Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Kuwait

Share of women in the population in Kuwait in 2025 — 38.93%. Ranked 212 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 1.39 pp.

2025 38.93% +0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 212of 217
Period maximum 44.19%1975
Period minimum 38.32%2019

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Kuwait, 1960–2025384042444619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 40.32%1962: 39.73%1964: 39.58%1966: 39.95%1968: 41.33%1970: 42.38%1972: 43.19%1974: 43.87%1976: 44.05%1978: 43.01%1980: 42.26%1982: 42.25%1984: 42.41%1986: 42.67%1988: 43.06%1990: 43.44%1992: 43.86%1994: 42.97%1996: 42.23%1998: 41.86%2000: 41.52%2002: 41.19%2004: 40.86%2006: 41.4%2008: 42.34%2010: 43.07%2012: 42.69%2014: 41.95%2016: 40.37%2018: 38.43%2020: 39.06%2022: 38.95%2024: 38.89%2025: 38.93%
Change over the period: −1.39 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 38.93%
World 49.73%
Western Asia computed 47.62%
High-income countries computed 50.33%
Share of women in the population — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38.93 +0.04 pp
2024 38.89 +0.04 pp
2023 38.84 −0.1 pp
2022 38.95 −0.39 pp
2021 39.34 +0.28 pp
2020 39.06 +0.74 pp
2019 38.32 −0.11 pp
2018 38.43 −0.88 pp
2017 39.31 −1.06 pp
2016 40.37 −0.89 pp
2015 41.25 −0.7 pp
2014 41.95 −0.48 pp
2013 42.43 −0.27 pp
2012 42.69 −0.32 pp
2011 43.01 −0.05 pp
2010 43.07 +0.34 pp
2009 42.73 +0.39 pp
2008 42.34 +0.44 pp
2007 41.9 +0.5 pp
2006 41.4 +0.44 pp
2005 40.96 +0.1 pp
2004 40.86 −0.17 pp
2003 41.02 −0.16 pp
2002 41.19 −0.16 pp
2001 41.35 −0.17 pp
2000 41.52 −0.17 pp
1999 41.69 −0.17 pp
1998 41.86 −0.18 pp
1997 42.04 −0.19 pp
1996 42.23 −0.26 pp
1995 42.49 −0.48 pp
1994 42.97 −0.64 pp
1993 43.61 −0.26 pp
1992 43.86 +0.11 pp
1991 43.75 +0.31 pp
1990 43.44 +0.2 pp
1989 43.24 +0.17 pp
1988 43.06 +0.19 pp
1987 42.88 +0.21 pp
1986 42.67 +0.15 pp
1985 42.52 +0.11 pp
1984 42.41 +0.1 pp
1983 42.31 +0.07 pp
1982 42.25 +0.07 pp
1981 42.17 −0.09 pp
1980 42.26 −0.32 pp
1979 42.58 −0.43 pp
1978 43.01 −0.5 pp
1977 43.51 −0.54 pp
1976 44.05 −0.14 pp
1975 44.19 +0.32 pp
1974 43.87 +0.33 pp
1973 43.54 +0.35 pp
1972 43.19 +0.38 pp
1971 42.8 +0.42 pp
1970 42.38 +0.48 pp
1969 41.9 +0.57 pp
1968 41.33 +0.65 pp
1967 40.68 +0.73 pp
1966 39.95 +0.4 pp
1965 39.55 −0.02 pp
1964 39.58 −0.06 pp
1963 39.63 −0.09 pp
1962 39.73 −0.23 pp
1961 39.95 −0.37 pp
1960 40.32

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.