Life Expectancy at Birth in Kuwait
Kuwait: Life Expectancy at Birth was 84.58 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Kuwait, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 84.58 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Kuwait peaked at 84.58 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.2, in 1960.
That places Kuwait 4th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.6 | 59.2 | 67.57 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.77 | 68.2 | 71.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.39 | 71.46 | 75.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.53 | 73.42 | 76.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.78 | 76.23 | 77.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3 | 77.73 | 81.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.17 | 78.74 | 84.58 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Monaco 86.5 compare
- 2 San Marino, Republic of 85.82 compare
- 3 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 85.39 compare
- 5 Switzerland 84.41 compare
- 6 Liechtenstein, Principality of 84.2 compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.19 compare
More gender data for Kuwait
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,181 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,312 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 28,710 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Kuwait?
- Life expectancy at birth in Kuwait was 84.58 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 84.58 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2 in 1960.
- How does Kuwait rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.