Share of population living in urban areas in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of population living in urban areas was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas in Kuwait, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas in Kuwait is 100.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 1950.
Kuwait ranks 1st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.6% | 61.5% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 78.3% | 75.4% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 80.5% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.2% | 94.8% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
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- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
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- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
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- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Vatican 100.0% compare
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 share of population living in urban areas in Kuwait?
- Share of population living in urban areas in Kuwait was 100.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 1950.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of population living in urban areas?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.