Kuwait Population Pyramid 2043
Kuwait in 2043
By 2043, the population of Kuwait is expected to reach 5,992,103. Compared with 2033, when the projection stands at 5,469,088, that represents growth of 9.6% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 36.1 years, Kuwait would have a youth dependency ratio of 23.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.2 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 5,992,103 | 36.1 | |
| Lebanon | 6,754,072 | 34.9 | |
| Oman | 7,192,222 | 31.4 | |
| State of Palestine | 7,657,088 | 26.6 | |
| Qatar | 3,841,189 | 33.2 |





