Nations by Numbers

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Kuwait in numbers

Kuwait is in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Kuwait City. Its population was 4.87 million in 2025, ranking 127 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$32,312 in 2025.

Population4.87 million2025
GDPUS$157.2 billion2025
GDP per personUS$32,3122025
Life expectancy84.62024
Area17,8202024
Urban share100.0%2025

People

Population

4.87 million
2025 · +149% since 2000 · Rank 127 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

-0.65%
2025 · 2.84% in 2000 · Rank 204 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

274.8
2024 · +151% since 2000 · Rank 45 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

100.0%
2025 · 99.0% in 2000 · Rank 7 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

18.0%
2025 · 29.4% in 2000 · Rank 139 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

3.2%
2025 · 1.5% in 2000 · Rank 189 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.56
2024 · -46% since 2000 · Rank 140 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

84.6
2024 · +11% since 2000 · Rank 4 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

8.1
2024 · -36% since 2000 · Rank 138 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$1,679
2023 · +295% since 2000 · Rank 48 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 62 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

100.0%
2025 · 6.7% in 2000 · Rank 2 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

82.4%
2021 · 91.8% in 2000 · Rank 177 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$157.2 billion
2025 · +317% since 2000 · Rank 59 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$32,312
2025 · +67% since 2000 · Rank 54 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$56,468
2025 · -4% since 2000 · Rank 44 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

2.73%
2025 · 4.69% in 2000 · Rank 126 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

2.36%
2025 · 1.81% in 2000 · Rank 109 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

2.2%
2025 · 0.8% in 2000 · Rank 168 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

55.8%
2024 · 56.5% in 2000 · Rank 39 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.0%
2025 · 0.0% in 2010 · Rank 175 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

17,820
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 154 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

0.4%
2024 · 0.3% in 2000 · Rank 203 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

23.67
2024 · -17% since 2000 · Rank 4 of 203

Elsewhere in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

AfghanistanUnited Arab EmiratesBahrainDjiboutiAlgeriaEgypt, Arab Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.IraqIsraelJordanLebanonLibya

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Kuwait. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.