Health in Salmiya, Kuwait: official figures
The 2021 census counted 10,193 people with disabilities in Hawalli Governorate, which contains Salmiya: 11.0 per 1,000 residents, against 12.6 per 1,000 across Kuwait (55,232 people). That is joint 4th highest of 8 areas covered on this site.
Does Salmiya have more disabled people than average?
Hawalli Governorate holds 18.5% of Kuwait's people with disabilities and 21.1% of its population (2021 census).
Source: Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait) · saved copyHow many elderly disabled people live in Salmiya?
12.9% of people with disabilities in Hawalli Governorate (where Salmiya is) were aged 65 or over (1,316 people), against 10.9% across Kuwait (2021 census).
Source: Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait) · saved copyHow common is disability among older people in Salmiya?
Counting 1,316 disabled people aged 65 and over, that is 1.4 per 1,000 residents of Hawalli Governorate, against 1.4 per 1,000 in Kuwait as a whole (2021 census).
Source: Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait) · saved copyHow Salmiya compares with other cities in Kuwait
People with disabilities per 1,000 residents (governorate) (2021)
Salmiya ranks 4 of 8, highest first. Census 2021 count of people with disabilities per 1,000 residents; areas in the same governorate share a figure.
| Rank | City | People with disabilities per 1,000 residents (governorate) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saad Al Abdullah | 15.4 |
| 2 | Mahbulah | 12.2 |
| 3 | Mangaf | 12.2 |
| 4 | Salmiya | 11.0 |
| 5 | Hawalli | 11.0 |
| 6 | Jaleeb Al-Shuykh | 8.2 |
| 7 | Farwanyiah | 8.2 |
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Sources
- 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…)
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