Global Statistics and Country Indicators
Kuwait Population Over Time (1950–2026)
Population
Data table
| 1950 | 153,958 | 1961 | 345,944 | 1972 | 920,352 | 1983 | 1.74M | 1994 | 1.66M | 2005 | 2.24M | 2016 | 4M |
| 1951 | 158,450 | 1962 | 384,995 | 1973 | 977,654 | 1984 | 1.82M | 1995 | 1.68M | 2006 | 2.36M | 2017 | 4.15M |
| 1952 | 163,157 | 1963 | 427,694 | 1974 | 1.04M | 1985 | 1.89M | 1996 | 1.73M | 2007 | 2.51M | 2018 | 4.32M |
| 1953 | 168,089 | 1964 | 473,115 | 1975 | 1.1M | 1986 | 1.97M | 1997 | 1.79M | 2008 | 2.65M | 2019 | 4.44M |
| 1954 | 173,244 | 1965 | 521,174 | 1976 | 1.18M | 1987 | 2.05M | 1998 | 1.84M | 2009 | 2.8M | 2020 | 4.4M |
| 1955 | 186,114 | 1966 | 572,590 | 1977 | 1.26M | 1988 | 2.13M | 1999 | 1.9M | 2010 | 2.94M | 2021 | 4.36M |
| 1956 | 207,215 | 1967 | 628,089 | 1978 | 1.34M | 1989 | 2.22M | 2000 | 1.95M | 2011 | 3.13M | 2022 | 4.59M |
| 1957 | 227,042 | 1968 | 687,716 | 1979 | 1.42M | 1990 | 1.68M | 2001 | 2.01M | 2012 | 3.34M | 2023 | 4.84M |
| 1958 | 250,203 | 1969 | 749,452 | 1980 | 1.5M | 1991 | 1.35M | 2002 | 2.06M | 2013 | 3.51M | 2024 | 4.93M |
| 1959 | 279,525 | 1970 | 809,114 | 1981 | 1.58M | 1992 | 1.63M | 2003 | 2.11M | 2014 | 3.67M | 2025 | 5.03M |
| 1960 | 311,060 | 1971 | 865,076 | 1982 | 1.66M | 1993 | 1.67M | 2004 | 2.16M | 2015 | 3.83M | 2026 | 5.1M |