Kuwait: housing

Are rents rising in Kuwait?

The housing services index of Kuwait's consumer price index, which is mostly rents, was 0.16% higher in July 2026 than a year earlier and unchanged from June, according to the Central Statistical Bureau's consumer price index bulletin for July 2026. The index stood at 124.0 (2013 = 100), well below the 140.2 for all items.

Housing has the largest weight in the index, 33.2%. The CSB has followed housing rents as part of the index since its 2017 update. Kuwaiti families can apply to the Public Authority for Housing Welfare for a state home, plot or loan, so many Kuwaiti households do not rent.

Official sources: consumer price index bulletin for July 2026

What share of Kuwait is urban?

According to the UN Population Division, the share of people living in urban areas in Kuwait was 100.0% in 2025. The figure has been the same every year since 2005. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 78.4%; Kuwait is 1st highest of 22. World rank, highest first: 1st of 193.

How many people in Kuwait live in slums?

UN-Habitat puts the share of city dwellers living in slums in Kuwait at 0.0% in 2022. It has not changed since 2006. It is 17th highest of 19 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 10.9%. Of 170 countries with 2022 data, 155th highest.

What is the electricity access rate in Kuwait?

The World Bank puts the share of people with access to electricity in Kuwait at 100.0% in 2024. The figure has been the same every year since 2005. Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 100.0%, and Kuwait placed 1st highest of 22. Of 193 countries with 2024 data, 1st highest.

How many people in Kuwait have clean water?

100.0%: that is the share of people using safely managed drinking water in Kuwait for 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF. It has not changed since 2005. It is 1st highest of 17 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 89.0%. Worldwide: 1st of 134.

How many people in Kuwait have a safe toilet?

The latest figure from WHO and UNICEF, for 2024, is 100.0%. The figure has been the same every year since 2005. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 79.8%; Kuwait is 1st highest of 17. Worldwide: 1st of 134.

What is access to clean cooking in Kuwait?

In 2024, the share of people using clean cooking fuels in Kuwait was 100.0%, according to the WHO. It has not changed since 2005. Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 99.5%, and Kuwait placed 1st highest of 22. World rank, highest first: 1st of 192.