🇰🇼 Kuwait
KW / KWT #152
Nomad Score
52.0
Cities
7
Region
Arab League,
Middle East,
Arab World,
OPEC,
Asia,
Asia,
Western Asia,
Developing Countries
Currency
KWD
📊 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
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇮🇶 Iraq,
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🏅 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
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