Net migration, annual growth rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Net migration, annual growth rate was -30.59 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Kuwait, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net migration, annual growth rate in Kuwait is -30.59 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 231.7% on the previous year and down 207.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Kuwait peaked at 138.51 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -182.67 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Kuwait ranks 177th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.92 % change on previous year | -6.37 % change on previous year | 13.09 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.01 % change on previous year | -19.7 % change on previous year | 21.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.14 % change on previous year | -46.41 % change on previous year | 51.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.94 % change on previous year | -182.67 % change on previous year | 138.51 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | -12.7 % change on previous year | -70.94 % change on previous year | 43.54 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.4 % change on previous year | -99.88 % change on previous year | 74.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.47 % change on previous year | -86.43 % change on previous year | 111.69 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 174 Burundi -28.27 % change on previous year compare
- 175 Czechia -30.2 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Ghana -30.23 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Finland -32.16 % change on previous year compare
- 179 Norway -32.82 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Angola -34.04 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 4.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.41 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 46.30 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 28.58 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 4.9% (2025)
- Broad money 87.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -16.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 4.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 0.3065 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 42,775 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Kuwait?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Kuwait was -30.59 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 138.51 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -182.67 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Kuwait rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 177th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 207.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.