Saad Al Abdullah: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Saad Al Abdullah: Among people aged 15 and over in Al-Jahra Governorate (the governorate containing Saad Al-Abdullah), 1.7% of the labour force was unemployed in the 2021 census (4,303 of 248,322 people, counting domestic workers as employed), against 0.9% across Kuwait. The Central Statistical Bureau publishes this by governorate only. That is the highest of 8 areas covered on this site.
- Health in Saad Al Abdullah: The 2021 census counted 8,720 people with disabilities in Al-Jahra Governorate, which contains Saad Al-Abdullah: 15.4 per 1,000 residents, against 12.6 per 1,000 across Kuwait (55,232 people). That is the highest of 8 areas covered on this site.
- Education in Saad Al Abdullah: Among residents aged 10 and over in Al-Jahra Governorate (the governorate containing Saad Al-Abdullah) whose education was stated, 8.8% held a university degree or higher at the 2021 census, against 12.9% across Kuwait. That is the lowest of 8 areas covered on this site.
What is the population of Saad Al-Abdullah?
Saad Al-Abdullah (an area of Al-Jahra Governorate) had 114,897 residents in the Kuwait Census 2021, according to the Central Statistical Bureau: 69,823 Kuwaitis and 45,074 non-Kuwaitis. That is 2.6% of the 4,385,717 people counted in Kuwait. That is 2nd lowest of 8 areas covered on this site.
Source: Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait) · saved copyHow many foreigners live in Saad Al-Abdullah?
In Saad Al-Abdullah, 39.2% of residents were non-Kuwaiti in the 2021 census, against 66.1% across Kuwait. That is the least non-Kuwaiti of 8 areas covered on this site.
Source: Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait) · saved copyHow many men and women live in Saad Al-Abdullah?
The 2021 census counted 109 men for every 100 women in Saad Al-Abdullah (59,843 men and 55,054 women), against 156 across Kuwait. That is the least male of 8 areas covered on this site.
Source: Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait) · saved copyHow many people live in Al-Jahra Governorate?
Al-Jahra Governorate, which contains Saad Al-Abdullah, had 566,861 people in the 2021 census (12.9% of Kuwait). Saad Al-Abdullah makes up 20% of the governorate.
Source: Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait) · saved copyWho runs Saad Al Abdullah?
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Sources
- Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait): Kuwait Census 2021: Table 52, Population habitually residing (area) by nationality and gender, read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a2d8e2249bc4…)
- Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait): Kuwait Census 2021: Table 42, Total population with disabilities in each governorate by gender and age groups, read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 dd2abc0ea711…)
- Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait): Kuwait Census 2021: Table 10, Total population (10 years and more) in each governorate by gender and educational level, read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3be5dc51f027…)
- Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait): Kuwait Census 2021: Table 1, Total population by governorate, nationality and gender, read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 368bbce7a099…)
- Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait): Kuwait Census 2021: Table 26, Total population (15 years and more) in each governorate by gender and work status, read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7ff00ad934e5…)
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