Kuwait City — GeoNames settlement population
Kuwait City has a recorded base population of 60,064 for the GeoNames settlement definition (Population reference date not supplied in local record). GeoNames settlement record; the moving counter uses World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Kuwait City UN urban centre: 4,265,132 people (2025), larger than the displayed GeoNames settlement figure of 60,064. UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Kuwait City
2 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 2 of 2 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 31,347; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed GeoNames settlement denominator 60,064; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ad Dasmah | 17,585 | 29.28% | Not independently verified |
| Ash Shāmīyah | 13,762 | 22.91% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: GeoNames settlement. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 60,064 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Kuwait City |
|---|---|---|
| Maputsoe | 61,916 | +3.1% |
| Sukuta | 56,472 | −6.0% |
| Mon Repos | 56,380 | −6.1% |
| Narva | 54,409 | −9.4% |
| Saint John’s | 51,737 | −13.9% |
About these numbers
Source: GeoNames settlement record. Reference: Population reference date not supplied in local record. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-07-01 using World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth (−0.65% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 60,064, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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