This reference page collects population of kuwait in one place: population 4,853,420; surface area 17,820 km2; density 272.4 /km2; capital Kuwait City. Figures are refreshed automatically by a scheduled build and cached locally so the page keeps its values even when the upstream API is temporarily unavailable. Use the table below for exact numbers, or the related pages for the same dataset for neighbouring periods and locations.
Population 4,853,420
Surface area 17,820 km2
Density 272.4 /km2
Capital Kuwait City
Income group High income
Data year 2023
How the Kuwait population figure is derived
Population and land area come from the same World Bank release, so the density of 272.4 people per km2 is internally consistent. Cross-check against the country ranking table to see where Kuwait sits.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the data on population of kuwait come from?
From a public open API that is queried automatically and cached after every successful run.
How often is population of kuwait updated?
The build runs on a schedule, so values refresh at least daily and old pages stay live.