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Kuwait
A small, oil-rich emirate at the head of the Persian Gulf, Kuwait sits atop roughly 6% of the world's proven oil reserves, giving it one of the highest per capita incomes globally. The capital Kuwait City is a modern metropolis of skyscrapers and malls. The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and the subsequent Gulf War were defining events in modern Middle Eastern history.
Major cities: Kuwait City, Hawalli, Salmiya, Jahra
2024
4.9M
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2050
6.4M
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2100
9.6M
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~2200
5.0M
GPU
~2500
3.0M
GPU
Population4.9M
Fertility (TFR)1.51
Life expectancy80.6
Median age34.5
Infant mortality7.6 per 1,000
Pop. density272/km²
Urbanization100%
Youth share (0-14)19%
Land area17,820 km²
LanguageArabic
ReligionMuslim
HDI0.852 (#52)
RegionAsia
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 154K | 7.12 | 49.7 | 44.3 | 15.9 | 0K | 2.8% |
| 1955 | 186K | 7.14 | 54.0 | 42.5 | 13.0 | +15K | 2.9% |
| 1960 | 311K | 7.22 | 58.9 | 45.9 | 10.4 | +22K | 3.6% |
| 1965 | 521K | 7.31 | 63.9 | 43.6 | 7.2 | +31K | 3.6% |
| 1970 | 809K | 7.03 | 68.0 | 43.4 | 5.4 | +27K | 3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.10M | 6.06 | 69.7 | 39.9 | 4.3 | +31K | 3.6% |
| 1980 | 1.50M | 5.18 | 71.1 | 34.7 | 3.4 | +32K | 3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.89M | 4.22 | 73.3 | 29.9 | 2.6 | +26K | 2.7% |
| 1990 | 1.68M | 3.49 | 72.9 | 31.9 | 4.2 | -1,196K | 2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.68M | 3.25 | 75.7 | 25.4 | 2.1 | +0K | 2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.95M | 2.89 | 75.9 | 22.4 | 2.0 | +14K | 2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.24M | 2.73 | 76.5 | 22.3 | 2.1 | +68K | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.94M | 2.04 | 77.5 | 18.9 | 1.9 | +102K | 1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.83M | 2.03 | 79.2 | 15.4 | 1.8 | +130K | 1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.40M | 2.10 | 78.2 | 11.9 | 2.8 | -168K | 0.9% |
| 2024Now | 4.93M | 1.51 | 80.6 | 9.8 | 1.8 | +62K | 0.8% |
| 2025 | 5.03M | 1.50 | 80.8 | 9.7 | 1.8 | +43K | 0.8% |
| 2030 | 5.32M | 1.48 | 81.7 | 10.0 | 1.8 | +3K | 0.8% |
| 2035 | 5.57M | 1.48 | 82.6 | 10.3 | 1.8 | +3K | 0.9% |
| 2040 | 5.83M | 1.48 | 83.4 | 10.4 | 1.9 | +4K | 0.9% |
| 2045 | 6.10M | 1.50 | 84.1 | 10.3 | 2.1 | +4K | 0.8% |
| 2050 | 6.37M | 1.50 | 84.9 | 10.1 | 2.3 | +4K | 0.8% |
| 2055 | 6.64M | 1.51 | 85.5 | 10.0 | 2.5 | +4K | 0.8% |
| 2060 | 6.91M | 1.52 | 86.2 | 10.2 | 2.6 | +4K | 0.8% |
| 2065 | 7.20M | 1.53 | 86.8 | 10.4 | 2.7 | +4K | 0.8% |
| 2070 | 7.50M | 1.53 | 87.4 | 10.5 | 2.7 | +3K | 0.8% |
| 2075 | 7.82M | 1.55 | 88.0 | 10.6 | 2.7 | +3K | 0.8% |
| 2080 | 8.15M | 1.55 | 88.5 | 10.6 | 2.7 | +3K | 0.8% |
| 2085 | 8.50M | 1.56 | 89.1 | 10.6 | 2.7 | +3K | 0.8% |
| 2090 | 8.86M | 1.57 | 89.6 | 10.8 | 2.9 | +3K | 0.8% |
| 2095 | 9.23M | 1.57 | 90.1 | 10.9 | 3.1 | +3K | 0.8% |
| 2100 | 9.60M | 1.57 | 90.6 | 11.0 | 3.2 | +2K | 0.8% |