Editing Demographics of Kuwait (section)

== Ethnic groups ==
{{main|Expatriates in Kuwait}}

===By continent===

Source:<ref>https://gulfmigration.grc.net/kuwait-population-by-nationality-group-census-2021/</ref>
{| class="wikitable classable sortable"
|-
! Nationality Group !! Population
|-
| GCC countries || 1,635,200
|-
| Arab countries || 1,063,771
|-
| Asia || 1,612,232
|-
| Sub-Saharan Africa || 39,015
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| Europe || 14,780
|-
| North America || 17,469
|-
| South America || 1,928
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| Oceania || 1,322
|-
| Total || 4,385,717
|}

===By nationality===

The following is a firm containing estimations from countries' embassies:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170216230256/http://www.bq-magazine.com/economy/socioeconomics/2015/08/kuwaits-population-by-nationality Kuwait's population - by nationality] archived from [http://www.bq-magazine.com/economy/socioeconomics/2015/08/kuwaits-population-by-nationality the original]</ref>

{| class="wikitable classable sortable"
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! Nationality !! Population !! % of Total Population !! Year of Data
|-
| {{Flag|Kuwait}} || 1,294,513 || 30.90% || 2015
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| {{Flag|India}} || 1,020,000<ref name=mae>{{cite web |title=Indian Community |url=http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Kuwait_December_2013.pdf |work=Ministry of External Affairs |accessdate=21 December 2016 |date=December 2016}}</ref> || 24.04% || 2020
|-
| {{Flag|Egypt}} || 666,000<ref name=EXPAT>[[Expatriates in Kuwait]]</ref> || 15.70% || 2020
|-
| {{Flag|Philippines}} || ~241,000<ref name=EXPAT /> || ~5.68% || 2020
|-
| {{Flag|Bangladesh}} || 181,265 || 4.30% || 2014
|-
| {{Flag|Syria}} || 161,000<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180215210650/http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/syria/kuwait-extends-residency-permits-for-syrians-1.1577117 Kuwait extends residency permits for Syrians] archived from [http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/syria/kuwait-extends-residency-permits-for-syrians-1.1577117/ the original]</ref> || 3.80% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} || 132,533<ref name=GCC_NAT>https://gulfmigration.grc.net/kuwait-non-kuwaiti-gcc-population-by-country-of-citizenship-census-2021/</ref> || 3.18% || 2021
|-
| {{Flag|Lebanon}} || 106,000<ref name=EXPAT />|| 2.50% || ?
|-
| {{Flag|Nepal}} || 101,193<ref name="migration-nepal-country-profile-2019">{{Cite web|date=2019-12-18|title=Migration in Nepal: A Country Profile 2019|url=https://publications.iom.int/books/migration-nepal-country-profile-2019|language=en}}</ref> || 2.24% || 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Pakistan}} || 100,000<ref name=EXPAT /> || 2.36% || 2020
|-
| {{Flag|Sri Lanka}} || 96,000<ref name="gulfnews">{{cite news |last1=Toumi |first1=Habib |title=7 nationalities make up 90% of foreigners in Kuwait |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/7-nationalities-make-up-90-of-foreigners-in-kuwait-1.1907439 |access-date=31 August 2020 |work=[[Gulf News]] |date=5 October 2016}}</ref> || 2.26% || 2016
|-
| [[Bedouins|Stateless]] || 93,000 || 2.20% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Ethiopia}} || 74,000 || 1.80% || 2012
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| {{Flag|Iran}} || 50,000 || 1.20% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Jordan}} || 33,000<ref>https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12368/KU</ref> || 0.83% || 2022
|-
| {{Flag|USA}} || 30,000 || 0.70% || 2013
|-
| {{Flag|Indonesia}} || 28,954<ref name="WNI di Luar Negeri">{{cite web |url=https://www.kpu.go.id/dmdocuments/Data_Agregat_WNI.pdf |title=Data Agregat WNI yang Tercatat di Perwakilan RI |language=id |publisher=[[General Elections Commission]] |year=2019 |access-date=2022-02-24 |archive-date=2018-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211051206/https://kpu.go.id/dmdocuments/Data_Agregat_WNI.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> || 0.68% || 2020
|-
| {{Flag|Iraq}} || 16,000 - 18,000 || ~0.4% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Afghanistan}} || 15,000 || 0.36% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Yemen}} || 11,000 || 0.26% || 2012
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| {{Flag|Palestine}} || 10,000 || 0.24% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Sudan}} || 7,000 || 0.17% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Canada}} || 7,000<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=Global Affairs |date=2020-07-06 |title=Canada-Kuwait relations |url=https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/kuwait-koweit/relations.aspx?lang=eng |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=GAC}}</ref> || 0.17% || 2020
|-
| {{Flag|Bahrain}} || 6,856<ref name=GCC_NAT /> || 0.16% || 2021
|-
| {{Flag|Armenia}} || 5,000 || 0.12% || 2015
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| {{Flag|China}} || 5,000 || 0.12% || 2014
|-
| {{Flag|North Korea}} || 4,000 || 0.10% || 2013
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| {{Flag|Turkey}} || 4,000<ref>{{cite web |author=Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı |title=Kuveyt |url=http://www.diyih.gov.tr/article.php?article_id=61 |accessdate=2009-10-28}}{{dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> || 0.10% || 2009
|-
| {{Flag|UK}} || 4,000<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230206070806/https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kuwait Kuwait travel advice - GOV.UK] archived from [https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kuwait the original]</ref> || 0.10% || 2022
|-
| {{Flag|Oman}} || 3,634<ref name=GCC_NAT /> || 0.09% || 2021
|-
| {{Flag|Qatar}} || 1,731<ref name=GCC_NAT /> || 0.04% || 2021
|-
| {{Flag|UAE}} || 1,730<ref name=GCC_NAT /> || 0.04% || 2021
|-
| {{Flag|Eritrea}} || 1,500 || 0.04% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|South Korea}} || 1,500 || 0.04% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|South Africa}} || 1,000 || 0.02% || 2013
|-
| {{Flag|Romania}} || 800 || 0.02% || 2014
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| {{Flag|Australia}} || 800<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.alanba.com.kw/1223400 |title=بالفيديو السفيرة ميليسا كيلي 13 مليار دولار أسترالي إجمالي حجم الاستثمارات الكويتية في أستراليا |website=alanba.com.kw}}</ref> || 0.02% || 2024
|-
| {{Flag|Germany}} || 500 - 600 || ~0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Nigeria}} || 500 || 0.01% || ?
|-
| {{Flag|Spain}} || 500 || 0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Kenya}} || 400 || <0.01% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Venezuela}} || 400 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Vietnam}} || 400 || <0.01% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Brazil}} || 300 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Hungary}} || 300 || <0.01% || 2014
|-
| {{Flag|Malaysia}} || 300 || <0.01% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Poland}} || 300 || <0.01% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Ukraine}} || 300 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Greece}} || 250 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Myanmar}} || 200 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Denmark}} || 200<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://kuwaittimes.com/denmark-woos-kuwait-to-invest-in-renewable-energy-life-science-tech |title=Denmark woos Kuwait to invest in renewable energy, life science tech |date=June 23, 2021 |website=kuwaittimes}}</ref> || <0.01% || 2021
|-
| {{Flag|Senegal}} || 170 || <0.01% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Mexico}} || 120 - 150 || <0.01% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Slovakia}} || 100 - 150 || <0.01% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Switzerland}} || 105 || <0.01% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Argentina}} || 100 || <0.01% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Czech Republic}} || 50 || <0.01% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Slovenia}} || <50 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Cambodia}} || 47 || <0.01% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Taiwan}} || 30 - 50 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Nicaragua}} || 40 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Cyprus}} || 37 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Mongolia}} || 20 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}} || 14 || <0.01% || 2015
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| {{Flag|Peru}} || 10 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Lesotho}} || 7 || <0.01% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Guyana}} || 2 || <0.01% || 2015
|}
[[Kuwaitis|Kuwaiti]] 41.4%, [[Arabs|Arab expat]] 21.4%, [[Asians|Asian]] (mostly [[South Asia]]n) 35.3%, [[African diaspora|African]] 1%, other 0.7% (includes [[Europeans|European]], [[North Americans|North American]], [[South Americans|South American]], and [[Australians|Australian]]) (2018 est.) <ref name="CIATONGA">{{cite web|url= https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kuwait/|title= Middle East ::KUWAIT|date= 6 October 2022|publisher= CIA The World Factbook}}</ref>