Kuwait, year by year

Every index this site holds for Kuwait, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.698 in 1990 to 0.852 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 84.6 years2024at birthUp 7.8 years from 76.8 years in 2005
Internet users: 100%2025of people onlineUp 71 points from 29% in 2006
Urban population: 100%2025of people in towns and citiesLevel with 2006
Births per woman: 1.562024births per womanDown 1.17 from 2.73 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 0%2021of energy usedLevel with 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 72024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 3 from 10 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 23.7 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 10.9 t from 34.5 t in 2005
Forest area: 0%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 13 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.698	73.4	—	—	3.49	0.2	100	15	19.2	0.2	—	—
1991	0.685	73.9	—	98.0	3.40	0.3	100	14	28.5	0.2	—	—
1992	0.699	76.0	—	98.0	3.35	0.2	100	13	16.5	0.2	—	—
1993	0.704	76.0	0.1	98.0	3.31	0.1	100	13	20.5	0.2	—	—
1994	0.734	76.0	0.1	98.0	3.27	0.0	100	12	24.5	0.2	—	—
1995	0.763	76.0	0.2	98.0	3.25	0.1	100	12	24.0	0.2	—	—
1996	0.769	75.9	0.9	98.2	3.22	0.1	100	12	22.9	0.2	—	—
1997	0.765	75.9	2.2	98.3	3.14	0.0	100	12	23.4	0.3	—	—
1998	0.770	76.0	3.0	98.5	3.04	0.0	100	11	25.1	0.3	—	—
1999	0.773	76.1	4.8	98.8	2.95	0.0	100	11	26.3	0.3	—	—
2000	0.778	76.2	6.7	99.0	2.89	0.0	100	11	28.7	0.3	—	—
2001	0.777	76.4	8.6	99.2	2.84	0.0	100	11	29.3	0.3	—	—
2002	0.783	76.5	10.3	99.5	2.80	0.0	100	10	29.9	0.3	—	—
2003	0.795	76.6	22.4	99.8	2.77	0.0	100	10	30.8	0.3	—	—
2004	0.798	76.7	22.9	100.0	2.76	0.0	100	10	32.0	0.3	—	—
2005	0.798	76.8	25.9	100.0	2.73	0.0	100	10	34.5	0.3	—	—
2006	0.799	76.9	28.8	100.0	2.59	0.0	100	10	33.8	0.3	42947	89075
2007	0.801	77.0	34.8	100.0	2.41	0.0	100	10	31.2	0.3	45709	91435
2008	0.805	77.2	42.0	100.0	2.27	0.0	100	10	31.5	0.3	55585	90337
2009	0.809	77.4	50.8	100.0	2.15	0.0	100	9	30.5	0.3	37907	80110
2010	0.812	77.7	61.4	100.0	2.04	0.0	100	9	29.5	0.3	39212	75184
2011	0.817	78.0	65.8	100.0	1.96	0.0	100	9	29.3	0.3	49170	79037
2012	0.822	78.4	70.5	100.0	1.99	0.0	100	9	27.6	0.3	52155	82090
2013	0.814	78.7	75.5	100.0	1.97	0.0	100	8	26.8	0.3	49651	76813
2014	0.818	79.1	78.7	100.0	2.06	0.0	100	8	25.2	0.3	44369	68337
2015	0.832	79.4	82.0	100.0	2.03	0.0	100	8	24.9	0.3	29882	45267
2016	0.836	79.7	85.6	100.0	2.06	0.0	100	8	24.6	0.3	27324	41862
2017	0.838	79.9	98.0	100.0	2.16	0.0	100	8	23.5	0.3	29048	46566
2018	0.840	80.1	99.6	100.0	2.12	0.0	100	8	22.9	0.3	32068	51371
2019	0.843	82.0	99.5	100.0	2.08	0.1	100	8	21.8	0.3	31708	50703
2020	0.837	78.8	99.1	100.0	2.03	0.1	100	8	21.1	0.3	25236	41462
2021	0.839	78.7	99.7	100.0	2.15	0.1	100	8	22.9	0.3	34019	50652
2022	0.845	80.6	99.8	100.0	1.55	—	100	7	22.4	0.3	39982	55034
2023	0.852	83.2	99.8	100.0	1.52	—	100	7	22.7	0.3	34092	53083
2024	—	84.6	99.8	100.0	1.56	—	100	7	23.7	—	32856	53119
2025	—	—	100.0	100.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	32312	56468
On the profile	0.852	84.6	100.0	100.0	1.56	0.1	—	—	23.7	0.4 ≠	32312	56468

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

A dotted value moved sharply against the previous observed value in its series, which is the usual signature of a series break or a source revision; it is a prompt to check, not a judgement. The last row, On the profile, is the figure the country profile shows today, set under its series so the two can be checked against each other. ≠ marks a difference of more than 2%: 1 on this page, which can be a newer vintage or an inconsistency.

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