
This is a demography of the population of
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the no ...
( ar, 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
Deportation is the expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country. The term ''expulsion'' is often used as a synonym for deportation, though expulsion is more often used in the context of international law, while deportation ...
increased.
Governorates
Kuwait consists of six governorates:
Hawalli,
Asimah
Asimah is a settlement in Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), located on the banks of the Wadi Asimah
Wadi Asimah is a seasonal watercourse in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. It runs broadly we ...
,
Farwaniyah
Al Farwaniyah ( ar, الفروانية) is an area of the Al Farwaniyah Governorate, located within the agglomeration of Kuwait City, Kuwait. The Ghazali Expressway passes to the west of the district and the road leading to Kuwait International A ...
,
Jahra
Al Jahra ( ar, الجهراء) is a town and city located west of the centre of Kuwait City in Kuwait. Al Jahra is the capital of the Al Jahra Governorate of Kuwait as well as the surrounding Al Jahra District which is agriculturally based. Ency ...
,
Ahmadi
Ahmadiyya (, ), officially the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community or the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ, ar, الجماعة الإسلامية الأحمدية, al-Jamāʿah al-Islāmīyah al-Aḥmadīyah; ur, , translit=Jamā'at Aḥmadiyyah Musl ...
and
Mubarak Al-Kabeer.
Most people in Kuwait live in the governorates of Hawalli, Asimah, and Farwaniyah.
Historical populations
The biggest population difficulty in Kuwait involves the
Bedoon
The Bedoon or Bidoon (fully Bidoon jinsiya, ar, بدون ''Bidūn'' ar, بدون جنسية, 'without nationality') are stateless people in several Middle Eastern countries, but particularly in Kuwait, where there is a large population of state ...
, stateless people. According to Human Rights Watch in 1995, Kuwait has produced 300,000 stateless Bedoon.
Kuwait has the largest number of stateless people in the entire region.
The Bedoon issue in Kuwait is largely
sectarian
Sectarianism is a political or cultural conflict between two groups which are often related to the form of government which they live under. Prejudice, discrimination, or hatred can arise in these conflicts, depending on the political status quo ...
.
Vital statistics
;UN estimates
;Registered births and deaths
Structure of the population
Structure of the population (1.01.2020) (Census - provisional):
Life expectancy
Source: ''UN World Population Prospects''
;Ethnic groups
*
Kuwaiti 41.4%, other
Arab
The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Wester ...
21.4%,
Asian (mostly
South Asian
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) 35.3%,
African
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* Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa:
** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa
*** Et ...
1%, other 0.7% (includes
European,
North American
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,
South American
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, and
Australian
Australian(s) may refer to:
Australia
* Australia, a country
* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
** European Australians
** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
** Aboriginal ...
) (2018 est.)
;Languages
*
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...
(official)
*
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national id ...
spoken widely
;Religion
*
Muslim (official) 74.6%
*
Christian
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18.2%
*
Other and Unspecified 7.2%
See also
*
Religion in Kuwait
Islam is the official religion in Kuwait, and the majority of the citizen population are Muslim. There are also small native Christianity, Christian and Baháʼí Faith populations. Most Expatriate, expatriates in Kuwait are Muslim, Hindu, Christi ...
*
Expatriates in Kuwait
There are a large number of expatriates in Kuwait, with most residing in the capital Kuwait City. Expatriates are primarily attracted by the employment opportunities in Kuwait. Kuwaiti nationals account for 31% of Kuwait's total population.
India ...
References
{{Asia topic, Ethnic groups in
Society of Kuwait