Rural population, male (% of total) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Rural population, male (% of total) was 1.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Kuwait, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, male in Kuwait is 1.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Kuwait peaked at 3.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2015.
Kuwait ranks 189th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, male (% of total) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.0% | — |
| 1985 | 1.2% | -61.3% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -5.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.4%, 9% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.6%, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 rural population, male in Kuwait?
- Rural population, male in Kuwait was 1.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- How does Kuwait rank for rural population, male?
- Kuwait ranks 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.