Population, male, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Population, male, per capita was 0.6107 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.6107 units per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.6168 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.5581 units per person
in 1975
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Kuwait, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male, per capita in Kuwait is 0.6107 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.6168 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5581 units per person, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 6th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population, male, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5968 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6005 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.6027 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6037 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6042 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6045 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6005 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5932 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5867 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.581 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5762 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.572 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5681 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5646 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5613 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5581 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5595 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5649 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5699 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5742 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5774 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5783 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5775 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5769 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5759 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5748 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5733 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5712 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5694 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5676 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5656 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5625 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5614 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5639 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5703 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5751 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5777 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5796 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5814 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5831 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5848 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5865 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5881 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5897 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5914 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5904 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.586 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.581 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5766 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5727 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5693 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5699 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5731 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5757 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5805 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5875 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5963 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6069 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6157 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6168 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6094 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6066 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6105 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6116 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6111 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6107 units per person | -0.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.6107 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4945 units per person, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.6107 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5067 units per person, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5974 units per person | 0.581 units per person | 0.6045 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5669 units per person | 0.5581 units per person | 0.5762 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5742 units per person | 0.5676 units per person | 0.5783 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5721 units per person | 0.5614 units per person | 0.5831 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5847 units per person | 0.5727 units per person | 0.5914 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5892 units per person | 0.5693 units per person | 0.6168 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.61 units per person | 0.6066 units per person | 0.6116 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male, per capita in Kuwait?
- Population, male, per capita in Kuwait was 0.6107 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6168 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5581 units per person in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for population, male, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 6th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.