Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Kuwait
Kuwait: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people was 61.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per 100,000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2024, refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Kuwait stood at 61.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 30.1% on the previous year and up 130.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Kuwait peaked at 61.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 73rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.98 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 52 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 16.72 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 35.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.68 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 25.3 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 35.63 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.55 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 32.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 61.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 70 Senegal 69.98 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 71 Russia 66.89 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 72 Cambodia 65.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 74 Saint Kitts and Nevis 57.61 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 75 Zimbabwe 48.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 47.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7222 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0679 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.33 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 151.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1686 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Kuwait?
- Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Kuwait was 61.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 61.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Kuwait ranks 73rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin and shows how many people fled a country as a proportion of its current population.