Population growth rate: Kuwait
1.875% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.875 |
| 2022 | 8.892 |
| 2021 | 1.14 |
| 2020 | -2.921 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4.469 |
| 2017 | 3.472 |
| 2016 | 3.927 |
| 2015 | 4.743 |
| 2014 | 4.244 |
| 2013 | 4.576 |
| 2012 | 5.424 |
| 2011 | 7.264 |
| 2010 | 5.145 |
| 2009 | 5.165 |
| 2008 | 5.424 |
| 2007 | 5.715 |
| 2006 | 6.049 |
| 2005 | 5.048 |
| 2004 | 2.135 |
| 2003 | 2.314 |
| 2002 | 2.475 |
| 2001 | 2.625 |
| 2000 | 2.768 |
| 1999 | 2.908 |
| 1998 | 3.048 |
| 1997 | 3.191 |
| 1996 | 3.343 |
| 1995 | 2.357 |
| 1994 | -0.32 |
| 1993 | -0.613 |
| 1992 | 5.178 |
| 1991 | 36.09 |
| 1990 | -71.064 |
| 1989 | 3.79 |
| 1988 | 3.818 |
| 1987 | 3.991 |
| 1986 | 4.006 |
| 1985 | 4.094 |
| 1984 | 3.821 |
| 1983 | 4.772 |
| 1982 | 4.838 |
| 1981 | 4.908 |
| 1980 | 5.291 |
| 1979 | 5.828 |
| 1978 | 6.228 |
| 1977 | 6.452 |
| 1976 | 6.576 |
| 1975 | 6.357 |
| 1974 | 6.052 |
| 1973 | 5.992 |
| 1972 | 6.09 |
| 1971 | 6.304 |
| 1970 | 7.098 |
| 1969 | 8.266 |
| 1968 | 8.957 |
| 1967 | 9.192 |
| 1966 | 9.316 |
| 1965 | 9.51 |
| 1964 | 9.856 |
| 1963 | 10.355 |
| 1962 | 10.699 |
| 1961 | 10.691 |
| 1960 | 10.56 |
| 1959 | 10.833 |
| 1958 | 11.36 |
| 1957 | 7.902 |
| 1956 | 10.492 |
| 1955 | 11.015 |
| 1954 | 3.038 |
| 1953 | 3.002 |
| 1952 | 2.954 |
| 1951 | 2.9 |
| 1950 | 2.851 |