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Kuwait

Kuwait / KW

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Kuwait in numbers.

Area17,820 kmยฒWorld # 154 โ†’Population4.9MWorld # 127 โ†’Population density273 people/kmยฒWorld # 43 โ†’Life expectancy84.6 yearsWorld # 4 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 32,312World # 53 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Kuwait across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area17,820 kmยฒWorld # 154 / 2023 โ†’Population4.9MWorld # 127 / 2025 โ†’Population density273 people/kmยฒWorld # 43 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,961World # 79 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.7%World # 203 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.6World # 139 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 154 / 2024 โ†’Death rate1.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 213 / 2024 โ†’Median age34.5 yearsWorld # 102 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.2%World # 187 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1418%World # 138 / 2025 โ†’Urban population100%World # 1 / 2025 โ†’Net migration42.8KWorld # 23 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate8.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 13 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share67.3%World # 7 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy84.6 yearsWorld # 4 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy67.8 yearsWorld # 31 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 82 / 2020 โ†’Smoking rate19.4%World # 82 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 32,312World # 53 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 157.2BWorld # 59 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 56,468World # 44 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.7%World # 125 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.4%World # 116 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.2%World # 167 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment15.1%World # 79 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,318 hours/yearWorld # 16 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)6.4%World # 20 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people144.8 per million peopleWorld # 100 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 126 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.2 per million peopleWorld # 136 / 2018 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,136 kcal/dayWorld # 64 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person62.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 86 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production55.2 tWorld # 121 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area0.4%World # 201 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person16,496 kWh/personWorld # 5 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person26.2 tWorld # 2 / 2024 โ†’Internet use100%World # 1 / 2025 โ†’Mobile subscriptions167.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 20 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 179 / 2020 โ†’Road traffic death rate15.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 90 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)4.8%World # 13 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament3.1%World # 187 / 2023 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals2.2MWorld # 61 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 524MWorld # 100 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2013 / 74.6%Main languageArabicMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal328 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftArabicLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyKuwaiti DinarKWDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country