Kuwait Population Clock
Kuwait has an estimated population of about 4.87 million, which makes it the 111th most populous of the 115 countries tracked here.
Its population is notably shrinking, at -0.65% a year.
The capital is Kuwait City.
The counter below is a live estimate interpolated from the World Bank's latest annual figures — not a real-time measurement. It links to its source, base year and method via the ⓘ next to it.
Statistics
Population trend
Population 2016–2025 (World Bank)
How Kuwait's population is changing
Kuwait records about 133 births and 20 deaths a day. That is a natural increase of roughly 113 people per day, or about 41,273 a year before migration is counted.
Net migration runs at about 42,775 over the reported period, with more people arriving than leaving. That is equivalent to about 104% of its natural change.
If the current rate held indefinitely, Kuwait would take roughly 106 years to halve in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.
Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 4.00 million to 4.87 million — a gain of 861,202, or 21.5%.
Where people live in Kuwait
With about 272 people per square kilometre, Kuwait is densely populated, roughly 4.4× the world average of 62. That ranks 19th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Jamaica and United Kingdom.
Kuwait covers about 17,820 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 4.87 million into that density figure.
About 100.0% of people live in urban areas, making Kuwait almost entirely urban, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 4.87 million town and city dwellers and 0 living rurally.
Age, fertility and life expectancy in Kuwait
Kuwait has a broadly balanced age structure: about 18.0% are under 15 and 3.2% are 65 or older. Children outnumber over-65s by roughly 5.7 to one.
The total fertility rate is about 1.56 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.
Life expectancy at birth is about 84.6 years, roughly 11.1 years above the global average of 73.5.
Kuwait at a glance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4.87 million | 2025 |
| World rank by population | #111 | 2025 |
| Annual growth rate | -0.65% | 2025 |
| Population density | 272 /km² | 2023 |
| Land area | 17,820 km² | 2023 |
| Urban population | 100.0% | 2025 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 84.6 years | 2024 |
| Fertility rate | 1.56 births per woman | 2024 |
| Population under 15 | 18.0% | 2025 |
| Population 65 and over | 3.2% | 2025 |
| Net migration | 42,775 | 2025 |
| Births per day | 133 | 2025 |
| Deaths per day | 20 | 2025 |
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Methodology & sources
Data: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), base year 2025. The live counter animates the latest annual growth rate per second; it is an estimate, not a real-time measurement. No figures are invented — every number traces back to the World Bank indicators listed above.
Source: World Bank