Demographics of Kuwait
| Demographics of Kuwait | |
|---|---|
Population pyramid of Kuwait in 2020 | |
| Population | 3,068,155 (2022 est.) |
| Growth rate | 1.17% (2022 est.) |
| Birth rate | 17.78 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Death rate | 2.25 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 79.13 years |
| • male | 77.67 years |
| • female | 80.65 years |
| Fertility rate | 2.24 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 7.43 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | -3.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 19.49% |
| 15–64 years | 76.71% |
| 65 and over | 3.80% |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 1.37 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 1.09 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.66 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Kuwaiti |
| Language | |
| Official | Arabic |
This is a demography of the population of Kuwait (Arabic: سكان الكويت).
Expatriates account for around 60% of Kuwait's total population, with Kuwaitis constituting 38%-42% of the total population. The government and some Kuwaiti citizens consider the proportion of expatriates (which has been relatively stable since the mid-1970s) to be a problem, and in 2016 the number of deportations increased. Most were deported for outstaying their residency permits but others also for traffic offences.