Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.2516 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population - est. & proj. β urban population, per square kilometre in Kuwait stood at 0.2516 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. β urban population, per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 0.2516 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kuwait 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0218 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0328 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0508 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0359 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0685 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0939 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.073 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1006 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0887 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1154 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1307 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1139 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1582 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2106 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1682 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2384 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2465 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2415 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2516 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 24 Tuvalu 0.2615 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 25 Haiti 0.2543 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 26 Qatar 0.254 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 28 American Samoa 0.2448 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 29 El Salvador 0.2393 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 30 Marshall Islands 0.234 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Kuwait
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.9054 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2002)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4407 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 5,644 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 0 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 4,171 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 5,431 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 9,602 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. β urban population, per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Population - est. & proj. β urban population, per square kilometre in Kuwait was 0.2516 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. β urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2516 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. β urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for population - est. & proj. β urban population, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. β urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.