Life Expectancy at Birth in Kuwait
Kuwait: Life Expectancy at Birth was 84.58 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.58
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
4th
of 216 countries
All-time high
84.58
in 2024
All-time low
59.2
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Kuwait, 1960–2024
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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59.2 | — |
| 1961 | 60.23 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 61.26 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 62.27 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 63.26 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 64.22 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 65.15 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 66.03 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 66.85 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 67.57 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 68.2 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 68.71 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 69.12 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 69.44 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 69.71 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 69.95 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 70.2 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 70.47 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 70.77 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 71.09 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 71.46 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 71.85 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 72.27 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 72.71 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 73.17 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 73.62 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 74.07 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 74.51 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 74.93 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 75.3 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 73.42 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 73.91 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 76 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 76.05 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 76.03 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 75.98 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 75.92 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.91 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 75.96 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 76.08 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.23 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 76.38 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 76.53 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.64 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 76.73 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.8 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.89 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.01 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 77.19 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.43 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.73 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.05 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.39 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.74 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.08 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 79.38 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.68 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.92 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.11 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.97 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 78.76 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 78.74 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.59 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 83.19 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 84.58 | +1.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 84.58 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 84.58 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 77.28, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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 85.82 compare
- 3 Hong Kong 85.39 compare
- 5 Switzerland 84.41 compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 84.2 compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.19 compare
More gender data for Kuwait
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 914.66 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,410 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,410 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
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.