Country profile
Kuwait
State of Kuwait · Western Asia
👥 Population
4,865,298
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Kuwait City
🗺 Area
17,818 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$157.21B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.852
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
273 /km²
💱 Currency
KWD
Kuwaiti dinar
🗣 Languages
Arabic
About Kuwait
Kuwait (officially State of Kuwait) is a country in Western Asia, with Kuwait City as its capital. It is home to roughly 4.87 million people, giving a population density of about 273 people per square kilometre. The country covers 17,818 km² of land and shares land borders with 2 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $157.21B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.852. The official currency is the Kuwaiti dinar (KWD), and the main language is Arabic.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$256.83B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$52,444
GDP growth
2.7%
Inflation
2.4%
Unemployment
2.2%
👥 People
Life expectancy
84.6 yrs
Fertility rate
1.56
Pop. growth
-0.7%
Urban population
100.0%
Infant mortality /1k
7
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
100.0%
Literacy rate
96.5%
Physicians /1k
2.27
Renewable energy
0.1%
Travel & practical
Capital
Kuwait City
Currency
KWD
Dialing code
+965
Internet TLD
.kw
Some links are affiliate links — we may earn a commission at no cost to you.
Fun facts about Kuwait
- Kuwait is the 125th most populous country in the world, with about 4.87 million people.
- By land area it is the 152nd-largest country in the world, covering 17,818 km².
- It has the world's 58th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($157.21B).
- Kuwait shares land borders with 2 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.852.
- Kuwait has a population density of about 273 people per square kilometre.
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Türkiye
Yemen
Syria
Jordan
United Arab Emirates
Azerbaijan
Israel
Lebanon