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According to demographic studies presented in 2007, it has been verified that more than 80% of the non-Kuwaiti population
range in the age of 20 to 60; whereas, 69% of the Kuwaiti population are under the age of 25. This further explains the
importance of providing residential units for these age brackets. The increase in the total population was focused on the
economically active people between the ages of 15 and 60 that added to 7% of the total population at the end of 2006 in
comparison to the recent year. This led to the increase of their comparative ratio in the total population from 75.6% to 76%.
The latest growth in economy has triggered more job creation that is expected to continue keeping in mind the positive
economic growth anticipation. The total workforce increased by 8.1% by the end of 2006. This increase included both the
Kuwaiti workforce (6.5%) and the non-Kuwaiti workforce (8.4%). The workforce increased 11.8% in the private sector and
3.4% in the governmental sector between 2005 and 2006. The private sector dominated 90.6% of the new jobs created due
to the increase in the expatriate workforce in that sector. Due to the increase in the national workforce, the governmental
sector accounts for the largest portion of 76.3%.
Kuwait’s population increased from 2.991 million in 2005 to 3.183 million in 2006 at an impressive growth rate of 6.4%. The
non-Kuwaiti population accounts for the largest impact on the growth rate by contributing a massive 83%. This is primarily
due to the high demand of low-income expatriate labor required in the construction and retail sectors.
Population and Labor Force:
Population (000)
Kuwait Population
Kuwaiti
Non-Kuwaiti
Total
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
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Source: Public Authority for Civil Information