Kuwait — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Kuwait, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Kuwait was -0.65% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 19.05% in 1992. The lowest was -27.47% in 1990 (about 41.9× the latest value).
Kuwait ranks 204 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 94%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Kuwait sits below it. It peaked in 1992 and has fallen 103% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 115%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 23 of 23 economies; Jordan (-0.28%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 822% in 1990. That is 125% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 1st of 216 in 1961 → 3rd of 216 in 1970 → 10th of 216 in 1980 → 216th of 216 in 1990 → 29th of 217 in 2000 → 2nd of 217 in 2010 → 203rd of 217 in 2020 → 204th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.65% | -1.6 pp |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -4.7 pp |
| 2023 | 5.59% | +0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 5.11% | +6.0 pp |
| 2021 | -0.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | -0.95% | -3.7 pp |
| 2019 | 2.71% | -1.3 pp |
| 2018 | 3.98% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 3.69% | -0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 4.33% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 4.41% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 4.99% | -1.3 pp |
| 2012 | 6.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 6.24% | +1.1 pp |
| 2010 | 5.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 5.29% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 5.57% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 5.88% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 5.56% | +1.9 pp |
| 2005 | 3.62% | +1.4 pp |
| 2004 | 2.22% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 2.39% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 2.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 2.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 3.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 3.27% | +0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 2.86% | +1.8 pp |
| 1995 | 1.03% | +1.5 pp |
| 1994 | -0.47% | -2.7 pp |
| 1993 | 2.25% | -16.8 pp |
| 1992 | 19.05% | +41.1 pp |
| 1991 | -22.05% | +5.4 pp |
| 1990 | -27.47% | -31.3 pp |
| 1989 | 3.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 3.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 4% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 4.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 3.96% | -0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 4.29% | -0.5 pp |
| 1983 | 4.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 4.87% | -0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 5.09% | -0.5 pp |
| 1980 | 5.55% | -0.5 pp |
| 1979 | 6.02% | -0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 6.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 1977 | 6.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 6.47% | +0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 6.21% | +0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 6.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 6.04% | -0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 6.19% | -0.5 pp |
| 1971 | 6.69% | -1.0 pp |
| 1970 | 7.66% | -0.9 pp |
| 1969 | 8.6% | -0.5 pp |
| 1968 | 9.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 9.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 9.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 1965 | 9.67% | -0.4 pp |
| 1964 | 10.09% | -0.4 pp |
| 1963 | 10.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 10.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 10.63% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kuwait’s Population growth in 1962?
10.7% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kuwait’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -106.2% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.65%; 2024: 0.9%; 2023: 5.59%; 2022: 5.11%; 2021: -0.9%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.