Violence in the news: 4 reports in the week to Oct 20, 2026 · ×0.5 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Protests in the news: 1 reports in the week to Oct 20, 2026 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-09-30
Per million 90 d
0.2
last 90 days
Civilians
100%
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
0
Population
4.9 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 5
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level1
- +2Nationwide internet connectivity drop, confirmed by two signalsIODA, Georgia Tech
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Refugees who fled
5 517
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
2
Power plants near violence
3
Nationwide outage
1
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Kuwait, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-09-30
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 100%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- –
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- –
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 2.5%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 5,517
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 997
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- –
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 34
- 2026-10-21
- GDP per person
- $32,312
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
FEWS NET does not cover this country.
Latest incidents of organised violence8
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | Northern Kuwait | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 1 | 1 | Associated Press Newswires |
| 2026-06-03 | Kuwait International Airport | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 1 | 1 | Agence France Presse, Agence France Presse |
| 2026-03-30 | a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 1 | 1 | Reuters News |
| 2026-03-08 | Kuwait International Airport | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 2 | 0 | Reuters News, BBC Monitoring News Alert |
| 2026-03-03 | – | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 1 | 1 | Agence France Presse, Agence France Presse |
| 2026-03-02 | – | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 2 | 0 | Reuters News, Agence France Presse |
| 2026-03-01 | Port Shuaiba, Kuwait | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 6 | 0 | Reuters News, Reuters News |
| 2026-02-28 – 2026-03-01 | – | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 1 | 0 | Agence France Presse |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-09-30
Conflicts, 90 days1
- Iran - Israel, United States of America1
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Kuwait City
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 21 | 27…37 | 0.0 mm | 25 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 25…36 | 0.0 mm | 32 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 26…35 | 0.0 mm | 23 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 26…36 | 0.0 mm | 26 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 26…33 | 0.0 mm | 32 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 26…33 | 0.0 mm | 19 km/h | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 24…35 | 0.0 mm | 21 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)