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{{Infobox place demographics|place=[[Kuwait]]|image=File:Kuwait single age population pyramid 2020.png|image_size=350|caption=[[Population pyramid]] of Kuwait in 2020|size_of_population=3,068,155 (2022 est.)|nation=Kuwaiti|official=[[Arabic]]|age_0–14_years=19.49%|age_15–64_years=76.71%|age_65_years=3.80%|growth=1.17% (2022 est.)|death=2.25 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)|birth=17.78 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)|net_migration=-3.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)|sr_at_birth=1.05 male(s)/female|sr_under_15=1.09 male(s)/female|sr_65_years_over=0.66 male(s)/female|total_mf_ratio=1.37 male(s)/female (2022 est.)|infant_mortality=7.43 deaths/1,000 live births|life=79.13 years|life_male=77.67 years|life_female=80.65 years|fertility=2.24 children born/woman (2022 est.)}}
[[File:Kuwaityouth5020.jpg|thumb|Crowd of Kuwaiti spectators]]

This is a demography of the population of [[Kuwait]] ({{langx|ar|سكان الكويت}}).

[[Expatriate]]s account for around 60% of Kuwait's total population, with Kuwaitis constituting 38%-42% of the total population. The government and some Kuwaiti citizens consider the proportion of expatriates (which has been relatively stable since the mid-1970s) to be a problem, and in 2016 the number of [[deportations]] increased. Most were deported for outstaying their residency permits but others also for traffic offences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/kuwait-steps-up-deportations-of-expat-workers-1.141516|title=Kuwait steps up deportations of expat workers|date=29 April 2016 |access-date=24 October 2018}}</ref>

==Population size and structure==
{{Historical populations
|align=right
|percentages=pagr
|1950|152000 |1960|264000|1970|753000 |1980|1377000 |1990|2088000 |2000|1941000 |2010|2737000 |2020|4464000
|footnote = Source:<ref>[http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/unpp/Panel_profiles.htm World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision]  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228065810/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/unpp/Panel_profiles.htm |date=February 28, 2013 }}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|+ Population of Kuwait according to nationality
|-
! rowspan="2" |Census year
! colspan="2" |Kuwaiti
! colspan="2" |non-Kuwaiti
! Total
! Change
|-
! Population !! %
! Population !! %
! Population !! %
|-
|align=left|1975
| 307,755 || {{percentage bar|width=50|30.9}}
| 687,082 || {{percentage bar|width=50|69.1}}
| 994,837
| {{n/a}}
|-
|align=left|1985
| 470,473 || {{percentage bar|width=50|27.7}}
| 1,226,828 || {{percentage bar|width=50|72.3}}
| 1,697,301
| 70.6
|-
|align=left|1995
| 653,616 || {{percentage bar|width=50|41.5}}
| 921,954 || {{percentage bar|width=50|58.5}}
| 1,575,570
| -7.2
|-
|align=left|2005
| 860,324 || {{percentage bar|width=50|39.2}}
| 1,333,327 || {{percentage bar|width=50|60.8}}
| 2,193,651
| 39.2
|-
|align=left|2015
| 1,208,643 || {{percentage bar|width=50|32.3}}
| 2,535,017 || {{percentage bar|width=50|67.7}}
| 3,743,660
| 70.6
|}

Source:<ref name="gulfmigration.grc.net">{{cite web | title=Kuwait: Population by nationality (Kuwaiti/ Non-Kuwaiti) and sex (1990-2023) | date=November 2024 | url=https://gulfmigration.grc.net/kuwait-population-by-nationality-kuwaiti-non-kuwaiti-and-sex-1990-2023/ }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable classable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Kuwaiti Male !! Kuwaiti Female !! Kuwaiti Total !! Non-Kuwaiti Male !! Non-Kuwaiti Female !! Non-Kuwaiti Total !! Total Male !! Total Female !! Grand Total
|-
| 1990 || 286,299 || 292,212 || 578,511 || 944,585 || 628,584 || 1,573,169 || 1,230,884 || 920,796 || 2,151,680
|-
| 1993 || 325,892 || 331,601 || 657,493 || 682,161 || 305,973 || 988,134 || 1,008,053 || 637,574 || 1,645,627
|-
| 1995 || 351,314 || 356,801 || 708,115 || 841,320 || 409,359 || 1,250,679 || 1,192,634 || 766,160 || 1,958,794
|-
| 1996 || 363,476 || 368,927 || 732,403 || 914,327 || 447,159 || 1,361,486 || 1,277,803 || 816,086 || 2,093,889
|-
| 1998 || 388,687 || 397,323 || 786,010 || 1,002,718 || 482,137 || 1,484,855 || 1,391,405 || 879,460 || 2,270,865
|-
| 1999 || 401,433 || 410,822 || 812,255 || 970,865 || 471,834 || 1,442,699 || 1,372,298 || 882,656 || 2,254,954
|-
| 2000 || 415,613 || 426,177 || 841,790 || 927,023 || 448,445 || 1,375,468 || 1,342,636 || 874,622 || 2,217,258
|-
| 2001 || 429,209 || 441,074 || 870,283 || 960,390 || 478,429 || 1,438,819 || 1,389,599 || 919,503 || 2,309,102
|-
| 2002 || 442,310 || 455,975 || 898,285 || 1,020,913 || 500,730 || 1,521,643 || 1,463,223 || 956,705 || 2,419,928
|-
| 2003 || 456,226 || 471,460 || 927,686 || 1,098,878 || 520,120 || 1,618,998 || 1,555,104 || 991,580 || 2,546,684
|-
| 2004 || 469,327 || 486,907 || 956,234 || 1,240,267 || 557,155 || 1,797,422 || 1,709,594 || 1,044,062 || 2,753,656
|-
| 2005 || 486,089 || 506,128 || 992,217 || 1,391,322 || 607,650 || 1,998,972 || 1,877,411 || 1,113,778 || 2,991,189
|-
| 2006 || 501,148 || 522,168 || 1,023,316 || 1,510,818 || 648,826 || 2,159,644 || 2,011,966 || 1,170,994 || 3,182,960
|-
| 2007 || 516,631 || 537,966 || 1,054,597 || 1,615,273 || 729,767 || 2,345,040 || 2,131,904 || 1,267,733 || 3,399,637
|-
| 2008 || 532,566 || 554,985 || 1,087,551 || 1,618,766 || 735,496 || 2,354,262 || 2,151,332 || 1,290,481 || 3,441,813
|-
| 2009 || 548,290 || 570,620 || 1,118,910 || 1,591,935 || 774,036 || 2,365,971 || 2,140,225 || 1,344,656 || 3,484,881
|-
| 2010 || 563,631 || 584,712 || 1,148,343 || 1,586,716 || 846,995 || 2,433,711 || 2,150,347 || 1,431,707 || 3,582,054
|-
| 2011 || 580,558 || 602,616 || 1,183,174 || 1,641,135 || 872,983 || 2,514,118 || 2,221,693 || 1,475,599 || 3,697,292
|-
| 2012 || 595,365 || 617,071 || 1,212,436 || 1,705,468 || 905,824 || 2,611,292 || 2,300,833 || 1,522,895 || 3,823,728
|-
| 2013 || 610,545 || 631,954 || 1,242,499 || 1,772,413 || 950,232 || 2,722,645 || 2,382,958 || 1,582,186 || 3,965,144
|-
| 2014 || 626,256 || 649,601 || 1,275,857 || 1,855,279 || 960,857 || 2,816,136 || 2,481,535 || 1,610,458 || 4,091,993
|-
| 2015 || 641,282 || 666,323 || 1,307,605 || 1,964,264 || 967,137 || 2,931,401 || 2,605,546 || 1,633,460 || 4,239,006
|-
| 2016 || 656,084 || 681,609 || 1,337,693 || 2,089,302 || 984,129 || 3,073,431 || 2,745,386 || 1,665,738 || 4,411,124
|-
| 2017 || 671,012 || 699,001 || 1,370,013 || 2,167,409 || 963,054 || 3,130,463 || 2,838,421 || 1,662,055 || 4,500,476
|-
| 2018 || 686,475 || 716,638 || 1,403,113 || 2,253,768 || 964,757 || 3,218,525 || 2,940,243 || 1,681,395 || 4,621,638
|-
| 2019 || 700,742 || 731,303 || 1,432,045 || 2,303,549 || 1,040,813 || 3,344,362 || 3,004,291 || 1,772,116 || 4,776,407
|-
| 2020 || 714,936 || 745,034 || 1,459,970 || 2,177,731 || 1,033,012 || 3,210,743 || 2,892,667 || 1,778,046 || 4,670,713
|-
| 2021 || 729,638 || 759,078 || 1,488,716 || 1,941,628 || 955,373 || 2,897,001 || 2,671,266 || 1,714,451 || 4,385,717
|-
| 2022 || 744,238 || 772,838 || 1,517,076 || 2,188,819 || 1,087,673 || 3,276,492 || 2,933,057 || 1,860,511 || 4,793,568
|-
| 2023 || 758,716 || 787,065 || 1,545,781 || 2,262,500 || 1,104,990 || 3,367,490 || 3,021,216 || 1,892,055 || 4,913,271
|}

The biggest population difficulty in Kuwait involves the [[Bedoon]], stateless people. According to Human Rights Watch in 1995, Kuwait has produced 300,000 stateless Bedoon.<ref name="hrw">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hrw.org/reports/1995/Kuwait.htm|title=THE BEDOONS OF KUWAIT Citizens without Citizenship|publisher=[[Human Rights Watch]]}}</ref> Kuwait has the largest number of stateless people in the entire region.<ref name="new">{{Cite web|url=https://uprdoc.ohchr.org/uprweb/downloadfile.aspx?filename=7585&file=EnglishTranslation|title=Kuwait's humanitarian disaster Inter-generational erasure, ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Bedoon|publisher=[[OHCHR]]|year=2019}}</ref><ref name="s">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/43213716|title=No Dignity for Kuwait's 'Humanitarian' State - Kuwaiti's Laws and Policies of Ethnic Discrimination, Erasure and Genocide Against The Bedoon Minority Submission on 'Human Rights Protections for Minorities Recognised in the UN System'|journal=Susan Kennedy Nour al Deen|year=2020}}</ref><ref name="una">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/39817003|title=Kuwait Bedoon - Special Rapporteurs, United Nations, Requesting Investigation of Kuwait's Treatment of the Bedoon|journal=Un Special Procedures Request|date=January 2019 }}</ref> The statelessness challenge for the Bedoon in Kuwait is largely [[sectarian]].<ref name="sect">{{Cite web|url=https://tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/38287|title=Government of United Kingdom|quote=“The Kuwaiti Bedoon`s continued exclusion from nationality can only be understood in the light of the power struggle in a system which was largely based on [[sectarianism]] and tribalism within newly emerging emirates striving to assert their legitimacy and authority. The majority of the Bedoon are in fact an extended branch of tribes across the borders between Iraq, Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia and are largely of the [[Shia Islam|Muslim Shi'ite faith]]”.}}</ref><ref name="sha">{{Cite thesis|degree=Master of Arts|url=http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612890/index.pdf|first=Ceyda|last=Oskay|title=Tribalism, state formation and citizenship in Kuwait|publisher=[[Middle East Technical University]]|location=Turkey|date=2010|pages=65-66,77}}</ref><ref name="shia">{{Cite web|url=https://hydra.hull.ac.uk/assets/hull:16877a/content|title=Exploring the perceptions of informed individuals about the education provisions of Bidoun in Kuwait|page=13}}</ref><ref name="alarabi">{{Cite web|url=https://assafirarabi.com/ar/3094/2012/09/19/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%80%D9%80%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%80%D9%80%D9%80%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%88%D9%8A/|title=البدون فــي الكويـــت.. مواطنون بلا هوية|work=As-Safir Al-Arabi|author=Eman Shams Aldeen|date=September 19, 2012|language=ar}}</ref><ref name="edcoh">{{Cite web |url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/interactive/amp/article/834567|title=כוויית: עושר רב לצד מתחים אתניים ודיכוי|work=[[Israel Hayom]]|date=3 January 2021 |language=he}}</ref>

According to recent statistics provided by the Central Statistics Bureau, as of January 2024, Kuwait's population reached 4.91 million, an increase of 119,700 from the previous year's 4.79 million. The number of Kuwaiti citizens rose by 28,700 to reach a total of 1.545 million. Specifically, the number of male citizens increased to 758,700, and female citizens reached 787,000. Concurrently, the expatriate population also increased by 90,990, totaling 3.36 million. Amongst the expatriates, the male population reached 2.26 million and the female population 1.1 million.<ref name="arabtimes">{{Cite web |date=May 6, 2024 |title=Kuwait population hits 4.91 mn, compared to 4.79 mn in '23 |url=https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/kuwait-population-hits-4-91-mn-on-jan-1-compared-to-4-79-mn-in-23/ |publisher=[[Arab Times]]}}</ref>

=== Structure of the population ===

Structure of the population (Estimates) (1.01.2020):<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm |title=United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics |access-date=2013-05-11 |archive-date=2004-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040921002557/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80" |Age group
! width="80" |Male
! width="80" |Female
! width="80" |Total
! width="80" |%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 2,743,617
| align="right" | 1,720,904
| align="right" | 4,464,521
| {{percentage bar|100}}
|-
| align="right" | 0-4
| align="right" | 123,865
| align="right" | 111,800
| align="right" | 235,663
| {{percentage bar|5.27}}
|-
| align="right" | 5-9
| align="right" | 190,736
| align="right" | 153,412
| align="right" | 344,148
| {{percentage bar|7.7}}
|-
| align="right" | 10-14
| align="right" | 160,820
| align="right" | 129,882
| align="right" | 290,702
| {{percentage bar|6.51}}
|-
| align="right" | 15-19
| align="right" | 135,324
| align="right" | 111,798
| align="right" | 247,122
| {{percentage bar|5.53}}
|-
| align="right" | 20-24
| align="right" | 126,687
| align="right" | 102,773
| align="right" | 229,460
| {{percentage bar|5.13}}
|-
| align="right" | 25-29
| align="right" | 113,416
| align="right" | 93,183
| align="right" | 206,599
| {{percentage bar|4.62}}
|-
| align="right" | 30-34
| align="right" | 205,555
| align="right" | 157,101
| align="right" | 362,656
| {{percentage bar|8.12}}
|-
| align="right" | 35-39
| align="right" | 341,766
| align="right" | 192,989
| align="right" | 534,755
| {{percentage bar|11.97}}
|-
| align="right" | 40-44
| align="right" | 368,779
| align="right" | 180,249
| align="right" | 549,028
| {{percentage bar|12.29}}
|-
| align="right" | 45-49
| align="right" | 342,307
| align="right" | 165,443
| align="right" | 507,750
| {{percentage bar|11.37}}
|-
| align="right" | 50-54
| align="right" | 234,060
| align="right" | 112,764
| align="right" | 346,824
| {{percentage bar|7.76}}
|-
| align="right" | 55-59
| align="right" | 158,989
| align="right" | 76,976
| align="right" | 235,965
| {{percentage bar|5.28}}
|-
| align="right" | 60-64
| align="right" | 105,746
| align="right" | 46,617
| align="right" | 152,363
| {{percentage bar|3.41}}
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 59,345
| align="right" | 27,921
| align="right" | 87,266
| {{percentage bar|1.95}}
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 26,885
| align="right" | 15,982
| align="right" | 42,867
| {{percentage bar|0.96}}
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 11,984
| align="right" | 8,711
| align="right" | 20,695
| {{percentage bar|0.46}}
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 10,839
| align="right" | 7,912
| align="right" | 18,751
| {{percentage bar|0.42}}
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80" |Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0-14
| align="right" | 475,419
| align="right" | 395,094
| align="right" | 870,513
| {{percentage bar|19.49}}
|-
| align="right" | 15-64
| align="right" | 2,132,629
| align="right" | 1,239,893
| align="right" | 3,372,522
| {{percentage bar|75.54}}
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 109,053
| align="right" | 60,526
| align="right" | 169,579
| {{percentage bar|3.80}}
|}

Source:<ref name="gulfmigration.grc.net"/>
{| class="wikitable classable sortable"
|-
! Age Group !! Kuwaiti Males !! Kuwaiti Females !! Total Kuwaitis !! Non-Kuwaiti Males !! Non-Kuwaiti Females !! Total Non-Kuwaitis !! Total Males !! Total Females !! Grand Total
|-
| Less than 1 year || 16,911 || 15,860 || 32,771 || 8,928 || 8,483 || 17,411 || 25,839 || 24,343 || 50,182
|-
| 1-4 || 62,966 || 61,810 || 124,776 || 47,627 || 47,086 || 94,713 || 110,593 || 108,896 || 219,489
|-
| 5-9 || 87,292 || 82,393 || 169,685 || 75,842 || 71,866 || 147,708 || 163,134 || 154,259 || 317,393
|-
| 10-14 || 88,104 || 83,914 || 172,018 || 74,787 || 70,185 || 144,972 || 162,891 || 154,099 || 316,990
|-
| 15-19 || 76,609 || 75,089 || 151,698 || 55,679 || 52,907 || 108,586 || 132,288 || 127,996 || 260,284
|-
| 20-24 || 66,815 || 65,104 || 131,919 || 62,238 || 44,489 || 106,727 || 129,053 || 109,593 || 238,646
|-
| 25-29 || 66,647 || 64,461 || 131,108 || 239,562 || 86,968 || 326,530 || 306,209 || 151,429 || 457,638
|-
| 30-34 || 48,975 || 52,607 || 101,582 || 288,214 || 125,939 || 414,153 || 337,189 || 178,546 || 515,735
|-
| 35-39 || 52,231 || 56,948 || 109,179 || 363,465 || 164,133 || 527,598 || 415,696 || 221,081 || 636,777
|-
| 40-44 || 42,233 || 45,508 || 87,741 || 334,328 || 140,911 || 475,239 || 376,561 || 186,419 || 562,980
|-
| 45-49 || 34,203 || 39,923 || 74,126 || 245,893 || 111,643 || 357,536 || 280,096 || 151,566 || 431,662
|-
| 50-54 || 29,381 || 34,453 || 63,834 || 181,928 || 75,451 || 257,379 || 211,309 || 109,904 || 321,213
|-
| 55-59 || 24,419 || 29,126 || 53,545 || 114,223 || 43,782 || 158,005 || 138,642 || 72,908 || 211,550
|-
| 60-64 || 17,572 || 22,913 || 40,485 || 54,780 || 22,135 || 76,915 || 72,352 || 45,048 || 117,400
|-
| 65-69 || 12,779 || 17,485 || 30,264 || 24,294 || 10,517 || 34,811 || 37,073 || 28,002 || 65,075
|-
| 70-74 || 7,492 || 11,399 || 18,891 || 9,966 || 5,345 || 15,311 || 17,458 || 16,744 || 34,202
|-
| 75-79 || 4,791 || 7,473 || 12,264 || 4,196 || 3,095 || 7,291 || 8,987 || 10,568 || 19,555
|-
| 80+ || 4,818 || 6,372 || 11,190 || 2,869 || 2,738 || 5,607 || 7,687 || 9,110 || 16,797
|-
| Total || 744,238 || 772,838 || 1,517,076 || 2,188,819 || 1,087,673 || 3,276,492 || 2,933,057 || 1,860,511 || 4,793,568
|}

===Governorates===
{{further|Governorates of Kuwait}}
Kuwait consists of six [[governorate]]s: [[Hawalli Governorate|Hawalli]], [[Al Asimah Governorate (Kuwait)|Asimah]], [[Al Farwaniyah Governorate|Farwaniyah]], [[Al Jahra Governorate|Jahra]], [[Al Ahmadi Governorate|Ahmadi]] and [[Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate|Mubarak Al-Kabeer]].<ref name=census>{{cite web |url=http://stat.paci.gov.kw/englishreports/#DataTabPlace:ColumnChartEduAge |title=2013 Population Census |work=Government of Kuwait |year=2013 |access-date=2013-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313222900/http://stat.paci.gov.kw/englishreports/#DataTabPlace:ColumnChartEduAge |archive-date=2014-03-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Most people in Kuwait live in the governorates of Hawalli, Asimah, and Farwaniyah.<ref name=census />

Source: <ref>{{cite web | title=Kuwait: Population by nationality group, sex and administrative region of residence (Census 2021) | date=15 August 2023 | url=https://gulfmigration.grc.net/kuwait-population-by-nationality-group-sex-and-administrative-region-of-residence-census-2021/ }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable classable sortable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Nationality Group!! GCC countries !! Arab countries !! Asia !! SS Africa !! Europe !! North America !! South America !! Oceania !! Total
|-
! rowspan="3" |Capital Governorate
! Male
| 144,354 || 45,550 || 118,393 || 991 || 953 || 1,000 || 115 || 105 || 311,461
|-
! Female
| 150,029 || 22,018 || 84,561 || 4,759 || 971 || 887 || 88 || 65 || 263,378
|-
! Total
| 294,383 || 67,568 || 202,954 || 5,750 || 1,924 || 1,887 || 203 || 170 || 574,839
|-
! rowspan="3" |Hawalli Governorate
! Male
| 124,551 || 224,700 || 162,749 || 1,477 || 3,890 || 4,549 || 369 || 353 || 522,638
|-
! Female
| 127,709 || 127,931 || 133,244 || 5,883 || 4,098 || 3,979 || 372 || 316 || 403,532
|-
! Total
| 252,260 || 352,631 || 295,993 || 7,360 || 7,988 || 8,528 || 741 || 669 || 926,170
|-
! rowspan="3" |Al-Ahmadi Governorate
! Male
| 176,599 || 98,007 || 312,505 || 3,214 || 1,717 || 3,239 || 312 || 139 || 595,732
|-
! Female
| 179,803 || 40,929 || 99,448 || 5,282 || 983 || 1,376 || 145 || 86 || 328,052
|-
! Total
| 356,402 || 138,936 || 411,953 || 8,496 || 2,700 || 4,615 || 457 || 225 || 923,784
|-
! rowspan="3" |Al-Jahra Governorate
! Male
| 138,772 || 85,450 || 94,286 || 1,630 || 262 || 260 || 115 || 59 || 320,834
|-
! Female
| 141,876 || 57,551 || 40,935 || 5,068 || 268 || 198 || 81 || 50 || 246,027
|-
! Total
| 280,648 || 143,001 || 135,221 || 6,698 || 530 || 458 || 196 || 109 || 566,861
|-
! rowspan="3" |Al-Farwaniya Governorate
! Male
| 130,514 || 273,035 || 369,097 || 2,551 || 463 || 493 || 91 || 59 || 776,303
|-
! Female
| 135,497 || 74,258 || 117,987 || 4,927 || 383 || 352 || 79 || 33 || 333,516
|-
! Total
| 266,011 || 347,293 || 487,084 || 7,478 || 846 || 845 || 170 || 92 || 1,109,819
|-
! rowspan="3" |Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate
! Male
| 89,764 || 7,764 || 42,714 || 339 || 359 || 650 || 87 || 31 || 141,708
|-
! Female
| 92,949 || 5,429 || 35,767 || 2,856 || 417 || 452 || 66 || 22 || 137,958
|-
! Total
| 182,713 || 13,193 || 78,481 || 3,195 || 776 || 1,102 || 153 || 53 || 279,666
|-
! rowspan="3" |Not Stated
! Male
| 1,618 || 581 || 338 || 21 || 10 || 15 || 5 || 2 || 2,590
|-
! Female
| 1,165 || 568 || 208 || 17 || 6 || 19 || 3 || 2 || 1,988
|-
! Total
| 2,783 || 1,149 || 546 || 38 || 16 || 34 || 8 || 4 || 4,578
|-
! rowspan="3" |Total
!Male
|806,172
|735,087
|1,100,082
|10,223
|7,654
|10,206
|1,094
|748
|2,671,266
|-
!Female
|829,028
|328,684
|512,150
|28,792
|7,126
|7,263
|834
|574
|1,714,451
|-
!Total
|1,635,200
|1,063,771
|1,612,232
|39,015
|14,780
|17,469
|1,928
|1,332
|4,385,717
|}

==Vital statistics==
;UN estimates
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm|title=World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision|access-date=24 October 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! width="50" |Period
! width="50" |Live births per year
! width="50" |Deaths per year
! width="50" |Natural change per year
! width="50" |CBR*
! width="50" |CDR*
! width="50" |NC*
! width="50" |TFR*
! width="50" |IMR*
|-
| 1950-1955 || 8,000|| 2,000|| 6,000||43.7||12.3||31.4||7.21||113
|-
| 1955-1960 || 9,000|| 2,000|| 7,000||40.0||9.6||30.4||7.21||90
|-
| 1960-1965 || 16,000|| 3,000|| 13,000||43.4||7.6||35.8||7.31||70
|-
| 1965-1970 || 30,000|| 4,000|| 26,000||48.8||6.3||42.5||7.41||53
|-
| 1970-1975 || 43,000|| 5,000|| 38,000||47.6||5.2||42.4||6.90||40
|-
| 1975-1980 || 49,000|| 5,000|| 44,000||40.7||4.2||36.5||5.89||29
|-
| 1980-1985 || 58,000|| 5,000|| 52,000||37.1||3.4||33.6||5.10||22
|-
| 1985-1990 || 51,000|| 5,000|| 45,000||26.5||2.8||23.7||3.34||16
|-
| 1990-1995 || 33,000|| 5,000|| 28,000||18.0||2.7||15.3||2.20||13
|-
| 1995-2000 || 43,000|| 5,000|| 38,000||24.1||3.0||21.1||2.93||11
|-
| 2000-2005 || 39,000|| 6,000|| 32,000||18.5||3.1||15.4||2.24||10
|-
| 2005-2010 || 47,000|| 7,000|| 40,000||18.7||3.1||15.6||2.32||8
|-
| 2010-2015 || 58,000|| 9,000|| 49,000||16.1||2.4||13.7||2.08||8
|-
| 2015-2020 || 60,000|| 12,000|| 48,000||12.6||2.9||9.7||2.07||7
|-
|align="left" colspan="9" | * <small> CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)</small>
|}

===Registered births and deaths===
<ref>[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm#2001] United nations. Demographic Yearbooks</ref><ref>[http://www.csb.gov.kw/Socan_Statistic_EN.aspx?ID=10] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309205432/http://www.csb.gov.kw/Socan_Statistic_EN.aspx?ID=10|date=2013-03-09}} Central Statistical Bureau</ref>

{{sticky-header}}{{sort under}}{{table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under sticky-header-multi" style="text-align:right;"
|-
!
! width="70" |Average population 
! width="70" |Live births
! width="70" |Deaths
! width="70" |Natural change
! width="70" |Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! width="70" |Crude death rate (per 1000)
! width="70" |Natural change (per 1000)
! width="70" |Crude migration rate (per 1000)
! width="70" |TFR
|-
| 1958
|
|6,881||||
|||||
|
|-
| 1959
|
|9,023||||
|||||
|
|-
| 1960
|
|11,616||1,235||10,381
|||||
|
|-
| 1961
| 296,000
|12,942||2,504||10,438
|43.7||8.4||35.2
|
|-
| 1962
| 337,000
|15,204||2,180||13,024
|45.1||6.5||38.6
|7.67
|-
| 1963
| 384,000
|17,397||2,139||15,258
|45.4||5.6||39.8
|5.82
|-
| 1964
| 433,000
|19,428||2,618||16,810
|44.8||6.0||38.8
|3.58
|-
| 1965
| 484,000
|21,950||2,454||19,496
|45.3||5.1||40.3
|5.55
|-
| 1966
| 536,000
|23,732||2,813||20,919
|44.3||5.3||39.0
|2.65
|-
| 1967
| 588,000
|28,334||3,111||25,223
|48.2||5.3||42.9
|7.32
|-
| 1968
| 642,000
|33,026||3,346||29,680
|51.5||5.2||46.3
|6.94
|-
| 1969
| 697,000
|35,135||3,378||31,757
|50.4||4.8||45.6
|2.98
|-
| 1970
| 753,000
|33,842||3,735||30,107
|44.9||5.0||40.0
| -2.19
|-
| 1971
| 811,000
|35,558||3,832||31,726
|43.8||4.7||39.1
|2.00
|-
| 1972
| 870,000
|37,688||4,149||33,539
|43.3||4.8||38.5
|2.08
|-
| 1973
| 931,000
|40,165||4,601||35,564
|43.2||4.9||38.2
|2.17
|-
| 1974
| 992,000
|41,060||4,693||36,367
|41.4||4.7||36.7
|0.81
|-
| 1975
|1,054,000
|42,861||4,778||38,083
|40.7||4.5||36.1
|1.63
|-
| 1976
|1,116,000
|46,039||4,661||41,378
|41.3||4.2||37.1
|2.95
|-
| 1977
|1,179,000
|46,864||5,365||41,499
|39.8||4.6||35.2
|0.10
|-
| 1978
|1,243,000
|48,010||4,936||43,074
|38.6||4.0||34.7
|1.27
|-
| 1979
|1,309,000
|48,273||5,028||43,245
|36.9||3.8||33.0
|0.13
|-
| 1980
|1,377,000
|51,090||4,932||46,158
|37.1||3.6||33.5
|2.12
|-
| 1981
|1,446,000
|52,041||4,678||47,363
|36.0||3.2||32.8
|0.83
|-
| 1982
|1,514,000
|54,257||4,992||49,265
|35.8||3.3||32.5
|1.26
|-
| 1983
|1,584,000
|55,617||4,654||50,963
|35.1||2.9||32.2
|1.07
|-
| 1984
|1,660,000
|56,776||4,544||52,232
|34.2||2.7||31.5
|0.76
|-
| 1985
|1,742,000
|55,087||4,711||50,376
|31.6||2.7||28.9
| -1.07
|-
| 1986
|1,836,000
|53,845||4,390||49,455
|29.3||2.4||26.9
| -0.50
|-
| 1987
|1,937,000
|52,412||4,113||48,299
|27.1||2.1||24.9
| -0.60
|-
| 1988
|2,028,000
|53,080||4,581||48,499
|26.2||2.3||23.9
|0.10
|-
| 1989
|2,084,000
|52,858||4,628||48,230
|25.4||2.2||23.1
| -0.13
|-
| 1990
|2,088,000
| || ||
| || ||
|
|-
| 1991
|2,031,000
|20,609||3,380||17,229
|10.1||1.7||8.5
|
|-
| 1992
|1,924,000
|34,817||3,369||31,448
|18.1||1.8||16.3
|7.39
|-
| 1993
|1,796,000
|37,379||3,441||33,938
|20.8||1.9||18.9
|1.39
|-
| 1994
|1,688,000
|38,868||3,464||35,404
|23.0||2.1||21.0
|0.87
|-
| 1995
|1,628,000
|41,169||3,781||37,388
|25.3||2.3||23.0
|1.22
|-
| 1996
|1,628,000
|44,620||3,812||40,808
|27.4||2.3||25.1
|2.10
|-
| 1997
|1,679,000
|42,815||4,017||38,798
|25.5||2.4||23.1
| -1.20
|-
| 1998
|1,764,000
|41,424||4,216||37,208
|23.5||2.4||21.1
| -0.90
|-
| 1999
|1,857,000
|41,135||4,187||36,948
|22.1||2.3||19.9
| -0.14
|-
| 2000
|1,941,000
|41,843||4,227||37,616
|21.6||2.2||19.4
|0.34
|-
| 2001
|2,010,000
|41,342||4,364||36,978
|20.6||2.2||18.4
| -0.32
|-
| 2002
|2,070,000
|43,490||4,342||39,148
|21.0||2.1||18.9
|1.05
|-
| 2003
|2,127,000
|43,982||4,424||39,558
|20.7||2.1||18.6
|0.19
|-
| 2004
|2,189,000
|47,274||4,793||42,481
|21.6||2.2||19.4
|1.34
|-
| 2005
|2,264,000
|50,941||4,784||46,157
|22.5||2.1||20.4
|1.62
|-
| 2006
|2,351,000
|52,759||5,247||47,512
|22.4||2.2||20.2
|0.58
|-
| 2007
|2,448,000
|53,587||5,293||48,294
|21.9||2.2||19.7
|0.32
|-
| 2008
|2,548,000
|54,571||5,701||48,870
|21.4||2.2||19.2
|0.24
|-
| 2009
|2,778,000
|56,503||6,266||50,237
|20.3||2.3||18.1
|0.49
|-
| 2010
|2,933,000
|57,533||5,448||52,085
|19.6||1.9||17.8
|0.63
|-
| 2011
|3,099,000
|58,198||5,339||52,859
|18.7||1.7||17.0
|0.25
|1.95
|-
| 2012
|3,246,622
|59,753||5,950||53,803
|18.4||1.8||16.6
|0.29
|1.86
|-
| 2013
|3,427,595
|59,426||5,909||53,517
|17.3||1.7||15.6
| -0.08
|1.719
|-
| 2014
|3,588,092
|61,313||6,031||55,282
|16.3||1.6||14.7
|0.49
|1.915
|-
| 2015
|3,743,660
|59,271||6,481||52,790
|14.9||1.6||13.3
| -0.67
|
|-
| 2016
|3,925,487
|58,797||6,338||52,459
|14.4||1.5||12.9
| -0.08
|2.062
|-
| 2017
|4,082,704
|59,172||6,679||52,493
|14.7||1.7||13.0
|0.01
|2.152
|-
| 2018
|4,226,920
|56,121||6,807||49,314
|13.6||1.7||11.9
| -0.75
|2.161
|-
| 2019
|4,420,110
|53,565||7,306||46,259
|12.1||1.6||10.4
| -0.69
|2.082
|-
| 2020
|4,464,521
|52,463||10,569||41,894
|11.7||2.4||9.3
| -0.98
|2.033
|-
| 2021
|4,336,012
|51,585||10,938||40,647
|11.9||2.5||9.4
| -0.29
|2.148
|-
| 2022
|4,385,717
|49,793||8,041||41,752
|10.9||1.8||9.1
|0.25
|1.546
|-
| 2023
|4,793,568
|50,034||7,436||42,568
|10.3||1.5||8.8
|0.19
| style="color: red" |1.524
|-
| 2024
|4,913,271
|49,063||7,422||41,641
|10.0||1.5||8.5
| -0.22
|1.560
|-
| 2025
|4,881,254
|||||
|||||
|
|
|}
{{Chart|definition=Kuwait population (millions).chart|data=Kuwait population (millions).tab|Width=450}}

{{Chart|definition=Kuwait population natural change.chart|data=Kuwait population natural change.tab|Width=450}}

=== Life expectancy ===
[[File:Life expectancy by WBG -Kuwait -diff.png|thumb|300px|[[Life expectancy at birth]] in Kuwait]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Period
!Life expectancy in<br />Years
!Period
!Life expectancy in<br />Years
|-
|1950–1955
|53.6
|1985–1990
|71.6
|-
|1955–1960
|58.3
|1990–1995
|72.4
|-
|1960–1965
|62.0
|1995–2000
|73.0
|-
|1965–1970
|64.9
|2000–2005
|73.3
|-
|1970–1975
|67.1
|2005–2010
|73.7
|-
|1975–1980
|68.7
|2010–2015
|74.3
|-
|1980–1985
|70.3
|2015–2020
|75.1
|}
Source: ''UN World Population Prospects''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|title=World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations|access-date=2017-07-15}}</ref>

== Ethnic groups ==
{{main|Expatriates in Kuwait}}

===By continent===

Source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-07 |title=Kuwait: Population by nationality group (census 2021) |url=https://gulfmigration.grc.net/kuwait-population-by-nationality-group-census-2021/ |access-date=2026-05-18 |website=GLMM |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable classable sortable"
|-
! Nationality Group !! Population
|-
| GCC countries || 1,635,200
|-
| Arab countries || 1,063,771
|-
| Asia || 1,612,232
|-
| Sub-Saharan Africa || 39,015
|-
| Europe || 14,780
|-
| North America || 17,469
|-
| South America || 1,928
|-
| Oceania || 1,322
|-
| Total || 4,385,717
|}

===By nationality===

The following is a firm containing estimations from countries' embassies:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170216230256/http://www.bq-magazine.com/economy/socioeconomics/2015/08/kuwaits-population-by-nationality Kuwait's population - by nationality] archived from [http://www.bq-magazine.com/economy/socioeconomics/2015/08/kuwaits-population-by-nationality the original]</ref>

{| class="wikitable classable sortable"
|-
! Nationality !! Population !! % of Total Population !! Year of Data
|-
| {{Flag|Kuwait}} || 1,294,513 || 30.90% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|India}} || 1,152,000<ref name=mae>{{cite web |title=Indian Community |url=https://www.indembkwt.gov.in/Indian-community.php }}</ref> || 24.04% || 2020
|-
| {{Flag|Egypt}} || 666,000<ref name=EXPAT>[[Expatriates in Kuwait]]</ref> || 15.70% || 2020
|-
| {{Flag|Bangladesh}} || 350,000 || 8.40% || 2021
|-
| {{Flag|Pakistan}} || 339,000<ref> {{Cite web |title=International Migrant Stock {{!}} Population Division |url=https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/content/international-migrant-stock |access-date=2026-05-18 |website=www.un.org}}</ref>|| 8.30% || 2021
|-
| {{Flag|Philippines}} || 241,000<ref name=EXPAT /> || 5.68% || 2020
|-
| {{Flag|Syria}} || 161,000<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180215210650/http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/syria/kuwait-extends-residency-permits-for-syrians-1.1577117 Kuwait extends residency permits for Syrians] archived from [http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/syria/kuwait-extends-residency-permits-for-syrians-1.1577117/ the original]</ref> || 3.80% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Lebanon}} || 106,000<ref name=EXPAT />|| 2.50% || ?
|-
| {{Flag|Palestine}} || 100,000 || 2.38% || 2020
|-
| {{Flag|Nepal}} || 101,193<ref name="migration-nepal-country-profile-2019">{{Cite web|date=2019-12-18|title=Migration in Nepal: A Country Profile 2019|url=https://publications.iom.int/books/migration-nepal-country-profile-2019|language=en}}</ref> || 2.24% || 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Sri Lanka}} || 96,000<ref name="gulfnews">{{cite news |last1=Toumi |first1=Habib |title=7 nationalities make up 90% of foreigners in Kuwait |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/7-nationalities-make-up-90-of-foreigners-in-kuwait-1.1907439 |access-date=31 August 2020 |work=[[Gulf News]] |date=5 October 2016}}</ref> || 2.26% || 2016
|-
| [[Bedouins|Stateless]] || 93,000 || 2.20% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Ethiopia}} || 74,000 || 1.80% || 2012
|-
| {{Flag|Iran}} || 50,000 || 1.20% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Jordan}} || 33,000|| 0.83% || 2022
|-
| {{Flag|USA}} || 30,000 || 0.70% || 2013
|-
| {{Flag|Indonesia}} || 28,954<ref name="WNI di Luar Negeri">{{cite web |url=https://www.kpu.go.id/dmdocuments/Data_Agregat_WNI.pdf |title=Data Agregat WNI yang Tercatat di Perwakilan RI |language=id |publisher=[[General Elections Commission]] |year=2019 |access-date=2022-02-24 |archive-date=2018-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211051206/https://kpu.go.id/dmdocuments/Data_Agregat_WNI.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> || 0.68% || 2020
|-
| {{Flag|Iraq}} || 16,000 - 18,000 || ~0.4% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Afghanistan}} || 15,000 || 0.36% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Yemen}} || 11,000 || 0.26% || 2012
|-
| {{Flag|Sudan}} || 7,000 || 0.17% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Canada}} || 7,000<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=Global Affairs |date=2020-07-06 |title=Canada-Kuwait relations |url=https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/kuwait-koweit/relations.aspx?lang=eng |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=GAC}}</ref> || 0.17% || 2020
|-
| {{Flag|Bahrain}} || 6,856<ref name=GCC_NAT>{{cite web | title=Kuwait: Non-Kuwaiti GCC population by country of citizenship (Census 2021) | date=31 August 2023 | url=https://gulfmigration.grc.net/kuwait-non-kuwaiti-gcc-population-by-country-of-citizenship-census-2021/ }}</ref> || 0.16% || 2021
|-
| {{Flag|Armenia}} || 5,000 || 0.12% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|China}} || 5,000 || 0.12% || 2014
|-
| {{Flag|North Korea}} || 4,000 || 0.10% || 2013
|-
| {{Flag|Turkey}} || 4,000<ref>{{cite web |author=Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı |title=Kuveyt |url=http://www.diyih.gov.tr/article.php?article_id=61 |accessdate=2009-10-28 |archive-date=2011-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009100436/http://www.diyih.gov.tr/article.php?article_id=61 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || 0.10% || 2009
|-
| {{Flag|UK}} || 4,000<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230206070806/https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kuwait Kuwait travel advice - GOV.UK] archived from [https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kuwait the original]</ref> || 0.10% || 2022
|-
| {{Flag|Oman}} || 3,634<ref name=GCC_NAT /> || 0.09% || 2021
|-
| {{Flag|Qatar}} || 1,731<ref name=GCC_NAT /> || 0.04% || 2021
|-
| {{Flag|UAE}} || 1,730<ref name=GCC_NAT /> || 0.04% || 2021
|-
| {{Flag|Eritrea}} || 1,500 || 0.04% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|South Korea}} || 1,500 || 0.04% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|South Africa}} || 1,000 || 0.02% || 2013
|-
| {{Flag|Romania}} || 800 || 0.02% || 2014
|-
| {{Flag|Australia}} || 800<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.alanba.com.kw/1223400 |title=بالفيديو السفيرة ميليسا كيلي 13 مليار دولار أسترالي إجمالي حجم الاستثمارات الكويتية في أستراليا |website=alanba.com.kw}}</ref> || 0.02% || 2024
|-
| {{Flag|Germany}} || 500 - 600 || ~0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Nigeria}} || 500 || 0.01% || ?
|-
| {{Flag|Spain}} || 500 || 0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Kenya}} || 400 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Venezuela}} || 400 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Vietnam}} || 400 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Brazil}} || 300 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Hungary}} || 300 || <0.01% || 2014
|-
| {{Flag|Malaysia}} || 300 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Poland}} || 300 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Ukraine}} || 300 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Greece}} || 250 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Myanmar}} || 200 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Denmark}} || 200<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://kuwaittimes.com/denmark-woos-kuwait-to-invest-in-renewable-energy-life-science-tech |title=Denmark woos Kuwait to invest in renewable energy, life science tech |date=June 23, 2021 |website=kuwaittimes}}</ref> || <0.01% || 2021
|-
| {{Flag|Senegal}} || 170 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Mexico}} || 120 - 150 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Slovakia}} || 100 - 150 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Switzerland}} || 105 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Argentina}} || 100 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Czech Republic}} || 50 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Slovenia}} || <50 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Cambodia}} || 47 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Taiwan}} || 30 - 50 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Nicaragua}} || 40 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Cyprus}} || 37 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Mongolia}} || 20 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}} || 14 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Peru}} || 10 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Lesotho}} || 7 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Guyana}} || 2 || <0.01% || 2015
|}
[[Kuwaitis|Kuwaiti]] 41.4%, [[Arabs|Arab expat]] 21.4%, [[Asians|Asian]] (mostly [[South Asia]]n) 35.3%, [[African diaspora|African]] 1%, other 0.7% (includes [[Europeans|European]], [[North Americans|North American]], [[South Americans|South American]], and [[Australians|Australian]]) (2018 est.) <ref name="CIATONGA">{{cite web|url= https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kuwait/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210110072824/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kuwait|url-status= dead|archive-date= January 10, 2021|title= Middle East ::KUWAIT|date= 6 October 2022|publisher= CIA The World Factbook}}</ref>

==Languages==
*[[Arabic language|Arabic]] (official)<ref>{{cite web |title=البوابة الالكترونية الرسمية لدولة الكويت اللغة الرسمية لدولة الكويت |url=https://www.e.gov.kw/sites/kgoArabic/Pages/Visitors/AboutKuwait/CultureAndHeritageLanguage.aspx |website=www.e.gov.kw}}</ref>
*[[English language|English]] (lingua franca, spoken widely) <ref name="CIATONGA"/>
*Minority languages include,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://travelasker.com/which-languages-are-commonly-spoken-in-kuwait/ | title=Which languages are commonly spoken in Kuwait? - TravelAsker | date=19 June 2023 | access-date=4 December 2023 | archive-date=4 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204175115/https://travelasker.com/which-languages-are-commonly-spoken-in-kuwait/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-languages-are-spoken-in-kuwait.html | title=What Languages Are Spoken in Kuwait? | date=28 August 2017 | access-date=4 December 2023 | archive-date=5 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205024005/https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-languages-are-spoken-in-kuwait.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
**[[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]
**[[Gulf Pidgin Arabic]] (lingua franca)
**[[Hindi]]
**[[Persian language|Persian]]
**[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
**[[Urdu]]
**[[French language|French]]
**[[Malayalam]]
**[[Pashto]]
**[[Turkish language|Turkish]]
**[[Armenian language|Armenian]]
**[[Kurdish language|Kurdish]]

==Religion==

{{Pie chart
| thumb = right
| caption = Religion in Kuwait (ARDA 2020 est.)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles?u=125c|title=Religions in Kuwait &#124; Arda|website=www.thearda.com|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref>
| label1 = [[Sunni]]
| value1 = 67.11
| color1 = Green
| label2 = [[Islam|Other Muslim]]
| value2 = 10.96
| color2 = Dark Green
| label3 = [[Catholic]]
| value3 = 8.92
| color3 = Light Blue
| label4 = [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]]
| value4 = 5.16
| color4 = Blue
| label5 = [[Christianity|Other Christian]]
| value5 = 0.54
| color5 = Dark Blue
| label6 = [[Hinduism]]
| value6 = 5
| color6 = Orange
| label7 = [[Baháʼí]]
| value7 = 0.54
| color7 = Pink
| label8 = [[Sikhism]]
| value8 = .4
| color8 = Gold
| label9 = [[Irreligion|None]]
| value9 = 1.38
| color9 = Black
}}

*[[Islam in Kuwait|Muslim]] (official) 74.6%
*[[Christianity in Kuwait|Christian]] 18.2% 
*[[Religion in Kuwait|Other and Unspecified]] 7.2% <ref name="CIATONGA"/>

==See also==
* [[Religion in Kuwait]]
* [[Expatriates in Kuwait]]

==References==
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{{Demographics of Kuwait}}
{{Immigration to Kuwait}}
{{Kuwait topics}}
{{Asia in topic|Demographics of}}
{{Asia topic|Ethnic groups in}}

[[Category:Demographics of Kuwait| ]]
[[Category:Society of Kuwait]]