Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 67.58 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Kuwait, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Kuwait is 67.58 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 146.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Kuwait peaked at 67.58 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.31 per 100,000 people, in 2005.
Kuwait ranks 80th of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 34.2 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 33.79 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 28.81 per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 17.93 per 100,000 people | -37.8% |
| 2005 | 16.31 per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 25.03 per 100,000 people | +53.5% |
| 2007 | 28.72 per 100,000 people | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 31.09 per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 32.63 per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 32.65 per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 34.24 per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 34.68 per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 27.06 per 100,000 people | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 26.01 per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 27.4 per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 24.81 per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 25.95 per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 28.3 per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 29.11 per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 32.79 per 100,000 people | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 38.79 per 100,000 people | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 41.31 per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 46.58 per 100,000 people | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 60.53 per 100,000 people | +29.9% |
| 2025 | 67.58 per 100,000 people | +11.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 67.58 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 72.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 67.58 per 100,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.06 per 100,000 people, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.32 per 100,000 people | 16.31 per 100,000 people | 34.7 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.02 per 100,000 people | 24.81 per 100,000 people | 34.68 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.93 per 100,000 people | 32.79 per 100,000 people | 67.58 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More development goals data for Kuwait
- Red List Index 0.8878 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,929 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 342 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 213 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.1158 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 395 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 11.8 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Kuwait?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Kuwait was 67.58 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 67.58 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.31 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Kuwait ranks 80th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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