In the summer of 1990, Kuwait had an around population of 2,155,000. The most dramatic division in this preinvasion population was that between the national population of Kuwaiti citizens and the larger population, more than 60 % of the total population, of foreign workers.

2001 Kuwait had an around population of 2,041,961. The average population density was 115 persons per sq km .Most of the population is concentrated in cities near or along the Persian Gulf coast. around 45 % of the people are native Kuwaitis, while the remainder of the population, for the most part, are foreign workers. The majority of immigrants are from other Arab countries as well as Iran, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines. Kuwait also has a remarkable population classified as bidun .Arabic, the official language, is spoken by the majority of Kuwait's population; Persian and English also are spoken. Nearly all the nation's population is urban. The annual rate of growth traditionally has been high and is mainly due to immigration. Citizenship, is reserved by the government for native Kuwaitis and for those who can prove Kuwaiti ancestry from before 1920.