Urban population share 2050 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Urban population share 2050 was 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 238 countries
All-time high
100
in 2005
All-time low
0.0007
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Kuwait, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population share 2050 in Kuwait stood at 100. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Kuwait peaked at 100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0007, in 1000.
Kuwait ranks 1st of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0007 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0021 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0062 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0185 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0556 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1667 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.5 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1.5 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 1.51 | +0.8% |
| 1720 | 1.76 | +16.7% |
| 1730 | 2.06 | +16.7% |
| 1740 | 2.4 | +16.7% |
| 1750 | 2.8 | +16.7% |
| 1760 | 3.27 | +16.7% |
| 1770 | 3.81 | +16.7% |
| 1780 | 4.45 | +16.7% |
| 1790 | 5.19 | +16.7% |
| 1800 | 6.06 | +16.7% |
| 1810 | 7.07 | +16.7% |
| 1820 | 8.24 | +16.7% |
| 1830 | 9.62 | +16.7% |
| 1840 | 11.22 | +16.7% |
| 1850 | 13.09 | +16.7% |
| 1860 | 15.27 | +16.7% |
| 1870 | 17.82 | +16.7% |
| 1880 | 20.79 | +16.7% |
| 1890 | 24.25 | +16.7% |
| 1900 | 28.3 | +16.7% |
| 1910 | 33.01 | +16.7% |
| 1920 | 38.52 | +16.7% |
| 1930 | 44.93 | +16.7% |
| 1940 | 52.42 | +16.7% |
| 1950 | 61.5 | +17.3% |
| 1951 | 63.38 | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 65.13 | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 66.77 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 68.29 | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 69.69 | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 70.97 | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 72.14 | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 73.26 | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 74.36 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 75.4 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 76.37 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 77.24 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 78 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 78.61 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 79.07 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 79.37 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 79.58 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 79.78 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 80.04 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 80.49 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 81.66 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 83.54 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 85.71 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 87.79 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 89.38 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 90.65 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 91.84 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 92.92 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 93.9 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 94.77 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 95.64 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 96.5 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 97.24 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 97.74 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 97.91 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 97.93 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 97.95 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 97.96 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 97.97 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 97.97 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 97.98 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 97.99 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 98.02 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 98.05 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.15 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.33 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 98.55 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 98.78 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 99 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.23 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 99.51 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 99.77 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 99.95 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100 | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.33, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.48, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0007 | 0.0021 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0021 | 0.0062 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0062 | 0.0185 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0185 | 0.0556 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0556 | 0.1667 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1667 | 0.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0021 | 0.0021 | 0.0021 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0062 | 0.0062 | 0.0062 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0185 | 0.0185 | 0.0185 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0556 | 0.0556 | 0.0556 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1667 | 0.1667 | 0.1667 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.06 | 2.06 | 2.06 | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.27 | 3.27 | 3.27 | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.45 | 4.45 | 4.45 | 1 |
| 1790s | 5.19 | 5.19 | 5.19 | 1 |
| 1800s | 6.06 | 6.06 | 6.06 | 1 |
| 1810s | 7.07 | 7.07 | 7.07 | 1 |
| 1820s | 8.24 | 8.24 | 8.24 | 1 |
| 1830s | 9.62 | 9.62 | 9.62 | 1 |
| 1840s | 11.22 | 11.22 | 11.22 | 1 |
| 1850s | 13.09 | 13.09 | 13.09 | 1 |
| 1860s | 15.27 | 15.27 | 15.27 | 1 |
| 1870s | 17.82 | 17.82 | 17.82 | 1 |
| 1880s | 20.79 | 20.79 | 20.79 | 1 |
| 1890s | 24.25 | 24.25 | 24.25 | 1 |
| 1900s | 28.3 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 1 |
| 1910s | 33.01 | 33.01 | 33.01 | 1 |
| 1920s | 38.52 | 38.52 | 38.52 | 1 |
| 1930s | 44.93 | 44.93 | 44.93 | 1 |
| 1940s | 52.42 | 52.42 | 52.42 | 1 |
| 1950s | 68.55 | 61.5 | 74.36 | 10 |
| 1960s | 78.35 | 75.4 | 80.04 | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.79 | 80.49 | 93.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.16 | 94.77 | 97.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.18 | 97.97 | 98.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.75 | 99 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Kuwait?
- Urban population share 2050 in Kuwait was 100 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2005.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 in 1000.
- How does Kuwait rank for urban population share 2050?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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