Kuwait — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Kuwait had an estimated population of 2,530,012 in 2005, with 70 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Kuwait today — population now 5,102,773, against 2,530,012 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 2,530,012 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 2,236,788 | 5,102,773 | +128% |
The two sources differ by 13% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | al-Kuwayt | 2,388,688 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalīb aš-Šuyūẖ | al-Farwānīyah | 166,497 | — |
| 2 | as-Sālimiyah | Hawallī | 147,649 | — |
| 3 | Şubbāh̨-as-Sālim | Mubarāk al-Kabīr | 139,163 | — |
| 4 | al-Qurayn | Mubarāk al-Kabīr | 128,772 | — |
| 5 | Hawallī | Hawallī | 93,249 | 164,212 now |
| 6 | al-Farwānīyah | al-Farwānīyah | 86,525 | 86,525 now |
| 7 | aş-Şulaybīyah | al-Jahraʿ | 80,901 | — |
| 8 | Taymāʿ | al-Jahraʿ | 69,495 | — |
| 9 | al-Fuh̨ayh̨īl | al-Ah̨madī | 68,290 | — |
| 10 | al-Fardaws | al-Farwānīyah | 65,758 | — |
| 11 | al-Kuwayt | al-ʿĀşamah | 60,064 | — |
| 12 | al-Qaşr | al-Jahraʿ | 58,989 | — |
| 13 | al-ʿĀrd̨iyah | al-Farwānīyah | 55,073 | — |
| 14 | ar-Riqqah | al-Ah̨madī | 52,068 | 52,068 now |
| 15 | Abraq H̱īţān | al-Farwānīyah | 47,586 | — |
| 16 | az̨-Z̨ahar | al-Ah̨madī | 41,400 | — |
| 17 | Salwāʿ | Hawallī | 40,945 | — |
| 18 | al-Wāh̨ah | al-Jahraʿ | 39,118 | — |
| 19 | al-Manqaf | al-Ah̨madī | 39,025 | 39,025 now |
| 20 | al-Ah̨madī | al-Ah̨madī | 38,260 | — |
| 21 | Jabbar-al-ʿAli | al-Ah̨madī | 38,030 | — |
| 22 | Doha | al-ʿĀşamah | 37,811 | — |
| 23 | ar-Rābiyah | al-Farwānīyah | 36,447 | — |
| 24 | al-Jābiriyah | Hawallī | 34,441 | — |
| 25 | aş-Şulaybīẖāt | al-ʿĀşamah | 32,504 | — |
| 26 | al-ʿUyawn | al-Jahraʿ | 32,427 | — |
| 27 | ar-Rumayṯiyah | Hawallī | 32,081 | — |
| 28 | al-Andalus | al-Farwānīyah | 31,814 | — |
| 29 | Bayān | Hawallī | 30,635 | — |
| 30 | ar-Rawd̨ah | al-ʿĀşamah | 30,054 | — |
| 31 | Abū H̨ulayfah | al-Ah̨madī | 28,972 | — |
| 32 | Kayfān | al-ʿĀşamah | 27,207 | — |
| 33 | Banayd-al-Qār | al-ʿĀşamah | 26,022 | — |
| 34 | al-Finţās | al-Ah̨madī | 23,071 | 23,071 now |
| 35 | al-Jahrāʿ | al-Jahraʿ | 22,129 | 24,281 now |
| 36 | ʿAbdullah-as-Salām | al-ʿĀşamah | 20,605 | — |
| 37 | al-Qādisiyah | al-ʿĀşamah | 20,532 | — |
| 38 | ʿUmayriyah | al-Farwānīyah | 20,100 | — |
| 39 | al-Fayh̨āʿ | al-ʿĀşamah | 19,804 | — |
| 40 | ar-Riqʿay | al-Farwānīyah | 19,210 | — |
| 41 | Mušrif | Hawallī | 18,691 | — |
| 42 | Janūb-as-Surrah | al-Farwānīyah | 18,496 | 18,496 now |
| 43 | al-Mahbūlah | al-Ah̨madī | 18,178 | 18,178 now |
| 44 | ad-Dasmah | al-ʿĀşamah | 17,585 | 17,585 now |
| 45 | al-ʿUdayliyah | al-ʿĀşamah | 17,464 | — |
| 46 | an-Nasīm | al-Jahraʿ | 16,352 | — |
| 47 | al-H̱alidiyah | al-ʿĀşamah | 15,849 | — |
| 48 | ad-Daʿiyah | al-ʿĀşamah | 15,597 | — |
| 49 | al-Yarmawk | al-ʿĀşamah | 15,589 | — |
| 50 | Şabāh̨-an-Nāşr | al-Farwānīyah | 14,768 | — |
| 51 | Qarţabah | al-ʿĀşamah | 14,261 | — |
| 52 | an-Nuzha | al-ʿĀşamah | 13,822 | — |
| 53 | aš-Šāmiyah | al-ʿĀşamah | 13,762 | — |
| 54 | Amgarah | al-Jahraʿ | 12,152 | — |
| 55 | aš-Šuwayẖ aş-Şanaʿiyah | al-ʿĀşamah | 10,696 | — |
| 56 | al-Wafrah | al-Ah̨madī | 10,017 | 10,017 now |
| 57 | Hadiyah | al-Ah̨madī | 9,439 | — |
| 58 | al-Manşūriyah | al-ʿĀşamah | 8,900 | — |
| 59 | aš-Šaʿʿab | Hawallī | 8,857 | — |
| 60 | ar-Ray | al-Farwānīyah | 6,337 | — |
| 61 | az-Zawr | al-Ah̨madī | 5,750 | 5,750 now |
| 62 | al-Minţaqah aş-Şah̨iyah | al-ʿĀşamah | 5,486 | — |
| 63 | al-Funayţīs-al-Garbīyah | Mubarāk al-Kabīr | 5,080 | — |
| 64 | aš-Šuwayẖ as-Sakaniyah | al-ʿĀşamah | 4,712 | — |
| 65 | Şabhān | Mubarāk al-Kabīr | 3,395 | — |
| 66 | aš-Šuʿaybah | al-Ah̨madī | 2,864 | — |
| 67 | Garnātah | al-ʿĀşamah | 2,799 | — |
| 68 | al-Massīlah | Mubarāk al-Kabīr | 2,359 | — |
| 69 | al-Funayţīs | Mubarāk al-Kabīr | 1,878 | 1,878 now |
| 70 | al-ʿAqaylah | al-Ah̨madī | 931 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | al-Farwānīyah | 640,375 |
| 2 | Hawallī | 510,436 |
| 3 | al-ʿĀşamah | 449,595 |
| 4 | al-Ah̨madī | 430,923 |
| 5 | al-Jahraʿ | 307,316 |
| 6 | Mubarāk al-Kabīr | 191,367 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.