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📊 SITE STATS
Cities:3,230
Countries:250
Avg Score:5.7
Avg Cost:$2,871/mo
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🇰🇼 Kuwait KW / KWT #152
Nomad Score 52.0
Cities 7
📊 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 (2024) 100.0%
Literacy Rate (2020) 96.5%
Labor Force (2025) 75.1%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE

Languages

Language Native Name
Arabic العربية

Religions

Religion Percentage
Islam 74.6%
Christianity 18.2%
Other 7.2%

Ethnicities

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
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
Age Group Distribution Share
0-14 Youth
18.2%
15-64 Working
78.7%
65+ Elderly
3.1%
Dependency Ratio 27.1%
Profile Mature
Urban Pop. (2024) 100.0%
Birth Rate (2024) 10.0 /1000
Death Rate (2024) 1.5 /1000
Largest City (2025) 68.4%
Fertility Rate (2024) 1.56
Infant Mortality (2024) 7.0 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022) 0.0%
Tourism (2020) 2.2M
🏥 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 (2021) 78/100
Hospital Beds (2020) 2.3/1000
Physicians (2020) 2.27/1000
Nurses (2020) 4.55/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023) $1,679
Out-of-Pocket (2023) 10.0%
🎓 EDUCATION & 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 & PRACTICAL
Area 17,818 km²
Capital Kuwait City 📍
Continent Asia
Region Asia
Subregion Western Asia
Landlocked No
Driving Side Right
Timezones UTC+03:00
Calling Codes +965
Postal Code #####
TLD .kw
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Coat of Arms of Kuwait
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