Kuwait — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Kuwait, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Kuwait was 100.00% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2005. The lowest was 75.40% in 1960 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.44% per year.
Kuwait ranks 3 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 79.48%, so Kuwait sits above it. It peaked in 2005 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 1 of 23 economies; Bahrain (100.00%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 160 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 21st of 217 in 1960 → 19th of 217 in 1970 → 10th of 217 in 1980 → 11th of 217 in 1990 → 11th of 217 in 2000 → 3rd of 217 in 2010 → 3rd of 217 in 2020 → 3rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 100% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 99.95% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 99.77% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 99.51% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 99.23% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 99% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 98.78% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 98.55% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 98.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 98.15% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 98.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 98.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 98% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 97.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 97.98% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 97.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 97.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 97.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 97.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 97.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 97.91% | +0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 97.74% | +0.5 pp |
| 1983 | 97.24% | +0.7 pp |
| 1982 | 96.5% | +0.9 pp |
| 1981 | 95.64% | +0.9 pp |
| 1980 | 94.77% | +0.9 pp |
| 1979 | 93.9% | +1.0 pp |
| 1978 | 92.92% | +1.1 pp |
| 1977 | 91.84% | +1.2 pp |
| 1976 | 90.65% | +1.3 pp |
| 1975 | 89.38% | +1.6 pp |
| 1974 | 87.79% | +2.1 pp |
| 1973 | 85.71% | +2.2 pp |
| 1972 | 83.54% | +1.9 pp |
| 1971 | 81.66% | +1.2 pp |
| 1970 | 80.49% | +0.5 pp |
| 1969 | 80.04% | +0.3 pp |
| 1968 | 79.78% | +0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 79.58% | +0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 79.37% | +0.3 pp |
| 1965 | 79.07% | +0.5 pp |
| 1964 | 78.61% | +0.6 pp |
| 1963 | 78% | +0.8 pp |
| 1962 | 77.24% | +0.9 pp |
| 1961 | 76.37% | +1.0 pp |
| 1960 | 75.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kuwait’s Urban population in 1961?
76.37% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kuwait’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +32.6% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 100%; 2024: 100%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.