Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Kuwait
Kuwait: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 100.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Kuwait, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 100.0% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Kuwait ranks 1st of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1790s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 1810s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 1820s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 1830s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 1840s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 1850s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
| 1860s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 1870s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
| 1880s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 1890s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
| 1900s | 28.3% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 1 |
| 1910s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
| 1920s | 38.5% | 38.5% | 38.5% | 1 |
| 1930s | 44.9% | 44.9% | 44.9% | 1 |
| 1940s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 1 |
| 1950s | 68.6% | 61.5% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 78.3% | 75.4% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 80.5% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.2% | 94.8% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100.0% compare
- 1 Macao 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Vatican 100.0% compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.33 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7222 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0679 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1686 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 151.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Kuwait?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Kuwait was 100.0% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Kuwait rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.