Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 67.58 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Kuwait is 67.58, 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 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.31, in 2005.
Kuwait ranks 79th of 239 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 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7 | — |
| 2001 | 34.2 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 33.79 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 28.81 | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 17.93 | -37.8% |
| 2005 | 16.31 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 25.03 | +53.5% |
| 2007 | 28.72 | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 31.09 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 32.63 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 32.65 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 34.24 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 34.68 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 27.06 | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 26.01 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 27.4 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 24.81 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 25.95 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 28.3 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 29.11 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 32.79 | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 38.79 | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 41.31 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 46.58 | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 60.53 | +29.9% |
| 2025 | 67.58 | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.32 | 16.31 | 34.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.02 | 24.81 | 34.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.93 | 32.79 | 67.58 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 76 Senegal 68.58 compare
- 77 Russian Federation 67.69 compare
- 77 Russian Federation 67.69 compare
- 80 Cambodia 63.79 compare
- 81 Saint Kitts and Nevis 59.64 compare
- 82 Tonga 58.77 compare
More development goals data for Kuwait
- Red List Index 0.8878 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,929 (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 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 395 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 11.8 (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 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 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 in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Kuwait ranks 79th out of 239 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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