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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita in Kuwait

Kuwait: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita was 0.0009 1000 No per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.0009 1000 No per person
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
17th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0015 1000 No per person
in 1991
All-time low
0.0006 1000 No per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita in Kuwait, 1960–2025

00.0010.0010.002196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per person.

Analysis

In 2025, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita in Kuwait stood at 0.0009 1000 No per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0015 1000 No per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 1000 No per person, in 1960.

That places Kuwait 17th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita in Kuwait, year by year

Year 1000 No per person Change
1960 0.0006 1000 No per person —
1961 0.0007 1000 No per person +1.7%
1962 0.0007 1000 No per person +2.0%
1963 0.0007 1000 No per person +2.2%
1964 0.0007 1000 No per person +2.3%
1965 0.0007 1000 No per person +2.3%
1966 0.0007 1000 No per person +2.7%
1967 0.0008 1000 No per person +2.3%
1968 0.0008 1000 No per person +1.7%
1969 0.0008 1000 No per person +1.3%
1970 0.0008 1000 No per person +1.4%
1971 0.0008 1000 No per person +1.3%
1972 0.0008 1000 No per person +1.1%
1973 0.0008 1000 No per person +0.9%
1974 0.0008 1000 No per person +0.8%
1975 0.0008 1000 No per person +0.7%
1976 0.0008 1000 No per person +1.1%
1977 0.0008 1000 No per person +0.8%
1978 0.0009 1000 No per person +0.7%
1979 0.0009 1000 No per person +0.7%
1980 0.0009 1000 No per person +0.8%
1981 0.0009 1000 No per person +0.9%
1982 0.0009 1000 No per person +0.5%
1983 0.0009 1000 No per person +0.3%
1984 0.0009 1000 No per person +0.9%
1985 0.0009 1000 No per person +1.3%
1986 0.0009 1000 No per person +1.4%
1987 0.0009 1000 No per person +1.7%
1988 0.0009 1000 No per person +0.9%
1989 0.0009 1000 No per person -1.0%
1990 0.0012 1000 No per person +31.8%
1991 0.0015 1000 No per person +20.9%
1992 0.0011 1000 No per person -22.2%
1993 0.001 1000 No per person -9.3%
1994 0.001 1000 No per person -5.9%
1995 0.0009 1000 No per person -4.1%
1996 0.0009 1000 No per person -1.3%
1997 0.0009 1000 No per person +2.0%
1998 0.001 1000 No per person +4.0%
1999 0.001 1000 No per person +3.6%
2000 0.001 1000 No per person +2.0%
2001 0.001 1000 No per person +1.0%
2002 0.001 1000 No per person -0.8%
2003 0.001 1000 No per person -1.2%
2004 0.001 1000 No per person -0.4%
2005 0.001 1000 No per person -0.6%
2006 0.001 1000 No per person -1.2%
2007 0.001 1000 No per person -0.7%
2008 0.001 1000 No per person +0.2%
2009 0.001 1000 No per person +0.8%
2010 0.001 1000 No per person +1.0%
2011 0.001 1000 No per person +0.0%
2012 0.001 1000 No per person -0.1%
2013 0.001 1000 No per person +0.8%
2014 0.001 1000 No per person +0.6%
2015 0.001 1000 No per person -0.5%
2016 0.001 1000 No per person -1.4%
2017 0.001 1000 No per person -1.6%
2018 0.001 1000 No per person -2.5%
2019 0.001 1000 No per person -1.5%
2020 0.001 1000 No per person +2.2%
2021 0.001 1000 No per person +2.3%
2022 0.001 1000 No per person -3.7%
2023 0.0009 1000 No per person -4.1%
2024 0.0009 1000 No per person +0.4%
2025 0.0009 1000 No per person +1.9%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 0.0009 1000 No per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 1000 No per person, 1.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 0.0009 1000 No per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0008 1000 No per person, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1990 +31.8% 0.0009 1000 No per person 0.0012 1000 No per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0007 1000 No per person 0.0006 1000 No per person 0.0008 1000 No per person 10
1970s 0.0008 1000 No per person 0.0008 1000 No per person 0.0009 1000 No per person 10
1980s 0.0009 1000 No per person 0.0009 1000 No per person 0.0009 1000 No per person 10
1990s 0.0011 1000 No per person 0.0009 1000 No per person 0.0015 1000 No per person 10
2000s 0.001 1000 No per person 0.001 1000 No per person 0.001 1000 No per person 10
2010s 0.001 1000 No per person 0.001 1000 No per person 0.001 1000 No per person 10
2020s 0.001 1000 No per person 0.0009 1000 No per person 0.001 1000 No per person 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 14 Belgium 0.001 1000 No per person compare
  2. 15 United States Virgin Islands 0.001 1000 No per person compare
  3. 16 Argentina 0.001 1000 No per person compare
  4. 18 Nauru 0.0009 1000 No per person compare
  5. 19 Bermuda 0.0009 1000 No per person compare
  6. 20 Japan 0.0009 1000 No per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita in Kuwait?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita in Kuwait was 0.0009 1000 No per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.0015 1000 No per person in 1991.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 No per person in 1960.
How does Kuwait rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita?
Kuwait ranks 17th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita
Unit
1000 No per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,544 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.