The government and some Kuwaiti citizens consider the proportion of expatriates (which has been relatively stable since the mid-1970s) to be a problem, and in 2016 the number of deportations increased.

The biggest population difficulty in Kuwait involves the Bedoon, stateless people.

[13] Structure of the population (Estimates) (1.01.2020):[14] Source:[15] Kuwait consists of six 6 governorates: Hawalli, Asimah, Farwaniyah, Jahra, Ahmadi and Mubarak Al-Kabeer.

[16] Most people in Kuwait live in the governorates of Hawalli, Asimah, and Farwaniyah.

[16] [17] [18][19] Source: UN World Population Prospects[20] Source: [21] The following is a firm containing estimations from countries' embassies: [22] Kuwaiti 41.4%, Arab expat 21.4%, Asian (mostly South Asian) 35.3%, African 1%, other 0.7% (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) (2018 est.)