Life expectancy by sex in Kuwait
Kuwait: Life expectancy by sex was 81.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Kuwait, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by sex in Kuwait is 81.85 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Kuwait peaked at 81.85 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.19 years, in 1950.
That places Kuwait 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.08 years | 52.19 years | 60.19 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 65.51 years | 61.18 years | 69.45 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.04 years | 70.11 years | 73.66 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.87 years | 74.04 years | 77.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.85 years | 76.88 years | 78.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.81 years | 78.29 years | 79.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.57 years | 79.5 years | 81.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.52 years | 79.02 years | 81.85 years | 4 |
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More population data for Kuwait
- World population growth 0.8% (2100)
- Population density 538.83 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 563,011 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 488 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.51 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Kuwait?
- Life expectancy by sex in Kuwait was 81.85 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 81.85 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.19 years in 1950.
- How does Kuwait rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Kuwait ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.