Key demographics
- Population
- 5.0M
- Density
- 250.5/km²
- HDI
- 0.852 (Very High)
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 84.6 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.56
- Urban population (2025)
- 100.0%
- Literacy rate (2020)
- 96.5%
- Labor force (2025)
- 75.1%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 26.8%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 100.0%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 10.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 1.5 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 70.0%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.56
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 7.0 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.0%
- Tourism (2020)
- 2.2M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 74.6% |
| Christianity | 18.2% |
| Other | 7.2% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Arab | 57.8% |
| South asian | 40.3% |
| African | 1.0% |
| Others | 0.9% |
- Demonym (male)
- Kuwaiti
- Demonym (female)
- Kuwaiti
- National anthem
- National Anthem of Kuwait
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 84.6 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 67.8 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.0% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 7.0/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 84/100
- Hospital beds (2020)
- 2.3/1000
- Physicians (2020)
- 2.27/1000
- Nurses (2020)
- 4.55/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $1,679
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 10.0%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2020)
- 96.5%
- Education spending (2024)
- 6.4% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 383
- Internet users (2025)
- 100.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2023)
- 167.7/100
- Broadband (2023)
- 1.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 384/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2023)
- 1.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 17,818 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+03:00
- Calling codes
- +965
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .kw
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Kuwait is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, white and red, with a black trapezium superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This trapezium has its base on the hoist end and spans about one-fourth the width of the field.
- National anthem
- National Anthem of Kuwait