Demographic profile
Kuwait is the 128th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.06% of everyone alive. Within Middle East, it ranks 12 of 18.
Each day brings roughly 144 births and 35 deaths, adding about 39,811 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.8% annually, the population would double in roughly 88 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Al Jahra, holding an estimated 36.7% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 6 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 96.5% and adult smoking prevalence around 17.9%, with life expectancy at about 76.1 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Kuwait in 2026? Approximately 4,982,081 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Kuwait growing? About 0.8% per year — roughly 144 births and 35 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Kuwait? Around 0.06% — ranked 128 worldwide by population.