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Kuwait

Last update: 2026-04-03

Kuwait Geographical location

Kuwait Economy and finance

Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$2994,96 (2024)
Inflation rate
3.64% (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.08% (2023)

Kuwait Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
17.9%
Smoking men
33.5%
Smoking women
2.2%
Current as of
2020

Kuwait Area (sq. km)

Total area
17818
Land area
17818

Kuwait Popular payment systems

Kuwait Popular social networks and messengers

Kuwait Age structure

0-14 years
23%
15-64 years
73.4%
65+ years
3.6%
Current as of
2024

Kuwait Religion

Main religion
Islam
Not specified
7.2%
Current as of
2013

Kuwait General Info

Сontinent
Asia
Region
Middle East
Time zone
UTC+3
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
KW
Capital
Kuwait
Official language
Arabic

Kuwait Average consumer spendings

Food products
19.2%
Alcohol and tobacco
0.2%
Current as of
2023

Kuwait Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)

Total quantity
0
Beer
0
Wine
0
Spirits
0
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019

Kuwait Population and society

Population size
3138355
Male population
1810542
Female population
1327813
Population growth rate
1.1% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
17.5 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
2.3 (2024)
Urbanization
100% (2023)

Kuwait Credit ratings

Fitch
AA (2008)
Moody's
A1 (2020)
Standard & Poor's
AA- (2020)

Kuwait Age-sex pyramid

Kuwait Phone operating systems

Android
61.47%
iOS
38.25%
Current as of
2025

Kuwait Internet and telecommunications

Telephone code
+965
Internet domain
.kw
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
181 (2022)
Internet user penetration
100% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
1% (2023)

Last update: 2026-04-03