# Population density in Kuwait

Population density in Kuwait was 274.8 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `kw`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/kuwait
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/kuwait.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=kw

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 274.8 |
| 2023 | 272.4 |
| 2022 | 257.6 |
| 2021 | 244.7 |
| 2020 | 246.9 |
| 2019 | 249.3 |
| 2018 | 242.6 |
| 2017 | 233.2 |
| 2016 | 224.7 |
| 2015 | 215.2 |
| 2014 | 205.7 |
| 2013 | 196.8 |
| 2012 | 187.3 |
| 2011 | 175.8 |
| 2010 | 165.2 |
| 2009 | 156.9 |
| 2008 | 148.8 |
| 2007 | 140.7 |
| 2006 | 132.7 |
| 2005 | 125.5 |
| 2004 | 121.1 |
| 2003 | 118.4 |
| 2002 | 115.6 |
| 2001 | 112.7 |
| 2000 | 109.7 |
| 1999 | 106.6 |
| 1998 | 103.5 |
| 1997 | 100.3 |
| 1996 | 97.1 |
| 1995 | 94.4 |
| 1994 | 93.4 |
| 1993 | 93.8 |
| 1992 | 91.7 |
| 1991 | 75.8 |
| 1990 | 94.5 |
| 1989 | 124.4 |
| 1988 | 119.8 |
| 1987 | 115.2 |
| 1986 | 110.7 |
| 1985 | 106.3 |
| 1984 | 102.2 |
| 1983 | 97.9 |
| 1982 | 93.3 |
| 1981 | 88.9 |
| 1980 | 84.4 |
| 1979 | 79.9 |
| 1978 | 75.2 |
| 1977 | 70.6 |
| 1976 | 66.1 |
| 1975 | 62 |
| 1974 | 58.3 |
| 1973 | 54.9 |
| 1972 | 51.6 |
| 1971 | 48.5 |
| 1970 | 45.4 |
| 1969 | 42.1 |
| 1968 | 38.6 |
| 1967 | 35.2 |
| 1966 | 32.1 |
| 1965 | 29.2 |
| 1964 | 26.5 |
| 1963 | 24 |
| 1962 | 21.6 |
| 1961 | 19.4 |