Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Kuwait
Kuwait: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 70.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Kuwait, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Kuwait stood at 70.0%.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 1963.
Kuwait ranks 4th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 57.4% | — |
| 1961 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 57.2% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 57.2% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 57.4% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 58.1% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 59.8% | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 61.7% | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 63.8% | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 66.2% | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 68.3% | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 66.7% | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 65.5% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 64.4% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 63.3% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 62.3% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 61.5% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 60.7% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 60.0% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 58.9% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 58.8% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 58.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 58.9% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 59.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 60.1% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 82.6% | +37.4% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +21.0% |
| 1992 | 79.4% | -20.6% |
| 1993 | 72.8% | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 68.6% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 65.1% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 65.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 70.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.6% | 57.2% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.2% | 59.5% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.3% | 58.7% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 65.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 66.5% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 66.1% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 67.9% | 72.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More climate change data for Kuwait
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 639,640 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 721.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 515.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0186 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Kuwait?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Kuwait was 70.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 1963.
- How does Kuwait rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.