Number of refugees per 100000 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of refugees per 100000 was 67.03 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100000 in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100000 in Kuwait stood at 67.03. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 138.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Kuwait peaked at 67.03 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.73, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 73rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.73 | — |
| 1991 | 3.63 | +32.8% |
| 1992 | 4.71 | +29.9% |
| 1993 | 5.44 | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 45.54 | +736.9% |
| 1995 | 45.44 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 49.36 | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 46.09 | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 44.84 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 52 | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 35.2 | -32.3% |
| 2001 | 34.66 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 34.22 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 29.15 | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 18.12 | -37.8% |
| 2005 | 16.72 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 25.8 | +54.3% |
| 2007 | 29.55 | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 31.95 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 33.48 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 33.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.5 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 35.63 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.68 | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 26.57 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 28.06 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 25.3 | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 26.4 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 28.94 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 29.26 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 32.32 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 39.03 | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 43.16 | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 47.04 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 61.18 | +30.1% |
| 2025 | 67.03 | +9.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 67.03 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.38, 28.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 67.03 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35.46, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +736.9% | 5.44 | 45.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.98 | 2.73 | 52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.88 | 16.72 | 35.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.68 | 25.3 | 35.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.29 | 32.32 | 67.03 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Kuwait?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Kuwait was 67.03 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 67.03 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Kuwait ranks 73rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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