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Kuwait

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Capital
Kuwait City
Currency
Kuwaiti dinar
Continent
Asia
Area
17,818 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q817 ↗ · Official languages: Arabic
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
4.87M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
157.21B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
32.31K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
2.36 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
2.18 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.56 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
84.58 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
-0.65 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
2.73 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
56.47K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
3.17 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
100 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
73.37 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
15.06 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
100 · 2025
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
93.99 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
0.26 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Kuwait: 4.87M
Kuwait · Population2.11M2.87M3.63M4.39M5.15M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Kuwait · Population · people
YearKuwait
20254,865,298
20244,897,263
20234,853,420
20224,589,643
20214,360,865
20204,400,267
20194,442,316
20184,323,515
20174,154,812
20164,004,096
20153,834,574
20143,665,876
20133,507,844
20123,337,109
20113,132,814
20102,943,372
20092,795,484
20082,651,421
20072,507,887
20062,364,733

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Kuwait: 157.21B
Kuwait · GDP93.36B117.95B142.53B167.11B191.7B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Kuwait · GDP · current US$
YearKuwait
2025157,209,026,926.42
2024160,903,106,639.23
2023165,462,656,226.77
2022183,502,046,693.88
2021148,350,671,489.14
2020111,045,470,605.72
2019140,856,394,860.53
2018138,646,316,350.73
2017120,687,539,805.51
2016109,406,674,124.65
2015114,585,555,688.51
2014162,650,450,684.73
2013174,168,116,534.84
2012174,047,662,680.04
2011154,039,231,245.86
2010115,416,245,241.74
2009105,968,691,905.42
2008147,379,737,229.75
2007114,634,043,361.69
2006101,557,330,723.42

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Kuwait: 32.31K
Kuwait · GDP per capita22.2K31.31K40.41K49.52K58.62K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Kuwait · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearKuwait
202532,312.31
202432,855.72
202334,091.97
202239,981.77
202134,018.63
202025,236.08
201931,707.87
201832,067.96
201729,047.65
201627,323.69
201529,882.21
201444,368.78
201349,651.04
201252,155.22
201149,169.61
201039,212.25
200937,907.1
200855,585.19
200745,709.41
200642,946.64

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Kuwait: 2.36
Kuwait · Inflation-0.462.555.568.5711.592006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Kuwait · Inflation · %
YearKuwait
20252.36
20242.9
20233.64
20223.98
20213.42
20202.1
20191.09
20180.54
20172.17
20163.2
20153.27
20142.91
20132.68
20123.26
20114.84
20104.5
20094.61
200810.58
20075.48
20063.06

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Kuwait: 2.18
Kuwait · Unemployment1.081.742.393.053.712006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Kuwait · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearKuwait
20252.18
20242.15
20232.08
20222.13
20212.97
20203.49
20192.21
20182.2
20172.23
20162.16
20152.2
20142.9
20132.47
20122.23
20112.05
20101.82
20091.64
20081.75
20071.5
20061.3

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Kuwait: —
Kuwait · Fertility rate1.421.742.062.382.72006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Kuwait · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearKuwait
2025No data available
20241.56
20231.52
20221.55
20212.15
20202.03
20192.08
20182.12
20172.16
20162.06
20152.03
20142.06
20131.97
20121.99
20111.96
20102.04
20092.16
20082.27
20072.41
20062.59

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Kuwait: —
Kuwait · Life expectancy76.1278.4380.7383.0485.352006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Kuwait · Life expectancy · years
YearKuwait
2025No data available
202484.58
202383.19
202280.59
202178.74
202078.76
201981.97
201880.11
201779.92
201679.68
201579.38
201479.08
201378.74
201278.4
201178.05
201077.73
200977.43
200877.19
200777.01
200676.89
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Kuwait

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.

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