# Demographics of Kuwait

This is a demography of the population of Kuwait (Arabic: سكان الكويت).
Expatriates account for around 60% of Kuwait's total population, with Kuwaitis constituting 38%-42% of the total population. The government and some Kuwaiti citizens consider the proportion of expatriates (which has been relatively stable since the mid-1970s) to be a problem, and in 2016 the number of deportations increased.

## Population size and structure

Population of Kuwait according to nationality :
| Census year | Kuwaiti | Kuwaiti | non-Kuwaiti | non-Kuwaiti | Total | Change |
| Census year | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % |
| 1975 | 307,755 | 30.9% | 687,082 | 69% | 994,837 | — |
| 1985 | 470,473 | 35% | 1,226,828 | 65% | 1,697,301 | 70.6 |
| 1995 | 653,616 | 41.5% | 921,954 | 58.5% | 1,575,570 | -7.2 |
| 2005 | 860,324 | 39.2% | 1,333,327 | 60.8% | 2,193,651 | 39.2 |
| 2015 | 1,208,643 | 32.3% | 2,535,017 | 67.7% | 3,743,660 | 70.6 |
Source:
| Year | Kuwaiti Male | Kuwaiti Female | Kuwaiti Total | Non-Kuwaiti Male | Non-Kuwaiti Female | Non-Kuwaiti Total | Total Male | Total Female | Grand Total |
| 1990 | 286,299 | 292,212 | 578,511 | 944,585 | 628,584 | 1,573,169 | 1,230,884 | 920,796 | 2,151,680 |
| 1993 | 325,892 | 331,601 | 657,493 | 682,161 | 305,973 | 988,134 | 1,008,053 | 637,574 | 1,645,627 |
| 1995 | 351,314 | 356,801 | 708,115 | 841,320 | 409,359 | 1,250,679 | 1,192,634 | 766,160 | 1,958,794 |
| 1996 | 363,476 | 368,927 | 732,403 | 914,327 | 447,159 | 1,361,486 | 1,277,803 | 816,086 | 2,093,889 |
| 1998 | 388,687 | 397,323 | 786,010 | 1,002,718 | 482,137 | 1,484,855 | 1,391,405 | 879,460 | 2,270,865 |
| 1999 | 401,433 | 410,822 | 812,255 | 970,865 | 471,834 | 1,442,699 | 1,372,298 | 882,656 | 2,254,954 |
| 2000 | 415,613 | 426,177 | 841,790 | 927,023 | 448,445 | 1,375,468 | 1,342,636 | 874,622 | 2,217,258 |
| 2001 | 429,209 | 441,074 | 870,283 | 960,390 | 478,429 | 1,438,819 | 1,389,599 | 919,503 | 2,309,102 |
| 2002 | 442,310 | 455,975 | 898,285 | 1,020,913 | 500,730 | 1,521,643 | 1,463,223 | 956,705 | 2,419,928 |
| 2003 | 456,226 | 471,460 | 927,686 | 1,098,878 | 520,120 | 1,618,998 | 1,555,104 | 991,580 | 2,546,684 |
| 2004 | 469,327 | 486,907 | 956,234 | 1,240,267 | 557,155 | 1,797,422 | 1,709,594 | 1,044,062 | 2,753,656 |
| 2005 | 486,089 | 506,128 | 992,217 | 1,391,322 | 607,650 | 1,998,972 | 1,877,411 | 1,113,778 | 2,991,189 |
| 2006 | 501,148 | 522,168 | 1,023,316 | 1,510,818 | 648,826 | 2,159,644 | 2,011,966 | 1,170,994 | 3,182,960 |
| 2007 | 516,631 | 537,966 | 1,054,597 | 1,615,273 | 729,767 | 2,345,040 | 2,131,904 | 1,267,733 | 3,399,637 |
| 2008 | 532,566 | 554,985 | 1,087,551 | 1,618,766 | 735,496 | 2,354,262 | 2,151,332 | 1,290,481 | 3,441,813 |
| 2009 | 548,290 | 570,620 | 1,118,910 | 1,591,935 | 774,036 | 2,365,971 | 2,140,225 | 1,344,656 | 3,484,881 |
| 2010 | 563,631 | 584,712 | 1,148,343 | 1,586,716 | 846,995 | 2,433,711 | 2,150,347 | 1,431,707 | 3,582,054 |
| 2011 | 580,558 | 602,616 | 1,183,174 | 1,641,135 | 872,983 | 2,514,118 | 2,221,693 | 1,475,599 | 3,697,292 |
| 2012 | 595,365 | 617,071 | 1,212,436 | 1,705,468 | 905,824 | 2,611,292 | 2,300,833 | 1,522,895 | 3,823,728 |
| 2013 | 610,545 | 631,954 | 1,242,499 | 1,772,413 | 950,232 | 2,722,645 | 2,382,958 | 1,582,186 | 3,965,144 |
| 2014 | 626,256 | 649,601 | 1,275,857 | 1,855,279 | 960,857 | 2,816,136 | 2,481,535 | 1,610,458 | 4,091,993 |
| 2015 | 641,282 | 666,323 | 1,307,605 | 1,964,264 | 967,137 | 2,931,401 | 2,605,546 | 1,633,460 | 4,239,006 |
| 2016 | 656,084 | 681,609 | 1,337,693 | 2,089,302 | 984,129 | 3,073,431 | 2,745,386 | 1,665,738 | 4,411,124 |
| 2017 | 671,012 | 699,001 | 1,370,013 | 2,167,409 | 963,054 | 3,130,463 | 2,838,421 | 1,662,055 | 4,500,476 |
| 2018 | 686,475 | 716,638 | 1,403,113 | 2,253,768 | 964,757 | 3,218,525 | 2,940,243 | 1,681,395 | 4,621,638 |
| 2019 | 700,742 | 731,303 | 1,432,045 | 2,303,549 | 1,040,813 | 3,344,362 | 3,004,291 | 1,772,116 | 4,776,407 |
| 2020 | 714,936 | 745,034 | 1,459,970 | 2,177,731 | 1,033,012 | 3,210,743 | 2,892,667 | 1,778,046 | 4,670,713 |
| 2021 | 729,638 | 759,078 | 1,488,716 | 1,941,628 | 955,373 | 2,897,001 | 2,671,266 | 1,714,451 | 4,385,717 |
| 2022 | 744,238 | 772,838 | 1,517,076 | 2,188,819 | 1,087,673 | 3,276,492 | 2,933,057 | 1,860,511 | 4,793,568 |
| 2023 | 758,716 | 787,065 | 1,545,781 | 2,262,500 | 1,104,990 | 3,367,490 | 3,021,216 | 1,892,055 | 4,913,271 |
The biggest population difficulty in Kuwait involves the Bedoon, stateless people. According to Human Rights Watch in 1995, Kuwait has produced 300,000 stateless Bedoon. Kuwait has the largest number of stateless people in the entire region. The Bedoon issue in Kuwait is largely sectarian.
According to recent statistics provided by the Central Statistics Bureau, as of January 2024, Kuwait's population reached 4.91 million, an increase of 119,700 from the previous year's 4.79 million. The number of Kuwaiti citizens rose by 28,700 to reach a total of 1.545 million. Specifically, the number of male citizens increased to 758,700, and female citizens reached 787,000. Concurrently, the expatriate population also increased by 90,990, totaling 3.36 million. Amongst the expatriates, the male population reached 2.26 million and the female population 1.1 million.

### Structure of the population

Structure of the population (Estimates) (1.01.2020):
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
| Total | 2,743,617 | 1,720,904 | 4,464,521 | 100% |
| 0-4 | 123,865 | 111,800 | 235,663 | 5.27% |
| 5-9 | 190,736 | 153,412 | 344,148 | 7.7% |
| 10-14 | 160,820 | 129,882 | 290,702 | 6.51% |
| 15-19 | 135,324 | 111,798 | 247,122 | 5.53% |
| 20-24 | 126,687 | 102,773 | 229,460 | 5.13% |
| 25-29 | 113,416 | 93,183 | 206,599 | 4.62% |
| 30-34 | 205,555 | 157,101 | 362,656 | 8.12% |
| 35-39 | 341,766 | 192,989 | 534,755 | 11.97% |
| 40-44 | 368,779 | 180,249 | 549,028 | 12.29% |
| 45-49 | 342,307 | 165,443 | 507,750 | 11.37% |
| 50-54 | 234,060 | 112,764 | 346,824 | 7.76% |
| 55-59 | 158,989 | 76,976 | 235,965 | 5.28% |
| 60-64 | 105,746 | 46,617 | 152,363 | 3.41% |
| 65-69 | 59,345 | 27,921 | 87,266 | 1.95% |
| 70-74 | 26,885 | 15,982 | 42,867 | 0.96% |
| 75-79 | 11,984 | 8,711 | 20,695 | 0.46% |
| 80+ | 10,839 | 7,912 | 18,751 | 0.42% |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0-14 | 475,419 | 395,094 | 870,513 | 19.49% |
| 15-64 | 2,132,629 | 1,239,893 | 3,372,522 | 75.54% |
| 65+ | 109,053 | 60,526 | 169,579 | 3.80% |
Source:
| Age Group | Kuwaiti Males | Kuwaiti Females | Total Kuwaitis | Non-Kuwaiti Males | Non-Kuwaiti Females | Total Non-Kuwaitis | Total Males | Total Females | Grand Total |
| Less than 1 year | 16,911 | 15,860 | 32,771 | 8,928 | 8,483 | 17,411 | 25,839 | 24,343 | 50,182 |
| 1-4 | 62,966 | 61,810 | 124,776 | 47,627 | 47,086 | 94,713 | 110,593 | 108,896 | 219,489 |
| 5-9 | 87,292 | 82,393 | 169,685 | 75,842 | 71,866 | 147,708 | 163,134 | 154,259 | 317,393 |
| 10-14 | 88,104 | 83,914 | 172,018 | 74,787 | 70,185 | 144,972 | 162,891 | 154,099 | 316,990 |
| 15-19 | 76,609 | 75,089 | 151,698 | 55,679 | 52,907 | 108,586 | 132,288 | 127,996 | 260,284 |
| 20-24 | 66,815 | 65,104 | 131,919 | 62,238 | 44,489 | 106,727 | 129,053 | 109,593 | 238,646 |
| 25-29 | 66,647 | 64,461 | 131,108 | 239,562 | 86,968 | 326,530 | 306,209 | 151,429 | 457,638 |
| 30-34 | 48,975 | 52,607 | 101,582 | 288,214 | 125,939 | 414,153 | 337,189 | 178,546 | 515,735 |
| 35-39 | 52,231 | 56,948 | 109,179 | 363,465 | 164,133 | 527,598 | 415,696 | 221,081 | 636,777 |
| 40-44 | 42,233 | 45,508 | 87,741 | 334,328 | 140,911 | 475,239 | 376,561 | 186,419 | 562,980 |
| 45-49 | 34,203 | 39,923 | 74,126 | 245,893 | 111,643 | 357,536 | 280,096 | 151,566 | 431,662 |
| 50-54 | 29,381 | 34,453 | 63,834 | 181,928 | 75,451 | 257,379 | 211,309 | 109,904 | 321,213 |
| 55-59 | 24,419 | 29,126 | 53,545 | 114,223 | 43,782 | 158,005 | 138,642 | 72,908 | 211,550 |
| 60-64 | 17,572 | 22,913 | 40,485 | 54,780 | 22,135 | 76,915 | 72,352 | 45,048 | 117,400 |
| 65-69 | 12,779 | 17,485 | 30,264 | 24,294 | 10,517 | 34,811 | 37,073 | 28,002 | 65,075 |
| 70-74 | 7,492 | 11,399 | 18,891 | 9,966 | 5,345 | 15,311 | 17,458 | 16,744 | 34,202 |
| 75-79 | 4,791 | 7,473 | 12,264 | 4,196 | 3,095 | 7,291 | 8,987 | 10,568 | 19,555 |
| 80+ | 4,818 | 6,372 | 11,190 | 2,869 | 2,738 | 5,607 | 7,687 | 9,110 | 16,797 |
| Total | 744,238 | 772,838 | 1,517,076 | 2,188,819 | 1,087,673 | 3,276,492 | 2,933,057 | 1,860,511 | 4,793,568 |

### Governorates

Kuwait consists of six governorates: Hawalli, Asimah, Farwaniyah, Jahra, Ahmadi and Mubarak Al-Kabeer. Most people in Kuwait live in the governorates of Hawalli, Asimah, and Farwaniyah.
Source:
| Nationality Group | Nationality Group | GCC countries | Arab countries | Asia | SS Africa | Europe | North America | South America | Oceania | Total |
| Capital Governorate | Male | 144,354 | 45,550 | 118,393 | 991 | 953 | 1,000 | 115 | 105 | 311,461 |
| Capital Governorate | Female | 150,029 | 22,018 | 84,561 | 4,759 | 971 | 887 | 88 | 65 | 263,378 |
| Capital Governorate | Total | 294,383 | 67,568 | 202,954 | 5,750 | 1,924 | 1,887 | 203 | 170 | 574,839 |
| Hawalli Governorate | Male | 124,551 | 224,700 | 162,749 | 1,477 | 3,890 | 4,549 | 369 | 353 | 522,638 |
| Hawalli Governorate | Female | 127,709 | 127,931 | 133,244 | 5,883 | 4,098 | 3,979 | 372 | 316 | 403,532 |
| Hawalli Governorate | Total | 252,260 | 352,631 | 295,993 | 7,360 | 7,988 | 8,528 | 741 | 669 | 926,170 |
| Al-Ahmadi Governorate | Male | 176,599 | 98,007 | 312,505 | 3,214 | 1,717 | 3,239 | 312 | 139 | 595,732 |
| Al-Ahmadi Governorate | Female | 179,803 | 40,929 | 99,448 | 5,282 | 983 | 1,376 | 145 | 86 | 328,052 |
| Al-Ahmadi Governorate | Total | 356,402 | 138,936 | 411,953 | 8,496 | 2,700 | 4,615 | 457 | 225 | 923,784 |
| Al-Jahra Governorate | Male | 138,772 | 85,450 | 94,286 | 1,630 | 262 | 260 | 115 | 59 | 320,834 |
| Al-Jahra Governorate | Female | 141,876 | 57,551 | 40,935 | 5,068 | 268 | 198 | 81 | 50 | 246,027 |
| Al-Jahra Governorate | Total | 280,648 | 143,001 | 135,221 | 6,698 | 530 | 458 | 196 | 109 | 566,861 |
| Al-Farwaniya Governorate | Male | 130,514 | 273,035 | 369,097 | 2,551 | 463 | 493 | 91 | 59 | 776,303 |
| Al-Farwaniya Governorate | Female | 135,497 | 74,258 | 117,987 | 4,927 | 383 | 352 | 79 | 33 | 333,516 |
| Al-Farwaniya Governorate | Total | 266,011 | 347,293 | 487,084 | 7,478 | 846 | 845 | 170 | 92 | 1,109,819 |
| Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate | Male | 89,764 | 7,764 | 42,714 | 339 | 359 | 650 | 87 | 31 | 141,708 |
| Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate | Female | 92,949 | 5,429 | 35,767 | 2,856 | 417 | 452 | 66 | 22 | 137,958 |
| Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate | Total | 182,713 | 13,193 | 78,481 | 3,195 | 776 | 1,102 | 153 | 53 | 279,666 |
| Not Stated | Male | 1,618 | 581 | 338 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2,590 |
| Not Stated | Female | 1,165 | 568 | 208 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1,988 |
| Not Stated | Total | 2,783 | 1,149 | 546 | 38 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 4,578 |
| Total | Male | 806,172 | 735,087 | 1,100,082 | 10,223 | 7,654 | 10,206 | 1,094 | 748 | 2,671,266 |
| Total | Female | 829,028 | 328,684 | 512,150 | 28,792 | 7,126 | 7,263 | 834 | 574 | 1,714,451 |
| Total | Total | 1,635,200 | 1,063,771 | 1,612,232 | 39,015 | 14,780 | 17,469 | 1,928 | 1,332 | 4,385,717 |

## Vital statistics
### UN estimates

| Period | Live births per year | Deaths per year | Natural change per year | CBR* | CDR* | NC* | TFR* | IMR* |
| 1950-1955 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 6,000 | 43.7 | 12.3 | 31.4 | 7.21 | 113 |
| 1955-1960 | 9,000 | 2,000 | 7,000 | 40.0 | 9.6 | 30.4 | 7.21 | 90 |
| 1960-1965 | 16,000 | 3,000 | 13,000 | 43.4 | 7.6 | 35.8 | 7.31 | 70 |
| 1965-1970 | 30,000 | 4,000 | 26,000 | 48.8 | 6.3 | 42.5 | 7.41 | 53 |
| 1970-1975 | 43,000 | 5,000 | 38,000 | 47.6 | 5.2 | 42.4 | 6.90 | 40 |
| 1975-1980 | 49,000 | 5,000 | 44,000 | 40.7 | 4.2 | 36.5 | 5.89 | 29 |
| 1980-1985 | 58,000 | 5,000 | 52,000 | 37.1 | 3.4 | 33.6 | 5.10 | 22 |
| 1985-1990 | 51,000 | 5,000 | 45,000 | 26.5 | 2.8 | 23.7 | 3.34 | 16 |
| 1990-1995 | 33,000 | 5,000 | 28,000 | 18.0 | 2.7 | 15.3 | 2.20 | 13 |
| 1995-2000 | 43,000 | 5,000 | 38,000 | 24.1 | 3.0 | 21.1 | 2.93 | 11 |
| 2000-2005 | 39,000 | 6,000 | 32,000 | 18.5 | 3.1 | 15.4 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 2005-2010 | 47,000 | 7,000 | 40,000 | 18.7 | 3.1 | 15.6 | 2.32 | 8 |
| 2010-2015 | 58,000 | 9,000 | 49,000 | 16.1 | 2.4 | 13.7 | 2.08 | 8 |
| 2015-2020 | 60,000 | 12,000 | 48,000 | 12.6 | 2.9 | 9.7 | 2.07 | 7 |
| * CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman) |||||||||

### Registered births and deaths

| | Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | TFR |
| 1958 | | 6,881 | | | | | |
| 1959 | | 9,023 | | | | | |
| 1960 | | 11,616 | 1,235 | 10,381 | | | |
| 1961 | 296,000 | 12,942 | 2,504 | 10,438 | 43.7 | 8.4 | 35.2 |
| 1962 | 337,000 | 15,204 | 2,180 | 13,024 | 45.1 | 6.5 | 38.6 |
| 1963 | 384,000 | 17,397 | 2,139 | 15,258 | 45.4 | 5.6 | 39.8 |
| 1964 | 433,000 | 19,428 | 2,618 | 16,810 | 44.8 | 6.0 | 38.8 |
| 1965 | 484,000 | 21,950 | 2,454 | 19,496 | 45.3 | 5.1 | 40.3 |
| 1966 | 536,000 | 23,732 | 2,813 | 20,919 | 44.3 | 5.3 | 39.0 |
| 1967 | 588,000 | 28,334 | 3,111 | 25,223 | 48.2 | 5.3 | 42.9 |
| 1968 | 642,000 | 33,026 | 3,346 | 29,680 | 51.5 | 5.2 | 46.3 |
| 1969 | 697,000 | 35,135 | 3,378 | 31,757 | 50.4 | 4.8 | 45.6 |
| 1970 | 753,000 | 33,842 | 3,735 | 30,107 | 44.9 | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 1971 | 811,000 | 35,558 | 3,832 | 31,726 | 43.8 | 4.7 | 39.1 |
| 1972 | 870,000 | 37,688 | 4,149 | 33,539 | 43.3 | 4.8 | 38.5 |
| 1973 | 931,000 | 40,165 | 4,601 | 35,564 | 43.2 | 4.9 | 38.2 |
| 1974 | 992,000 | 41,060 | 4,693 | 36,367 | 41.4 | 4.7 | 36.7 |
| 1975 | 1,054,000 | 42,861 | 4,778 | 38,083 | 40.7 | 4.5 | 36.1 |
| 1976 | 1,116,000 | 46,039 | 4,661 | 41,378 | 41.3 | 4.2 | 37.1 |
| 1977 | 1,179,000 | 46,864 | 5,365 | 41,499 | 39.8 | 4.6 | 35.2 |
| 1978 | 1,243,000 | 48,010 | 4,936 | 43,074 | 38.6 | 4.0 | 34.7 |
| 1979 | 1,309,000 | 48,273 | 5,028 | 43,245 | 36.9 | 3.8 | 33.0 |
| 1980 | 1,377,000 | 51,090 | 4,932 | 46,158 | 37.1 | 3.6 | 33.5 |
| 1981 | 1,446,000 | 52,041 | 4,678 | 47,363 | 36.0 | 3.2 | 32.8 |
| 1982 | 1,514,000 | 54,257 | 4,992 | 49,265 | 35.8 | 3.3 | 32.5 |
| 1983 | 1,584,000 | 55,617 | 4,654 | 50,963 | 35.1 | 2.9 | 32.2 |
| 1984 | 1,660,000 | 56,776 | 4,544 | 52,232 | 34.2 | 2.7 | 31.5 |
| 1985 | 1,742,000 | 55,087 | 4,711 | 50,376 | 31.6 | 2.7 | 28.9 |
| 1986 | 1,836,000 | 53,845 | 4,390 | 49,455 | 29.3 | 2.4 | 26.9 |
| 1987 | 1,937,000 | 52,412 | 4,113 | 48,299 | 27.1 | 2.1 | 24.9 |
| 1988 | 2,028,000 | 53,080 | 4,581 | 48,499 | 26.2 | 2.3 | 23.9 |
| 1989 | 2,084,000 | 52,858 | 4,628 | 48,230 | 25.4 | 2.2 | 23.1 |
| 1990 | 2,088,000 | | | | | | |
| 1991 | 2,031,000 | 20,609 | 3,380 | 17,229 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 8.5 |
| 1992 | 1,924,000 | 34,817 | 3,369 | 31,448 | 18.1 | 1.8 | 16.3 |
| 1993 | 1,796,000 | 37,379 | 3,441 | 33,938 | 20.8 | 1.9 | 18.9 |
| 1994 | 1,688,000 | 38,868 | 3,464 | 35,404 | 23.0 | 2.1 | 21.0 |
| 1995 | 1,628,000 | 41,169 | 3,781 | 37,388 | 25.3 | 2.3 | 23.0 |
| 1996 | 1,628,000 | 44,620 | 3,812 | 40,808 | 27.4 | 2.3 | 25.1 |
| 1997 | 1,679,000 | 42,815 | 4,017 | 38,798 | 25.5 | 2.4 | 23.1 |
| 1998 | 1,764,000 | 41,424 | 4,216 | 37,208 | 23.5 | 2.4 | 21.1 |
| 1999 | 1,857,000 | 41,135 | 4,187 | 36,948 | 22.1 | 2.3 | 19.9 |
| 2000 | 1,941,000 | 41,843 | 4,227 | 37,616 | 21.6 | 2.2 | 19.4 |
| 2001 | 2,010,000 | 41,342 | 4,364 | 36,978 | 20.6 | 2.2 | 18.4 |
| 2002 | 2,070,000 | 43,490 | 4,342 | 39,148 | 21.0 | 2.1 | 18.9 |
| 2003 | 2,127,000 | 43,982 | 4,424 | 39,558 | 20.7 | 2.1 | 18.6 |
| 2004 | 2,189,000 | 47,274 | 4,793 | 42,481 | 21.6 | 2.2 | 19.4 |
| 2005 | 2,264,000 | 50,941 | 4,784 | 46,157 | 22.5 | 2.1 | 20.4 |
| 2006 | 2,351,000 | 52,759 | 5,247 | 47,512 | 22.4 | 2.2 | 20.2 |
| 2007 | 2,448,000 | 53,587 | 5,293 | 48,294 | 21.9 | 2.2 | 19.7 |
| 2008 | 2,548,000 | 54,571 | 5,701 | 48,870 | 21.4 | 2.2 | 19.2 |
| 2009 | 2,778,000 | 56,503 | 6,266 | 50,237 | 20.3 | 2.3 | 18.1 |
| 2010 | 2,933,000 | 57,533 | 5,448 | 52,085 | 19.6 | 1.9 | 17.8 |
| 2011 | 3,099,000 | 58,198 | 5,339 | 52,859 | 18.7 | 1.7 | 17.0 | 1.95 |
| 2012 | 3,246,622 | 59,753 | 5,950 | 53,803 | 18.4 | 1.8 | 16.6 | 1.86 |
| 2013 | 3,427,595 | 59,426 | 5,909 | 53,517 | 17.3 | 1.7 | 15.6 | 1.719 |
| 2014 | 3,588,092 | 61,313 | 6,031 | 55,282 | 16.3 | 1.6 | 14.7 | 1.915 |
| 2015 | 3,743,660 | 59,271 | 6,481 | 52,790 | 14.9 | 1.6 | 13.3 | |
| 2016 | 3,925,487 | 58,797 | 6,338 | 52,459 | 14.4 | 1.5 | 12.9 | 2.062 |
| 2017 | 4,082,704 | 59,172 | 6,679 | 52,493 | 14.7 | 1.7 | 13.0 | 2.152 |
| 2018 | 4,226,920 | 56,121 | 6,807 | 49,314 | 13.6 | 1.7 | 11.9 | 2.161 |
| 2019 | 4,420,110 | 53,565 | 7,306 | 46,259 | 12.1 | 1.6 | 10.4 | 2.082 |
| 2020 | 4,464,521 | 52,463 | 10,569 | 41,894 | 11.7 | 2.4 | 9.3 | 2.033 |
| 2021 | 4,336,012 | 51,585 | 10,938 | 40,647 | 11.9 | 2.5 | 9.4 | 2.148 |
| 2022 | 4,385,717 | 49,793 | 8,041 | 41,752 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 9.1 | 1.546 |
| 2023 | 4,793,568 | 50,034 | 7,436 | 42,568 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 1.524 |
| 2024 | 4,913,271 | | | | | | | |

### Life expectancy

| Period | Life expectancy in Years | Period | Life expectancy in Years |
| 1950–1955 | 53.6 | 1985–1990 | 71.6 |
| 1955–1960 | 58.3 | 1990–1995 | 72.4 |
| 1960–1965 | 62.0 | 1995–2000 | 73.0 |
| 1965–1970 | 64.9 | 2000–2005 | 73.3 |
| 1970–1975 | 67.1 | 2005–2010 | 73.7 |
| 1975–1980 | 68.7 | 2010–2015 | 74.3 |
| 1980–1985 | 70.3 | 2015–2020 | 75.1 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects

## Ethnic groups
### By Continent

Source:
| Nationality Group | Population |
| GCC countries | 1,635,200 |
| Arab countries | 1,063,771 |
| Asia | 1,612,232 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 39,015 |
| Europe | 14,780 |
| North America | 17,469 |
| South America | 1,928 |
| Oceania | 1,322 |
| Total | 4,385,717 |

### By nationality

The following is a firm containing estimations from countries' embassies:
| Nationality | Population | % of Total Population | Year of Data |
| Kuwait | 1,294,513 | 30.90% | 2015 |
| India | 1,020,000 | 24.04% | 2020 |
| Egypt | 666,000 | 15.70% | 2020 |
| Philippines | ~241,000 | ~5.68% | 2020 |
| Bangladesh | 181,265 | 4.30% | 2014 |
| Syria | 161,000 | 3.80% | 2015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 132,533 | 3.18% | 2021 |
| Lebanon | 106,000 | 2.50% | ? |
| Nepal | 101,193 | 2.24% | 2019 |
| Pakistan | 100,000 | 2.36% | 2020 |
| Sri Lanka | 96,000 | 2.26% | 2016 |
| Stateless | 93,000 | 2.20% | 2015 |
| Ethiopia | 74,000 | 1.80% | 2012 |
| Iran | 50,000 | 1.20% | 2015 |
| Jordan | 33,000 | 0.83% | 2022 |
| USA | 30,000 | 0.70% | 2013 |
| Indonesia | 28,954 | 0.68% | 2020 |
| Iraq | 16,000 - 18,000 | ~0.4% | 2015 |
| Afghanistan | 15,000 | 0.36% | 2015 |
| Yemen | 11,000 | 0.26% | 2012 |
| Palestine | 10,000 | 0.24% | 2015 |
| Sudan | 7,000 | 0.17% | 2015 |
| Canada | 7,000 | 0.17% | 2020 |
| Bahrain | 6,856 | 0.16% | 2021 |
| Armenia | 5,000 | 0.12% | 2015 |
| China | 5,000 | 0.12% | 2014 |
| North Korea | 4,000 | 0.10% | 2013 |
| Turkey | 4,000 | 0.10% | 2009 |
| UK | 4,000 | 0.10% | 2022 |
| Oman | 3,634 | 0.09% | 2021 |
| Qatar | 1,731 | 0.04% | 2021 |
| UAE | 1,730 | 0.04% | 2021 |
| Eritrea | 1,500 | 0.04% | 2015 |
| South Korea | 1,500 | 0.04% | 2015 |
| South Africa | 1,000 | 0.02% | 2013 |
| Romania | 800 | 0.02% | 2014 |
| Australia | 800 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| Germany | 500 - 600 | ~0.01% | 2015 |
| Nigeria | 500 | 0.01% | ? |
| Spain | 500 | 0.01% | 2015 |
| Kenya | 400 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Venezuela | 400 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Vietnam | 400 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Brazil | 300 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Hungary | 300 | <0.01% | 2014 |
| Malaysia | 300 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Poland | 300 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Ukraine | 300 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Greece | 250 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Myanmar | 200 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Denmark | 200 | <0.01% | 2021 |
| Senegal | 170 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Mexico | 120 - 150 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Slovakia | 100 - 150 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Switzerland | 105 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Argentina | 100 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Czech Republic | 50 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Slovenia | <50 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Cambodia | 47 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Taiwan | 30 - 50 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Nicaragua | 40 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Cyprus | 37 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Mongolia | 20 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 14 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Peru | 10 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Lesotho | 7 | <0.01% | 2015 |
| Guyana | 2 | <0.01% | 2015 |
Kuwaiti 41.4%, Arab expat 21.4%, Asian (mostly South Asian) 35.3%, African 1%, other 0.7% (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) (2018 est.)

## Languages

* Arabic (official)
* English (lingua franca, spoken widely)
* Minority languages include,
** Tagalog
** Gulf Pidgin Arabic (lingua franca)
** Hindi
** Persian
** Bengali
** Urdu
** French
** Malayalam
** Pashto
** Turkish
** Armenian
** Kurdish

## Religion

* Muslim (official) 74.6%
* Christian 18.2%
* Other and Unspecified 7.2%