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Kuwait

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population4,865,298 people2025127 of 217 · 2025+26.88%
Life expectancy at birth84.58 years20244 of 217 · 2024+6.96%
Total fertility rate1.56 births per woman2024139 of 217 · 2024−24.27%
Population growth−0.65%2025204 of 217 · 2025−5.15 pp
Infant mortality7 per 1,000 live births202459 of 196 · 2024−12.5%
Urban population100%20251 of 217 · 20250 pp
Population ages 65 and above3.17%2025189 of 217 · 2025+0.77 pp
Population density272.36 people per km²202344 of 215 · 2023+38.36%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP56,467.73 current international dollars (PPP)202538 of 185 · 2025+24.74%
Annual GDP growth+2.73%2025115 of 186 · 2025+2.14 pp
Consumer price inflation+2.36%202569 of 165 · 2025−0.91 pp
Employment
Total unemployment2.18%202520 of 182 · 2025−0.02 pp
Youth unemployment15.06%2025108 of 182 · 2025−1.12 pp
Labor force participation73.37%202521 of 182 · 2025+1.04 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet100%20255 of 182 · 2024+18 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions1.01 per 100 people2023No data−24.35%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption0.1%2021202 of 212 · 2021+0.1 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita23.67 t CO₂e per person2024200 of 203 · 2024−6.01%
Access to electricity100%20241 of 215 · 20240 pp
Forest area0.35%2023201 of 213 · 20230 pp
Society
Current health expenditure4.96%2023127 of 192 · 2023+2.48 pp
Maternal mortality8 per 100,000 live births202338 of 194 · 20230%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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