Kuwait Population Pyramid 1975
Kuwait in 1975
The population of Kuwait in 1975 was 1,104,863. A decade earlier, in 1965, the population was 521,175; it has grown by 112.0% since.
With a median age of 18.4 years, Kuwait had a youth dependency ratio of 77.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 3.0 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Kuwait had on average 1.52 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 83.2 years in 2023: 83.7 for women and 82.7 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
3,190,398 immigrants live in Kuwait, 64.7% of the population.
| India | 1,231,094 |
| Egypt | 449,863 |
| Bangladesh | 406,077 |
| Pakistan | 362,255 |
| Philippines | 210,397 |
167,850 people born in Kuwait live in other countries.
| United Arab Emirates | 63,192 |
| State of Palestine | 19,583 |
| Canada | 18,999 |
| Turkey | 15,838 |
| Libya | 12,185 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 1,104,863 | 18.4 | |
| State of Palestine | 1,279,321 | 15.2 | |
| Oman | 778,864 | 16.2 | |
| Cyprus | 659,406 | 25.5 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 542,857 | 25.4 |





