Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 0 people in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
0 people
World rank
224th
of 238 countries
All-time high
158,685 people
in 1971
All-time low
0 people
in 2005
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Kuwait, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Kuwait is 0 people, measured in 2050.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Kuwait peaked at 158,685 people in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2005.
That places Kuwait 224th out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 69,000 people | — |
| 1100 | 68,999 people | -0.0% |
| 1200 | 68,996 people | -0.0% |
| 1300 | 68,987 people | -0.0% |
| 1400 | 68,962 people | -0.0% |
| 1500 | 68,885 people | -0.1% |
| 1600 | 134,325 people | +95.0% |
| 1700 | 115,245 people | -14.2% |
| 1710 | 118,465 people | +2.8% |
| 1720 | 119,355 people | +0.8% |
| 1730 | 120,200 people | +0.7% |
| 1740 | 120,988 people | +0.7% |
| 1750 | 121,709 people | +0.6% |
| 1760 | 122,348 people | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 122,887 people | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 123,308 people | +0.3% |
| 1790 | 123,587 people | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 123,696 people | +0.1% |
| 1810 | 123,603 people | -0.1% |
| 1820 | 123,269 people | -0.3% |
| 1830 | 122,649 people | -0.5% |
| 1840 | 121,691 people | -0.8% |
| 1850 | 120,331 people | -1.1% |
| 1860 | 118,494 people | -1.5% |
| 1870 | 116,095 people | -2.0% |
| 1880 | 113,030 people | -2.6% |
| 1890 | 109,177 people | -3.4% |
| 1900 | 104,395 people | -4.4% |
| 1910 | 98,514 people | -5.6% |
| 1920 | 91,335 people | -7.3% |
| 1930 | 82,626 people | -9.5% |
| 1940 | 72,110 people | -12.7% |
| 1950 | 59,274 people | -17.8% |
| 1951 | 58,031 people | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 56,886 people | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 55,850 people | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 54,929 people | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 56,404 people | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 60,149 people | +6.6% |
| 1957 | 63,254 people | +5.2% |
| 1958 | 66,897 people | +5.8% |
| 1959 | 71,675 people | +7.1% |
| 1960 | 76,516 people | +6.8% |
| 1961 | 81,746 people | +6.8% |
| 1962 | 87,614 people | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 94,101 people | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 101,180 people | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 109,099 people | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 118,140 people | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 128,279 people | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 139,090 people | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 149,573 people | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 157,826 people | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 158,685 people | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 151,523 people | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 139,673 people | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 126,828 people | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 117,330 people | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 110,201 people | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 102,677 people | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 94,860 people | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 86,864 people | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 78,701 people | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 69,045 people | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 58,142 people | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 48,125 people | -17.2% |
| 1984 | 41,090 people | -14.6% |
| 1985 | 39,626 people | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 40,824 people | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 42,137 people | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 43,564 people | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 45,073 people | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 34,138 people | -24.3% |
| 1991 | 27,294 people | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 32,880 people | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 33,419 people | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 32,958 people | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 32,796 people | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 32,048 people | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 29,938 people | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 26,779 people | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 23,111 people | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 19,547 people | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 15,367 people | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 10,114 people | -34.2% |
| 2003 | 4,946 people | -51.1% |
| 2004 | 1,140 people | -77.0% |
| 2005 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 people | — |
| 2009 | 0 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 people | — |
| 2012 | 0 people | — |
| 2013 | 0 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 people | — |
| 2015 | 0 people | — |
| 2016 | 0 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 people | — |
| 2019 | 0 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
| 2025 | 0 people | — |
| 2026 | 0 people | — |
| 2027 | 0 people | — |
| 2028 | 0 people | — |
| 2029 | 0 people | — |
| 2030 | 0 people | — |
| 2031 | 0 people | — |
| 2032 | 0 people | — |
| 2033 | 0 people | — |
| 2034 | 0 people | — |
| 2035 | 0 people | — |
| 2036 | 0 people | — |
| 2037 | 0 people | — |
| 2038 | 0 people | — |
| 2039 | 0 people | — |
| 2040 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2041 | 0 people | — |
| 2042 | 0 people | — |
| 2043 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2044 | 0 people | — |
| 2045 | 0 people | — |
| 2046 | 0 people | — |
| 2047 | 0 people | — |
| 2048 | 0 people | — |
| 2049 | 0 people | — |
| 2050 | 0 people | — |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 306,014 people, 0% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.86 million people, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -100.0% | 1,140 people | 0 people |
| 2010 | -100.0% | 0 people | 0 people |
| 2017 | -100.0% | 0 people | 0 people |
| 2040 | -100.0% | 0 people | 0 people |
| 2043 | -100.0% | 0 people | 0 people |
| 1600 | +95.0% | 68,885 people | 134,325 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 69,000 people | 69,000 people | 69,000 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 68,999 people | 68,999 people | 68,999 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 68,996 people | 68,996 people | 68,996 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 68,987 people | 68,987 people | 68,987 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 68,962 people | 68,962 people | 68,962 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 68,885 people | 68,885 people | 68,885 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 134,325 people | 134,325 people | 134,325 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 115,245 people | 115,245 people | 115,245 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 118,465 people | 118,465 people | 118,465 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 119,355 people | 119,355 people | 119,355 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 120,200 people | 120,200 people | 120,200 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 120,988 people | 120,988 people | 120,988 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 121,709 people | 121,709 people | 121,709 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 122,348 people | 122,348 people | 122,348 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 122,887 people | 122,887 people | 122,887 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 123,308 people | 123,308 people | 123,308 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 123,587 people | 123,587 people | 123,587 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 123,696 people | 123,696 people | 123,696 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 123,603 people | 123,603 people | 123,603 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 123,269 people | 123,269 people | 123,269 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 122,649 people | 122,649 people | 122,649 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 121,691 people | 121,691 people | 121,691 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 120,331 people | 120,331 people | 120,331 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 118,494 people | 118,494 people | 118,494 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 116,095 people | 116,095 people | 116,095 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 113,030 people | 113,030 people | 113,030 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 109,177 people | 109,177 people | 109,177 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 104,395 people | 104,395 people | 104,395 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 98,514 people | 98,514 people | 98,514 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 91,335 people | 91,335 people | 91,335 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 82,626 people | 82,626 people | 82,626 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 72,110 people | 72,110 people | 72,110 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 60,335 people | 54,929 people | 71,675 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 108,534 people | 76,516 people | 149,573 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 124,647 people | 86,864 people | 158,685 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 50,633 people | 39,626 people | 78,701 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,536 people | 23,111 people | 34,138 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,111 people | 0 people | 19,547 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2030s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1 |
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- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2043)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.801 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 563,011 people (2100)
- Population density 538.83 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.8% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.9514 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7699 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Kuwait?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Kuwait was 0 people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 158,685 people in 1971.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Kuwait ranks 224th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.