Capital city · Kuwait · Asia
Kuwait City
Al Asimah · Kuwait
City population
60,064
#6
in Kuwait
#1
in Al Asimah
#9,622
worldwide
29.367, 47.974
About Kuwait City
Kuwait City is the capital of Kuwait, with a city population of 60,064. It is the 6th largest of the 13 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kuwait, and the 9,622nd largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Al Asimah
Rank in region
#1of 2
Capital
National capital
Elevation
11 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kuwait
Coordinates
29.367, 47.974
Record updated
2025-06-12
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 13 in KuwaitClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.