Share of immigrants in the population — all countries

Share of immigrants in the population — Kuwait

Share of immigrants in the population in Kuwait in 2024 — 67.3%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 216. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.6 pp.

2024 67.3% −1.6 pp vs 2020
World rank 7of 216
Period maximum 68.9%2020
Period minimum 55.6%1995

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Share of immigrants in the population — Kuwait, 1990–20245560657019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 62.7%1995: 55.6%2000: 57.1%2005: 60.5%2010: 63.6%2015: 68.1%2020: 68.9%2024: 67.3%
Change over the period: +4.6 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Kuwait 67.3%
World 3.73%
Western Asia computed 16.04%
High-income countries computed 14.88%
Share of immigrants in the population — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 67.3
2020 68.9
2015 68.1
2010 63.6
2005 60.5
2000 57.1
1995 55.6
1990 62.7

About the indicator

The number of foreign-born people as a percent of the whole population of a country. On this measure the world looks quite different from the picture given by the absolute number: the largest receiving countries by number of immigrants are large states, while by share the top rows go to small countries and territories where newcomers make up half of the population and more.

Important: The indicator does not distinguish the reasons for moving: labor migration, family reunification and forced displacement all fall into one figure. Forced migration is covered by the refugee indicators.

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