Urban population in Kuwait in 2025 — 4,865,298 people. Ranked 99 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,974.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.87M | −31,965 | −0.65% |
| 2024 | 4.9M | +43,843 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.85M | +263,777 | +5.75% |
| 2022 | 4.59M | +228,778 | +5.25% |
| 2021 | 4.36M | −39,402 | −0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.4M | −42,049 | −0.95% |
| 2019 | 4.44M | +118,801 | +2.75% |
| 2018 | 4.32M | +168,703 | +4.06% |
| 2017 | 4.15M | +150,716 | +3.76% |
| 2016 | 4M | +169,522 | +4.42% |
| 2015 | 3.83M | +168,698 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 3.67M | +158,032 | +4.51% |
| 2013 | 3.51M | +170,735 | +5.12% |
| 2012 | 3.34M | +204,295 | +6.52% |
| 2011 | 3.13M | +189,442 | +6.44% |
| 2010 | 2.94M | +147,888 | +5.29% |
| 2009 | 2.8M | +144,063 | +5.43% |
| 2008 | 2.65M | +143,534 | +5.72% |
| 2007 | 2.51M | +143,154 | +6.05% |
| 2006 | 2.36M | +127,945 | +5.72% |
| 2005 | 2.24M | +80,608 | +3.74% |
| 2004 | 2.16M | +51,245 | +2.43% |
| 2003 | 2.1M | +55,075 | +2.69% |
| 2002 | 2.05M | +57,106 | +2.87% |
| 2001 | 1.99M | +57,592 | +2.98% |
| 2000 | 1.94M | +58,243 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.88M | +59,396 | +3.27% |
| 1998 | 1.82M | +59,778 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.76M | +59,547 | +3.51% |
| 1996 | 1.7M | +49,481 | +3% |
| 1995 | 1.65M | +17,314 | +1.06% |
| 1994 | 1.63M | −7,329 | −0.45% |
| 1993 | 1.64M | +36,651 | +2.29% |
| 1992 | 1.6M | +277,976 | +20.99% |
| 1991 | 1.32M | −326,576 | −19.78% |
| 1990 | 1.65M | −521,714 | −24.02% |
| 1989 | 2.17M | +81,252 | +3.89% |
| 1988 | 2.09M | +80,286 | +3.99% |
| 1987 | 2.01M | +79,161 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.93M | +77,080 | +4.16% |
| 1985 | 1.85M | +75,018 | +4.22% |
| 1984 | 1.78M | +83,428 | +4.92% |
| 1983 | 1.7M | +91,832 | +5.72% |
| 1982 | 1.6M | +89,957 | +5.94% |
| 1981 | 1.51M | +88,300 | +6.19% |
| 1980 | 1.43M | +89,431 | +6.69% |
| 1979 | 1.34M | +91,191 | +7.32% |
| 1978 | 1.25M | +90,113 | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 1.16M | +86,836 | +8.13% |
| 1976 | 1.07M | +80,977 | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 987,533 | +76,015 | +8.34% |
| 1974 | 911,518 | +73,537 | +8.78% |
| 1973 | 837,981 | +69,152 | +8.99% |
| 1972 | 768,829 | +62,438 | +8.84% |
| 1971 | 706,391 | +55,103 | +8.46% |
| 1970 | 651,288 | +51,409 | +8.57% |
| 1969 | 599,879 | +51,253 | +9.34% |
| 1968 | 548,626 | +48,816 | +9.77% |
| 1967 | 499,810 | +45,360 | +9.98% |
| 1966 | 454,450 | +42,375 | +10.28% |
| 1965 | 412,075 | +40,140 | +10.79% |
| 1964 | 371,935 | +38,342 | +11.49% |
| 1963 | 333,593 | +36,212 | +12.18% |
| 1962 | 297,381 | +33,183 | +12.56% |
| 1961 | 264,198 | +29,655 | +12.64% |
| 1960 | 234,543 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
