Country page · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
If you were born in Kuwait
1 in 2,752 babies · 0.04% of births · about 48,750 a year
Right now, about 0.04% of the world's babies are born in Kuwait — 1 in 2,752, or roughly 48,750 a year and 134 a day. Life expectancy there is 84.6 years.
How the 1 in 2,752 is calculated
This number is not based on population. It uses births: Kuwait has about 48,750 births a year, and the world has about 134,147,481. Divide one by the other and you get 0.04% — 1 in 2,752. Using population instead would understate young countries and overstate ageing ones, so every draw is weighted by births.
Life in Kuwait, in numbers
| Indicator | Value | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy women 85.4 · men 83.8 | 84.6 years | 2nd highest of 172 countries |
| Chance of dying before 5 8.1 / 1,000 | 0.8% | 52nd lowest of 170 countries |
| Chance of dying before 1 7.0 / 1,000 | 0.7% | 52nd lowest of 170 countries |
| Mothers who die giving birth per 100,000 births | 8 | 38th lowest of 170 countries |
| Children per woman | 1.56 | 58th lowest of 172 countries |
| Expected years of schooling | 14.7 years | 57th highest of 168 countries |
| Tertiary enrollment | 51.9% | 74th highest of 168 countries |
| Income per person (PPP) GDP per capita, PPP | $56,468 | 33rd highest of 170 countries |
| Income inequality closer to 0 = more equal | — | — |
| People living in cities | 100.0% | 1st highest of 172 countries |
| People working in farming | 1.9% | 18th lowest of 171 countries |
| People using the internet | 100.0% | 3rd highest of 172 countries |
| Homicide per 100,000 people | 0.2 | 6th lowest of 155 countries |
| Health costs paid out of pocket share of health spending | 10.0% | 17th lowest of 168 countries |
| Adults living with HIV | 0.10% | 130th highest of 142 countries |
| People who smoke | 19.4% | — |
How to read these numbers
Income is shown in purchasing-power-parity dollars, so it compares what money buys locally rather than market exchange rates. The under-5 rate is the share of babies who die before their fifth birthday; the maternal mortality ratio is per 100,000 live births. A Gini index closer to 0 means a more equal income distribution, and a higher number means a more unequal one.
Each indicator uses the most recent year with a non-empty value, which can differ by country; the rank compares this country with the other 171 in the dataset, not with every country on Earth. Where a value is missing, the page shows a dash rather than an estimate.
Kuwait compared with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Life expectancy in Kuwait is 84.6 years, against a Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan average of 75.6. The under-5 death rate is 0.8%, versus 2.0% across the region. Income per person is $56,468, against $31,000 regionally; expected schooling is 14.7 years against 12.7. 100.0% of people live in cities, against 74.9% in the region.
| Indicator | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 84.6 yrs | 75.6 yrs | 73.3 yrs |
| Under-5 deaths | 0.8% | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| Income per person (PPP) | $56,468 | $31,000 | $30,311 |
| Expected schooling | 14.7 yrs | 12.7 yrs | 13.0 yrs |
| People in cities | 100.0% | 74.9% | 61.6% |
What a life there looks like
Put those numbers together and you get a life: about 84.6 years on average, with roughly 8.1 of every 1,000 babies dying before their fifth birthday. A child can expect 14.7 years of school, and income per person is around $56,468. These are averages — every life still lands somewhere on the distribution.
If you play as someone born in Kuwait
The game draws Kuwait in about 1 of every 2,752 births. From there the life runs year by year: 84.6 years of life expectancy on average, a 0.8% chance of dying before five, and an income of about $56,468 per person. Choices move the odds; the starting statistics do not.
Nearby and similar countries
- Chance of being born in Qatar — 1 in 4,739
- Chance of being born in Djibouti — 1 in 5,413
- Chance of being born in Bahrain — 1 in 6,966
- All 172 countries
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Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, with UN World Population Prospects 2024 and UN IGME for births and mortality. Values are the most recent non-empty year for each indicator; the year is noted where it differs. Page updated 24 Oct 2026.