Kuwait - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Kuwait was 4,270,563 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,270,563 in 2020 and a minimum value of 201,482 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 201,482
1961 227,801
1962 258,609
1963 293,578
1964 332,087
1965 374,194
1966 422,281
1967 473,742
1968 527,664
1969 582,746
1970 637,698
1971 690,375
1972 742,804
1973 796,075
1974 851,929
1975 913,259
1976 985,369
1977 1,060,641
1978 1,138,379
1979 1,217,379
1980 1,297,249
1981 1,377,011
1982 1,453,572
1983 1,530,202
1984 1,611,689
1985 1,698,889
1986 1,794,135
1987 1,898,819
1988 1,993,054
1989 2,050,093
1990 2,052,898
1991 1,990,427
1995 1,575,331
1996 1,599,608
1997 1,685,065
1998 1,807,408
1999 1,929,432
2000 2,024,672
2001 2,101,338
2002 2,136,991
2003 2,161,626
2004 2,200,498
2005 2,270,196
2006 2,373,661
2007 2,504,026
2008 2,656,010
2009 2,821,041
2010 2,991,884
2011 3,168,054
2012 3,348,852
2013 3,526,382
2014 3,690,939
2015 3,835,588
2016 3,956,862
2017 4,056,102
2018 4,137,314
2019 4,207,077
2020 4,270,563

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Kuwait was 100.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 100.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 74.89 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 74.89
1961 75.79
1962 76.66
1963 77.51
1964 78.34
1965 79.27
1966 80.72
1967 82.08
1968 83.37
1969 84.58
1970 85.66
1971 86.44
1972 87.19
1973 87.90
1974 88.58
1975 89.38
1976 90.75
1977 91.94
1978 93.00
1979 93.93
1980 94.78
1981 95.67
1982 96.41
1983 97.03
1984 97.55
1985 97.90
1986 97.92
1987 97.93
1988 97.95
1989 97.96
1990 97.97
1991 97.99
1992 98.00
1993 98.02
1994 98.03
1995 98.10
1996 98.33
1997 98.53
1998 98.71
1999 98.86
2000 99.00
2001 99.91
2002 100.00
2003 100.00
2004 100.00
2005 100.00
2006 100.00
2007 100.00
2008 100.00
2009 100.00
2010 100.00
2011 100.00
2012 100.00
2013 100.00
2014 100.00
2015 100.00
2016 100.00
2017 100.00
2018 100.00
2019 100.00
2020 100.00

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization