Demographics of Kuwait
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This article is about the demographic features of the population of Kuwait (Arabic: سكان الكويت).
Expatriates account for around 70% of Kuwait's total population, with Kuwaitis constituting 28%-32% of the total population. The government and some Kuwaiti citizens consider the proportion of expatriates (which has been relatively stable since the mid-1970s) to be a problem, and in 2016 the number of deportations increased.[1]
Governorates[]
Kuwait consists of six governorates: Hawalli, Asimah, Farwaniyah, Jahra, Ahmadi and Mubarak Al-Kabeer.[2] Most Kuwaitis live in the governorates of Hawalli, Asimah and Farwaniyah.[2]
Historical populations[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1950 | 152,000 | — |
1960 | 264,000 | +73.7% |
1970 | 753,000 | +185.2% |
1980 | 1,377,000 | +82.9% |
1990 | 2,088,000 | +51.6% |
2000 | 1,941,000 | −7.0% |
2010 | 2,737,000 | +41.0% |
2020 | 4,464,000 | +63.1% |
Source:[3] |
Census year | Kuwaiti | non-Kuwaiti | Total | Change | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | |||
1975 | 307,755 | 30.9 | 687,082 | 69 | 994,837 | - | ||
1985 | 470,473 | 35 | 1,226,828 | 65 | 1,697,301 | 70.6 | ||
1995 | 653,616 | 41.5 | 921,954 | 58.5 | 1,575,570 | -7.2 | ||
2005 | 860,324 | 39.2 | 1,333,327 | 60.8 | 2,193,651 | 39.2 | ||
2015 | 1,208,643 | 32.3 | 2,535,017 | 67.7 | 3,743,660 | 70.6 |
The biggest population difficulty in Kuwait involves the Bedoon, stateless people. According to Human Rights Watch in 1995, Kuwait has produced 300,000 stateless Bedoon.[4] Kuwait has the largest number of stateless people in the entire region.[5][6][7] The Bedoon issue in Kuwait is largely sectarian.[8][9][10][11][12]
Vital statistics[]
- UN estimates
Period | Live births per year | Deaths per year | Natural change per year | CBR* | CDR* | NC* | TFR* | IMR* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1950-1955 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 6,000 | 43.7 | 12.3 | 31.4 | 7.21 | 113 |
1955-1960 | 9,000 | 2,000 | 7,000 | 40.0 | 9.6 | 30.4 | 7.21 | 90 |
1960-1965 | 16,000 | 3,000 | 13,000 | 43.4 | 7.6 | 35.8 | 7.31 | 70 |
1965-1970 | 30,000 | 4,000 | 26,000 | 48.8 | 6.3 | 42.5 | 7.41 | 53 |
1970-1975 | 43,000 | 5,000 | 38,000 | 47.6 | 5.2 | 42.4 | 6.90 | 40 |
1975-1980 | 49,000 | 5,000 | 44,000 | 40.7 | 4.2 | 36.5 | 5.89 | 29 |
1980-1985 | 58,000 | 5,000 | 52,000 | 37.1 | 3.4 | 33.6 | 5.10 | 22 |
1985-1990 | 51,000 | 5,000 | 45,000 | 26.5 | 2.8 | 23.7 | 3.34 | 16 |
1990-1995 | 33,000 | 5,000 | 28,000 | 18.0 | 2.7 | 15.3 | 2.20 | 13 |
1995-2000 | 43,000 | 5,000 | 38,000 | 24.1 | 3.0 | 21.1 | 2.93 | 11 |
2000-2005 | 39,000 | 6,000 | 32,000 | 18.5 | 3.1 | 15.4 | 2.24 | 10 |
2005-2010 | 47,000 | 7,000 | 40,000 | 18.7 | 3.1 | 15.6 | 2.32 | 8 |
2010-2015 | 58,000 | 9,000 | 49,000 | 16.1 | 2.4 | 13.7 | 2.08 | 8 |
2015-2020 | 60,000 | 12,000 | 48,000 | 12.6 | 2.9 | 9.7 | 2.07 | 7 |
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman) |
- Registered births and deaths
Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | TFR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1958 | 6,881 | |||||||
1959 | 9,023 | |||||||
1960 | 11,616 | 1,235 | 10,381 | |||||
1961 | 296,000 | 12,942 | 2,504 | 10,438 | 43.7 | 8.4 | 35.2 | |
1962 | 337,000 | 15,204 | 2,180 | 13,024 | 45.1 | 6.5 | 38.6 | |
1963 | 384,000 | 17,397 | 2,139 | 15,258 | 45.4 | 5.6 | 39.8 | |
1964 | 433,000 | 19,428 | 2,618 | 16,810 | 44.8 | 6.0 | 38.8 | |
1965 | 484,000 | 21,950 | 2,454 | 19,496 | 45.3 | 5.1 | 40.3 | |
1966 | 536,000 | 23,732 | 2,813 | 20,919 | 44.3 | 5.3 | 39.0 | |
1967 | 588,000 | 28,334 | 3,111 | 25,223 | 48.2 | 5.3 | 42.9 | |
1968 | 642,000 | 33,026 | 3,346 | 29,680 | 51.5 | 5.2 | 46.3 | |
1969 | 697,000 | 35,135 | 3,378 | 31,757 | 50.4 | 4.8 | 45.6 | |
1970 | 753,000 | 33,842 | 3,735 | 30,107 | 44.9 | 5.0 | 40.0 | |
1971 | 811,000 | 35,558 | 3,832 | 31,726 | 43.8 | 4.7 | 39.1 | |
1972 | 870,000 | 37,688 | 4,149 | 33,539 | 43.3 | 4.8 | 38.5 | |
1973 | 931,000 | 40,165 | 4,601 | 35,564 | 43.2 | 4.9 | 38.2 | |
1974 | 992,000 | 41,060 | 4,693 | 36,367 | 41.4 | 4.7 | 36.7 | |
1975 | 1,054,000 | 42,861 | 4,778 | 38,083 | 40.7 | 4.5 | 36.1 | |
1976 | 1,116,000 | 46,039 | 4,661 | 41,378 | 41.3 | 4.2 | 37.1 | |
1977 | 1,179,000 | 46,864 | 5,365 | 41,499 | 39.8 | 4.6 | 35.2 | |
1978 | 1,243,000 | 48,010 | 4,936 | 43,074 | 38.6 | 4.0 | 34.7 | |
1979 | 1,309,000 | 48,273 | 5,028 | 43,245 | 36.9 | 3.8 | 33.0 | |
1980 | 1,377,000 | 51,090 | 4,932 | 46,158 | 37.1 | 3.6 | 33.5 | |
1981 | 1,446,000 | 52,041 | 4,678 | 47,363 | 36.0 | 3.2 | 32.8 | |
1982 | 1,514,000 | 54,257 | 4,992 | 49,265 | 35.8 | 3.3 | 32.5 | |
1983 | 1,584,000 | 55,617 | 4,654 | 50,963 | 35.1 | 2.9 | 32.2 | |
1984 | 1,660,000 | 56,776 | 4,544 | 52,232 | 34.2 | 2.7 | 31.5 | |
1985 | 1,742,000 | 55,087 | 4,711 | 50,376 | 31.6 | 2.7 | 28.9 | |
1986 | 1,836,000 | 53,845 | 4,390 | 49,455 | 29.3 | 2.4 | 26.9 | |
1987 | 1,937,000 | 52,412 | 4,113 | 48,299 | 27.1 | 2.1 | 24.9 | |
1988 | 2,028,000 | 53,080 | 4,581 | 48,499 | 26.2 | 2.3 | 23.9 | |
1989 | 2,084,000 | 52,858 | 4,628 | 48,230 | 25.4 | 2.2 | 23.1 | |
1990 | 2,088,000 | |||||||
1991 | 2,031,000 | 20,609 | 3,380 | 17,229 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 8.5 | |
1992 | 1,924,000 | 34,817 | 3,369 | 31,448 | 18.1 | 1.8 | 16.3 | |
1993 | 1,796,000 | 37,379 | 3,441 | 33,938 | 20.8 | 1.9 | 18.9 | |
1994 | 1,688,000 | 38,868 | 3,464 | 35,404 | 23.0 | 2.1 | 21.0 | |
1995 | 1,628,000 | 41,169 | 3,781 | 37,388 | 25.3 | 2.3 | 23.0 | |
1996 | 1,628,000 | 44,620 | 3,812 | 40,808 | 27.4 | 2.3 | 25.1 | |
1997 | 1,679,000 | 42,815 | 4,017 | 38,798 | 25.5 | 2.4 | 23.1 | |
1998 | 1,764,000 | 41,424 | 4,216 | 37,208 | 23.5 | 2.4 | 21.1 | |
1999 | 1,857,000 | 41,135 | 4,187 | 36,948 | 22.1 | 2.3 | 19.9 | |
2000 | 1,941,000 | 41,843 | 4,227 | 37,616 | 21.6 | 2.2 | 19.4 | |
2001 | 2,010,000 | 41,342 | 4,364 | 36,978 | 20.6 | 2.2 | 18.4 | |
2002 | 2,070,000 | 43,490 | 4,342 | 39,148 | 21.0 | 2.1 | 18.9 | |
2003 | 2,127,000 | 43,982 | 4,424 | 39,558 | 20.7 | 2.1 | 18.6 | |
2004 | 2,189,000 | 47,274 | 4,793 | 42,481 | 21.6 | 2.2 | 19.4 | |
2005 | 2,264,000 | 50,941 | 4,784 | 46,157 | 22.5 | 2.1 | 20.4 | |
2006 | 2,351,000 | 52,759 | 5,247 | 47,512 | 22.4 | 2.2 | 20.2 | |
2007 | 2,448,000 | 53,587 | 5,293 | 48,294 | 21.9 | 2.2 | 19.7 | |
2008 | 2,548,000 | 54,571 | 5,701 | 48,870 | 21.4 | 2.2 | 19.2 | |
2009 | 2,778,000 | 56,503 | 6,266 | 50,237 | 20.3 | 2.3 | 18.1 | |
2010 | 2,933,000 | 57,533 | 5,448 | 52,085 | 19.6 | 1.9 | 17.8 | |
2011 | 3,099,000 | 58,198 | 5,339 | 52,859 | 18.7 | 1.7 | 17.0 | 1.95 |
2012 | 3,246,622 | 59,753 | 5,950 | 53,803 | 18.4 | 1.8 | 16.6 | 1.86 |
2013 | 3,427,595 | 59,426 | 5,909 | 53,517 | 17.3 | 1.7 | 15.6 | 1.72 |
2014 | 3,588,092 | 61,313 | 6,031 | 55,282 | 16.3 | 1.6 | 14.7 | 1.90 |
2015 | 3,743,660 | 59,271 | 6,481 | 52,790 | 14.9 | 1.6 | 13.3 | |
2016 | 3,925,487 | 58,797 | 6,338 | 52,459 | 14.4 | 1.5 | 12.9 | 1.47 |
2017 | 4,082,704 | 59,172 | 6,679 | 52,493 | 14.7 | 1.7 | 13.0 | 2.15 |
2018 | 4,226,920 | 56,121 | 6,807 | 49,314 | 13.6 | 1.7 | 11.9 | 2.16 |
2019 | 4,420,110 | 53,565 | 7,306 | 46,259 | 12.1 | 1.6 | 10.4 | 2.08 |
2020 | 4,464,521 |
Structure of the population [16][]
Structure of the population (1.01.2020) (Census - provisional) :
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 2,743,617 | 1,720,904 | 4,464,521 | 100 |
0-4 | 123,863 | 111,800 | 235,663 | 5,27 |
5-9 | 190,736 | 153,412 | 344,148 | 7,7 |
10-14 | 160,820 | 129,882 | 290,702 | 6,51 |
15-19 | 135,324 | 111,798 | 247,122 | 5,53 |
20-24 | 126,687 | 102,773 | 229,460 | 5,13 |
25-29 | 113,416 | 93,183 | 206,599 | 4,62 |
30-34 | 205,555 | 157,101 | 362,656 | 8,12 |
35-39 | 341,766 | 192,989 | 534,755 | 11,97 |
40-44 | 368,779 | 180,249 | 549,028 | 12,29 |
45-49 | 342,307 | 165,443 | 507,750 | 11,37 |
50-54 | 234,060 | 112,764 | 346,824 | 7,76 |
55-59 | 158,989 | 76,976 | 235,965 | 5,28 |
60-64 | 105,746 | 46,617 | 152,363 | 3,41 |
65-69 | 59,345 | 27,921 | 87,266 | 1,95 |
70-74 | 26,885 | 15,982 | 42,867 | 0,96 |
75-79 | 11,984 | 8,711 | 20,695 | 0,46 |
80+ | 10,839 | 7,912 | 18,751 | 0,42 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
---|---|---|---|---|
0-14 | 475,419 | 395,094 | 870,513 | 19,49 |
15-64 | 2,132,629 | 1,239,893 | 3,372,522 | 75,54 |
65+ | 109,053 | 60,526 | 169,579 | 3,80 |
Life expectancy[]
Period | Life expectancy in Years |
Period | Life expectancy in Years |
---|---|---|---|
1950–1955 | 53.6 | 1985–1990 | 71.6 |
1955–1960 | 58.3 | 1990–1995 | 72.4 |
1960–1965 | 62.0 | 1995–2000 | 73.0 |
1965–1970 | 64.9 | 2000–2005 | 73.3 |
1970–1975 | 67.1 | 2005–2010 | 73.7 |
1975–1980 | 68.7 | 2010–2015 | 74.3 |
1980–1985 | 70.3 | 2015–2020 | 75.1 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects[17]
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics[]
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
- Age structure
- 0–14 years: 25.8% (male 348,816; female 321,565)
- 15–64 years: 72.2% (male 1,153,433; female 720,392)
- 65 years and over: 2% (male 25,443; female 25,979) (2011 est.)
- Population growth rate
- 1.986% (2011 est.)
- Gender ratio
- at birth: 1.047 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
- 15–64 years: 1.79 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 1.65 male(s)/female
- total population: 1.54 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
- Life expectancy at birth
- total population: 77.09 years
- male: 75.95 years
- female: 78.3 years (2011 est.)
- Total fertility rate
- 2.64 children born/woman (2011 est.)
- Nationality
- noun: Kuwaiti(s)
- adjective: Kuwaiti
- Ethnic groups[18]
- Kuwaiti 30.4%, other Arab 27.4%, Asian (mostly South Asian) 40.3%, African 1%, other 0.9% (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) (2018 est.)
- Languages[18]
- Arabic (official)
- English spoken widely
- Religions[18]
- Muslim (official) 99%
- Christian 1%
- Other and Unspecified 0.2%
- Literacy[18]
- definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- total population: 96.1%
- male: 96.7%
- female: 94.9% (2018 est.)
See also[]
References[]
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