Kuwait Population Pyramid 1983
Kuwait in 1983
The population of Kuwait in 1983 was 1,744,295. A decade earlier, in 1973, the population was 977,653; it has grown by 78.4% since.
The median age was 21.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 61.4 children under 15 and 2.1 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 1,744,296 | 21.7 | |
| State of Palestine | 1,618,778 | 15.2 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,235,306 | 26.4 | |
| Oman | 1,181,459 | 16.5 | |
| Jordan | 2,537,308 | 15.5 |





