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Kuwait
KWTTotal population
4.9M
Reference period 2025 · people
World Bank · World Development Indicators
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Total population · Historical trend
- Value
- 4.9M 2025
- Previous value
- 4,897,263 people 2024
- Change
- -31,965 people
World Bank · World Development Indicators
Exact values by period are available in the table below.
| Reference period | Value | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4,360,865 people | |
| 2022 | 4,589,643 people | |
| 2023 | 4,853,420 people | |
| 2024 | 4,897,263 people | |
| 2025 | 4,865,298 people |
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| Indicator | Value | Reference period | Source | Quality | Historical trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity (% of population) | 100% | 2024 | World Bank | No trend available |
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- GDP per capita, current US$2025 · World Bank 35 / 175 countries/ 175 countries
- Rate of population change2023 · UN DESA Population Division 54 / 195 countries/ 195 countries
- Median age2023 · UN DESA Population Division 69 / 195 countries/ 195 countries
- Total population2025 · World Bank 126 / 194 countries/ 194 countries
- Life expectancy at birth, total2024 · World Bank 3 / 194 countries/ 194 countries
- Total fertility rate2023 · UN DESA Population Division 141 / 195 countries/ 195 countries
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