Kuwait People 2024, CIA World Factbook
Population
3,103,580 (2023 est.)
note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,420,110 for 2019, with non-Kuwaitis accounting for nearly 70% of the population
Nationality
noun: Kuwaiti(s)
adjective: Kuwaiti
Ethnic groups
Kuwaiti 30.4%, other Arab 27.4%, Asian 40.3%, African 1%, other 0.9% (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) (2018 est.)
Languages
Arabic (official), English widely spoken
major-language sample(s):
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Religions
Muslim (official) 74.6%, Christian 18.2%, other and unspecified 7.2% (2013 est.)
note: data represent the total population; about 72% of the population consists of immigrants
Age structure
0-14 years: 23.32% (male 377,040/female 346,791)
15-64 years: 73.28% (male 1,371,010/female 903,309)
65 years and over: 3.4% (2023 est.) (male 45,351/female 60,079)
2023 population pyramid: 
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 34.4
youth dependency ratio: 28.4
elderly dependency ratio: 6
potential support ratio: 24.9 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 30.1 years (2023 est.)
male: 31 years
female: 28.6 years
Population growth rate
1.13% (2023 est.)
Birth rate
17.7 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
2.3 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Net migration rate
-4.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
densest settlement is along the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait City and on Bubiyan Island; significant population threads extend south and west along highways that radiate from the capital, particularly in the southern half of the country
Urbanization
urban population: 100% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.35% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
3.298 million KUWAIT (capital) (2023)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.52 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 1.37 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
7 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 7.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
male: 7.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 79.4 years (2023 est.)
male: 77.9 years
female: 80.9 years
Total fertility rate
2.22 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
1.09 (2023 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
6.3% of GDP (2020)
Physicians density
2.34 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Hospital bed density
2 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
37.9% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 17.9% (2020 est.)
male: 33.5% (2020 est.)
female: 2.2% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
2.5% (2020)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
59.6% (2023 est.)
Education expenditures
6.6% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.5%
male: 97.1%
female: 95.4% (2020)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 15 years
male: 13 years
female: 16 years (2015)
NOTE: The information regarding Kuwait on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kuwait 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kuwait 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.