The population of Kuwait is 4,207,083 and the population growth amounts 1.66% (2016). The male and female population are 2,563,059 (60.92%) and 1,644,024 (39.08%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 3.91% (positive growth).
The below table shows the Kuwait population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.
| Year | Total | Growth(%) | Male | Female |
| 2016 | 4,207,083 | 1.66% | 2,563,059 60.92% |
1,644,024 39.08% |
| 2015 | 4,137,312 | 1.96% | 2,501,081 60.45% |
1,636,231 39.55% |
| 2014 | 4,056,099 | 2.45% | 2,428,713 59.88% |
1,627,386 40.12% |
| 2013 | 3,956,875 | 3.07% | 2,346,669 59.31% |
1,610,206 40.69% |
| 2012 | 3,835,591 | 3.77% | 2,255,991 58.82% |
1,579,600 41.18% |
| 2011 | 3,690,941 | 4.46% | 2,156,739 58.43% |
1,534,202 41.57% |
| 2010 | 3,526,376 | 5.03% | 2,050,219 58.14% |
1,476,157 41.86% |
| 2009 | 3,348,853 | 5.40% | 1,940,368 57.94% |
1,408,485 42.06% |
| 2008 | 3,168,060 | 5.56% | 1,832,250 57.84% |
1,335,810 42.16% |
| 2007 | 2,991,884 | 5.71% | 1,729,872 57.82% |
1,262,012 42.18% |
| 2006 | 2,821,045 | 5.85% | 1,634,051 57.92% |
1,186,994 42.08% |
| 2005 | 2,656,009 | 5.72% | 1,544,904 58.17% |
1,111,105 41.83% |
| 2004 | 2,504,019 | 5.21% | 1,464,798 58.50% |
1,039,221 41.50% |
| 2003 | 2,373,672 | 4.36% | 1,396,233 58.82% |
977,439 41.18% |
| 2002 | 2,270,198 | 3.07% | 1,340,476 59.05% |
929,722 40.95% |
| 2001 | 2,200,492 | 1.77% | 1,300,685 59.11% |
899,807 40.89% |
| 2000 | 2,161,626 | 1.14% | 1,275,633 59.01% |
885,993 40.99% |
| 1999 | 2,136,997 | 1.58% | 1,256,847 58.81% |
880,150 41.19% |
| 1998 | 2,103,282 | 2.77% | 1,232,607 58.60% |
870,675 41.40% |
| 1997 | 2,045,123 | 4.57% | 1,195,302 58.45% |
849,821 41.55% |
| 1996 | 1,951,636 | 6.18% | 1,139,023 58.36% |
812,613 41.64% |
| 1995 | 1,831,119 | 6.60% | 1,068,093 58.33% |
763,026 41.67% |
| 1994 | 1,710,256 | 4.88% | 997,282 58.31% |
712,974 41.69% |
| 1993 | 1,626,857 | 1.29% | 947,490 58.24% |
679,367 41.76% |
| 1992 | 1,605,901 | -26.49% | 932,506 58.07% |
673,395 41.93% |
| 1991 | 2,031,296 | -3.15% | 1,157,566 56.99% |
873,730 43.01% |
| 1990 | 2,095,344 | 0.12% | 1,190,594 56.82% |
904,750 43.18% |
| 1989 | 2,092,777 | 2.77% | 1,186,472 56.69% |
906,305 43.31% |
| 1988 | 2,034,857 | 4.72% | 1,151,503 56.59% |
883,354 43.41% |
| 1987 | 1,938,909 | 5.50% | 1,095,739 56.51% |
843,170 43.49% |
| 1986 | 1,832,310 | 5.30% | 1,034,957 56.48% |
797,353 43.52% |
| 1985 | 1,735,274 | 4.79% | 980,730 56.52% |
754,544 43.48% |
| 1984 | 1,652,150 | 4.55% | 935,883 56.65% |
716,267 43.35% |
| 1983 | 1,576,968 | 4.40% | 896,777 56.87% |
680,191 43.13% |
| 1982 | 1,507,645 | 4.53% | 860,991 57.11% |
646,654 42.89% |
| 1981 | 1,439,331 | 4.91% | 824,065 57.25% |
615,266 42.75% |
| 1980 | 1,368,677 | 5.30% | 783,011 57.21% |
585,666 42.79% |
| 1979 | 1,296,081 | 5.56% | 737,417 56.90% |
558,664 43.10% |
| 1978 | 1,224,067 | 5.76% | 689,362 56.32% |
534,705 43.68% |
| 1977 | 1,153,583 | 5.87% | 641,129 55.58% |
512,454 44.42% |
| 1976 | 1,085,861 | 5.91% | 595,888 54.88% |
489,973 45.12% |
| 1975 | 1,021,720 | 5.87% | 555,857 54.40% |
465,863 45.60% |
| 1974 | 961,770 | 5.84% | 521,931 54.27% |
439,839 45.73% |
| 1973 | 905,635 | 5.93% | 493,265 54.47% |
412,370 45.53% |
| 1972 | 851,916 | 6.25% | 468,238 54.96% |
383,678 45.04% |
| 1971 | 798,642 | 6.79% | 444,423 55.65% |
354,219 44.35% |
| 1970 | 744,450 | 7.45% | 420,017 56.42% |
324,433 43.58% |
| 1969 | 688,979 | 8.14% | 394,671 57.28% |
294,308 42.72% |
| 1968 | 632,899 | 8.81% | 368,907 58.29% |
263,992 41.71% |
| 1967 | 577,164 | 9.36% | 342,819 59.40% |
234,345 40.60% |
| 1966 | 523,166 | 9.77% | 316,719 60.54% |
206,447 39.46% |
| 1965 | 472,037 | 10.20% | 290,922 61.63% |
181,115 38.37% |
| 1964 | 423,898 | 10.65% | 265,274 62.58% |
158,624 37.42% |
| 1963 | 378,746 | 10.93% | 239,829 63.32% |
138,917 36.68% |
| 1962 | 337,348 | 10.90% | 215,333 63.83% |
122,015 36.17% |
| 1961 | 300,576 | 10.50% | 192,760 64.13% |
107,816 35.87% |
| 1960 | 269,029 | N/A% | 172,845 64.25% |
96,184 35.75% |
The below chart is the timeline of Kuwait population growth rates for 60 years.
The Kuwait population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 907,461, 3,183,345, 116,277 respectively in 2016.
The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.
| Year | Total | 0-14 | 15-64 | 65- |
| 2016 | 4,207,083 | 907,461 21.57% |
3,183,345 75.67% |
116,277 2.76% |
| 2015 | 4,137,312 | 891,131 21.54% |
3,140,660 75.91% |
105,521 2.55% |
| 2014 | 4,056,099 | 868,916 21.42% |
3,090,548 76.20% |
96,635 2.38% |
| 2013 | 3,956,875 | 842,701 21.30% |
3,025,462 76.46% |
88,712 2.24% |
| 2012 | 3,835,591 | 813,313 21.20% |
2,941,006 76.68% |
81,272 2.12% |
| 2011 | 3,690,941 | 797,208 21.60% |
2,817,692 76.34% |
76,041 2.06% |
| 2010 | 3,526,376 | 777,760 22.06% |
2,677,175 75.92% |
71,441 2.03% |
| 2009 | 3,348,853 | 754,778 22.54% |
2,526,879 75.46% |
67,196 2.01% |
| 2008 | 3,168,060 | 726,964 22.95% |
2,377,827 75.06% |
63,269 2.00% |
| 2007 | 2,991,884 | 694,627 23.22% |
2,237,493 74.79% |
59,764 2.00% |
| 2006 | 2,821,045 | 668,015 23.68% |
2,095,691 74.29% |
57,339 2.03% |
| 2005 | 2,656,009 | 639,864 24.09% |
1,961,012 73.83% |
55,133 2.08% |
| 2004 | 2,504,019 | 614,410 24.54% |
1,836,527 73.34% |
53,082 2.12% |
| 2003 | 2,373,672 | 597,091 25.15% |
1,725,481 72.69% |
51,100 2.15% |
| 2002 | 2,270,198 | 589,683 25.97% |
1,631,382 71.86% |
49,133 2.16% |
| 2001 | 2,200,492 | 578,374 26.28% |
1,577,052 71.67% |
45,066 2.05% |
| 2000 | 2,161,626 | 579,320 26.80% |
1,540,838 71.28% |
41,468 1.92% |
| 1999 | 2,136,997 | 585,848 27.41% |
1,512,914 70.80% |
38,235 1.79% |
| 1998 | 2,103,282 | 588,259 27.97% |
1,479,791 70.36% |
35,232 1.68% |
| 1997 | 2,045,123 | 580,356 28.38% |
1,432,463 70.04% |
32,304 1.58% |
| 1996 | 1,951,636 | 561,981 28.80% |
1,360,267 69.70% |
29,388 1.51% |
| 1995 | 1,831,119 | 533,742 29.15% |
1,270,964 69.41% |
26,413 1.44% |
| 1994 | 1,710,256 | 505,730 29.57% |
1,180,734 69.04% |
23,792 1.39% |
| 1993 | 1,626,857 | 490,069 30.12% |
1,114,630 68.51% |
22,158 1.36% |
| 1992 | 1,605,901 | 493,368 30.72% |
1,090,622 67.91% |
21,911 1.36% |
| 1991 | 2,031,296 | 684,337 33.69% |
1,318,314 64.90% |
28,645 1.41% |
| 1990 | 2,095,344 | 731,331 34.90% |
1,336,116 63.77% |
27,897 1.33% |
| 1989 | 2,092,777 | 747,327 35.71% |
1,317,260 62.94% |
28,190 1.35% |
| 1988 | 2,034,857 | 741,084 36.42% |
1,266,327 62.23% |
27,446 1.35% |
| 1987 | 1,938,909 | 718,492 37.06% |
1,194,427 61.60% |
25,990 1.34% |
| 1986 | 1,832,310 | 687,142 37.50% |
1,120,622 61.16% |
24,546 1.34% |
| 1985 | 1,735,274 | 652,665 37.61% |
1,058,965 61.03% |
23,644 1.36% |
| 1984 | 1,652,150 | 629,636 38.11% |
999,159 60.48% |
23,355 1.41% |
| 1983 | 1,576,968 | 606,844 38.48% |
946,750 60.04% |
23,374 1.48% |
| 1982 | 1,507,645 | 585,766 38.85% |
898,500 59.60% |
23,379 1.55% |
| 1981 | 1,439,331 | 567,525 39.43% |
848,740 58.97% |
23,066 1.60% |
| 1980 | 1,368,677 | 551,432 40.29% |
794,870 58.08% |
22,375 1.63% |
| 1979 | 1,296,081 | 533,270 41.14% |
740,867 57.16% |
21,944 1.69% |
| 1978 | 1,224,067 | 516,411 42.19% |
686,459 56.08% |
21,197 1.73% |
| 1977 | 1,153,583 | 499,652 43.31% |
633,840 54.95% |
20,091 1.74% |
| 1976 | 1,085,861 | 481,430 44.34% |
585,587 53.93% |
18,844 1.74% |
| 1975 | 1,021,720 | 461,163 45.14% |
542,840 53.13% |
17,717 1.73% |
| 1974 | 961,770 | 434,590 45.19% |
510,374 53.07% |
16,806 1.75% |
| 1973 | 905,635 | 407,446 44.99% |
481,971 53.22% |
16,218 1.79% |
| 1972 | 851,916 | 380,196 44.63% |
456,092 53.54% |
15,628 1.83% |
| 1971 | 798,642 | 353,319 44.24% |
430,471 53.90% |
14,852 1.86% |
| 1970 | 744,450 | 326,742 43.89% |
403,829 54.25% |
13,879 1.86% |
| 1969 | 688,979 | 296,440 43.03% |
379,917 55.14% |
12,622 1.83% |
| 1968 | 632,899 | 266,237 42.07% |
355,222 56.13% |
11,440 1.81% |
| 1967 | 577,164 | 237,072 41.08% |
329,828 57.15% |
10,264 1.78% |
| 1966 | 523,166 | 209,269 40.00% |
304,821 58.26% |
9,076 1.73% |
| 1965 | 472,037 | 182,542 38.67% |
281,605 59.66% |
7,890 1.67% |
| 1964 | 423,898 | 160,772 37.93% |
255,897 60.37% |
7,229 1.71% |
| 1963 | 378,746 | 140,492 37.09% |
231,640 61.16% |
6,614 1.75% |
| 1962 | 337,348 | 122,104 36.20% |
209,164 62.00% |
6,080 1.80% |
| 1961 | 300,576 | 106,173 35.32% |
188,746 62.79% |
5,657 1.88% |
| 1960 | 269,029 | 92,587 34.42% |
171,066 63.59% |
5,376 2.00% |
The below chart and table represents Kuwait population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).
| Year | Total | 0-14 | 15-64 | 65- |
| 2016 | 1.69% | 1.83% | 1.36% | 10.19% |
| 2015 | 2.00% | 2.56% | 1.62% | 9.20% |
| 2014 | 2.51% | 3.11% | 2.15% | 8.93% |
| 2013 | 3.16% | 3.61% | 2.87% | 9.15% |
| 2012 | 3.92% | 2.02% | 4.38% | 6.88% |
| 2011 | 4.67% | 2.50% | 5.25% | 6.44% |
| 2010 | 5.30% | 3.04% | 5.95% | 6.32% |
| 2009 | 5.71% | 3.83% | 6.27% | 6.21% |
| 2008 | 5.89% | 4.66% | 6.27% | 5.86% |
| 2007 | 6.06% | 3.98% | 6.77% | 4.23% |
| 2006 | 6.21% | 4.40% | 6.87% | 4.00% |
| 2005 | 6.07% | 4.14% | 6.78% | 3.86% |
| 2004 | 5.49% | 2.90% | 6.44% | 3.88% |
| 2003 | 4.56% | 1.26% | 5.77% | 4.00% |
| 2002 | 3.17% | 1.96% | 3.45% | 9.02% |
| 2001 | 1.80% | -0.16% | 2.35% | 8.68% |
| 2000 | 1.15% | -1.11% | 1.85% | 8.46% |
| 1999 | 1.60% | -0.41% | 2.24% | 8.52% |
| 1998 | 2.84% | 1.36% | 3.30% | 9.06% |
| 1997 | 4.79% | 3.27% | 5.31% | 9.92% |
| 1996 | 6.58% | 5.29% | 7.03% | 11.26% |
| 1995 | 7.07% | 5.54% | 7.64% | 11.02% |
| 1994 | 5.13% | 3.20% | 5.93% | 7.37% |
| 1993 | 1.30% | -0.67% | 2.20% | 1.13% |
| 1992 | -20.94% | -27.91% | -17.27% | -23.51% |
| 1991 | -3.06% | -6.43% | -1.33% | 2.68% |
| 1990 | 0.12% | -2.14% | 1.43% | -1.04% |
| 1989 | 2.85% | 0.84% | 4.02% | 2.71% |
| 1988 | 4.95% | 3.14% | 6.02% | 5.60% |
| 1987 | 5.82% | 4.56% | 6.59% | 5.88% |
| 1986 | 5.59% | 5.28% | 5.82% | 3.81% |
| 1985 | 5.03% | 3.66% | 5.99% | 1.24% |
| 1984 | 4.77% | 3.76% | 5.54% | -0.08% |
| 1983 | 4.60% | 3.60% | 5.37% | -0.02% |
| 1982 | 4.75% | 3.21% | 5.86% | 1.36% |
| 1981 | 5.16% | 2.92% | 6.78% | 3.09% |
| 1980 | 5.60% | 3.41% | 7.29% | 1.96% |
| 1979 | 5.88% | 3.26% | 7.93% | 3.52% |
| 1978 | 6.11% | 3.35% | 8.30% | 5.50% |
| 1977 | 6.24% | 3.78% | 8.24% | 6.62% |
| 1976 | 6.28% | 4.39% | 7.87% | 6.36% |
| 1975 | 6.23% | 6.11% | 6.36% | 5.42% |
| 1974 | 6.20% | 6.66% | 5.89% | 3.63% |
| 1973 | 6.31% | 7.17% | 5.67% | 3.78% |
| 1972 | 6.67% | 7.61% | 5.95% | 5.22% |
| 1971 | 7.28% | 8.13% | 6.60% | 7.01% |
| 1970 | 8.05% | 10.22% | 6.29% | 9.96% |
| 1969 | 8.86% | 11.34% | 6.95% | 10.33% |
| 1968 | 9.66% | 12.30% | 7.70% | 11.46% |
| 1967 | 10.32% | 13.29% | 8.20% | 13.09% |
| 1966 | 10.83% | 14.64% | 8.24% | 15.03% |
| 1965 | 11.36% | 13.54% | 10.05% | 9.14% |
| 1964 | 11.92% | 14.43% | 10.47% | 9.30% |
| 1963 | 12.27% | 15.06% | 10.75% | 8.78% |
| 1962 | 12.23% | 15.00% | 10.82% | 7.48% |
| 1961 | 11.73% | 14.67% | 10.34% | 5.23% |