Kuwait Population Pyramid 2045
Kuwait in 2045
By 2045, the population of Kuwait is expected to reach 6,099,774. That would be 9.5% more than in 2035 (5,569,671).
Half of the population would be younger than 36.3 years, with 17.7% children under 15 and 5.9% aged 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 6,099,774 | 36.3 | |
| Lebanon | 6,834,988 | 35.6 | |
| Oman | 7,370,226 | 31.7 | |
| State of Palestine | 7,895,095 | 27.3 | |
| Qatar | 3,930,897 | 33.2 |





