 |
4,048,085 |
3.56% |
| 2015 |
3,908,743 |
3.91% |
| 2014 |
3,761,584 |
3.16% |
| 2013 |
3,646,518 |
7.42% |
| 2012 |
3,394,663 |
7.98% |
| 2011 |
3,143,825 |
6.81% |
| 2010 |
2,943,356 |
5.29% |
| 2009 |
2,795,550 |
5.46% |
| 2008 |
2,650,930 |
5.75% |
| 2007 |
2,506,769 |
6.07% |
| 2006 |
2,363,409 |
5.73% |
| 2005 |
2,235,403 |
3.80% |
| 2004 |
2,153,481 |
2.47% |
| 2003 |
2,101,506 |
2.64% |
| 2002 |
2,047,364 |
2.80% |
| 2001 |
1,991,674 |
2.93% |
| 2000 |
1,934,901 |
3.06% |
| 1999 |
1,877,427 |
3.18% |
| 1998 |
1,819,544 |
3.30% |
| 1997 |
1,761,468 |
3.41% |
| 1996 |
1,703,318 |
2.91% |
| 1995 |
1,655,222 |
0.86% |
| 1994 |
1,641,106 |
-0.76% |
| 1993 |
1,653,645 |
2.04% |
| 1992 |
1,620,633 |
20.99% |
| 1991 |
1,339,500 |
-20.03% |
| 1990 |
1,674,938 |
-24.21% |
| 1989 |
2,210,013 |
3.80% |
| 1988 |
2,129,153 |
3.94% |
| 1987 |
2,048,477 |
4.08% |
| 1986 |
1,968,093 |
4.19% |
| 1985 |
1,888,975 |
4.13% |
| 1984 |
1,813,986 |
4.49% |
| 1983 |
1,736,028 |
5.03% |
| 1982 |
1,652,921 |
5.08% |
| 1981 |
1,573,026 |
5.30% |
| 1980 |
1,493,870 |
5.78% |
| 1979 |
1,412,266 |
6.26% |
| 1978 |
1,329,074 |
6.56% |
| 1977 |
1,247,225 |
6.71% |
| 1976 |
1,168,791 |
6.64% |
| 1975 |
1,095,998 |
6.36% |
| 1974 |
1,030,426 |
6.17% |
| 1973 |
970,527 |
6.21% |
| 1972 |
913,785 |
6.41% |
| 1971 |
858,734 |
6.97% |
| 1970 |
802,786 |
8.04% |
| 1969 |
743,044 |
9.09% |
| 1968 |
681,117 |
9.64% |
| 1967 |
621,242 |
9.86% |
| 1966 |
565,463 |
10.05% |
| 1965 |
513,840 |
10.33% |
| 1964 |
465,748 |
10.76% |
| 1963 |
420,494 |
11.19% |
| 1962 |
378,190 |
11.33% |
| 1961 |
339,697 |
11.22% |
| 1960 |
305,415 |
11.26% |
| 1959 |
274,514 |
11.67% |
| 1958 |
245,827 |
10.10% |
| 1957 |
223,274 |
9.43% |
| 1956 |
204,028 |
11.21% |
| 1955 |
183,458 |
7.23% |
| 1954 |
171,095 |
2.80% |
| 1953 |
166,439 |
2.75% |
| 1952 |
161,988 |
2.68% |
| 1951 |
157,764 |
2.62% |
| 1950 |
153,738 |
0.00% |
