Administrative divisions of Kuwait
Kuwait is divided into 6 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Kuwait
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait CityCapital | 2,063,000 |
| 2 | Al Jahra | 194,193 |
| 3 | Hawalli | 164,212 |
| 4 | Al Ahmadi | 68,763 |
Kuwait City is the largest urban area in Kuwait with about 2,063,000 people.
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Kuwait: ≈ 294 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for Kuwait at this map scale.
Ethnic groups in Kuwait
Kuwaiti 30.4%, other Arab 27.4%, Asian 40.3%, African 1%, other 0.9% (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) (2018 est.)
Regionally, Asian is the most common ethnic group across most of the 6 divisions, while Kuwaiti predominates in 1 division (Mubarak Al-Kabeer).
Source: CIA World Factbook (2018 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Kuwait
Muslim (official) 74.6%, Christian 18.2%, other and unspecified 7.2% (2013 est.)
Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 6 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2013 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Kuwait
Arabic (official), English widely spoken
Regionally, Arabic is the most common language group across most of the 6 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.