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Kuwait
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Global rank#9out of 153 countries
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Historical trend

10090.180.170.260.2196019932025Kuwait · 2025: 70Kuwait

Analytical takeaways

  • Kuwait records 70 for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, ranking #9 globally out of 153 countries.
  • Population in the largest city (% of urban population) declined from 76 in 1960 to 70 in 2025, a decrease of 6.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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