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🇰🇼 Kuwait

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3KWT
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2KW
UN M49 numeric414
IOC codeKUW
Official nameState of Kuwait
Native name(s)ara: official: دولة الكويت; common: الكويت
Alt spellingsKW, State of Kuwait, Dawlat al-Kuwait
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAsia
SubregionWestern Asia
UN regional groupAsia and the Pacific Group
CapitalKuwait City
Area (km²)17,818
Lat / Lng29.5000, 45.7500
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)IRQ, SAU
Top-level domain.kw
Calling coderoot: +9; suffixes: 65

Demographics

Population (World Bank)4,865,298 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)84.58 (2024)
Languagesara: Arabic
Demonymseng: f: Kuwaiti; m: Kuwaiti; fra: f: Koweïtienne; m: Koweïtien
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)157,209,026,926.418 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)32,312.312 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)2.181 (2025)
CurrenciesKWD: name: Kuwaiti dinar; symbol: د.ك

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
1950153,958
1951158,450
1952163,157
1953168,089
1954173,244
1955186,114
1956207,215
1957227,042
1958250,203
1959279,525
1960311,060
1961345,945
1962384,995
1963427,694
1964473,115
1965521,174
1966572,590
1967628,089
1968687,716
1969749,452
1970809,114
1971865,076
1972920,352
1973977,654
19741,038,346
19751,104,863
19761,178,711
19771,258,023
19781,340,319
19791,423,514
19801,504,782
19811,583,426
19821,662,480
19831,744,295
19841,820,688
19851,894,242
19861,972,520
19872,052,994
19882,134,707
19892,217,468
19901,684,819
19911,351,399
19921,634,961
19931,672,151
19941,664,361
19951,681,513
19961,730,246
19971,787,683
19981,844,302
19991,900,030
20001,954,709
20012,008,121
20022,059,974
20032,109,881
20042,157,320
20052,236,788
20062,364,733
20072,507,887
20082,651,421
20092,795,484
20102,943,372
20113,132,814
20123,337,025
20133,507,746
20143,665,766
20153,834,454
20164,003,971
20174,154,685
20184,323,387
20194,442,194
20204,400,144
20214,360,742
20224,589,511
20234,838,782

Full raw record (JSON)

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