Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 1.03 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kuwait, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kuwait is 1.03 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 1.03 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.754 people per person, in 1960.
That places Kuwait 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.754 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7637 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.7724 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.78 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7861 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7907 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7937 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7958 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7978 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8004 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8049 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8166 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8354 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8571 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8779 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8938 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9065 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9184 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9292 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.939 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9477 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9564 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.965 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9724 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9774 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9791 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9793 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9795 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9796 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9797 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9797 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9798 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9799 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.98 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9802 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9805 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9815 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9833 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9855 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9878 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.99 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9923 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9951 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9977 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9995 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.997 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.01 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 1.03 people per person | +2.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.03 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.03 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7835 people per person | 0.754 people per person | 0.8004 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8779 people per person | 0.8049 people per person | 0.939 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9716 people per person | 0.9477 people per person | 0.9797 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9818 people per person | 0.9797 people per person | 0.9878 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9975 people per person | 0.99 people per person | 1 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 people per person | 0.997 people per person | 1.03 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Curaçao 1.09 people per person compare
- 2 Macau, China 1.05 people per person compare
- 3 Qatar 1.04 people per person compare
- 5 Bahrain 1.03 people per person compare
- 6 Cayman Islands 1 people per person compare
- 6 Gibraltar 1 people per person compare
- 6 Monaco 1 people per person compare
- 6 Naoero 1 people per person compare
- 6 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1 people per person compare
More population data for Kuwait
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.801 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2043)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.801 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,155 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7699 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.9514 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kuwait?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kuwait was 1.03 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.754 people per person in 1960.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.