The annual report of Kuwait’s Public Authority for Civil Information revealed that the number of vacant real estate units by the end of 2025 reached 139.8 thousand units, representing 17.6% of the total registered units. The data includes 55.3 thousand apartments, 1,448 annexes, 37,902 shops, 4,098 marginal units, and 27,730 traditional units.
Regarding building types, the report recorded 5,455 vacant houses, 42 apartment buildings, 2,821 marginal buildings, 8,409 traditional buildings, and 775 units under construction, reflecting an abundance in the real estate market.
As for geographic distribution, Al-Ahmadi topped the list with 52.2 thousand real estate units, followed by Al-Jahra with 45.8 thousand and Al-Farwaniya with 35.6 thousand. In terms of houses, Al-Ahmadi also ranked first with 35.5 thousand houses, followed by Al-Jahra and Al-Farwaniya with close figures.
The data shows additional statistics, including 71 palaces, 156 thousand villas, 358.3 thousand apartments, 179.2 thousand houses, 12,567 apartment buildings, 5,073 commercial buildings, 1,411 government buildings, 1,208 factories, 6,951 farms, and 102 hotels, in addition to educational, health, and recreational facilities.
Units allocated for residential use reached 435.3 thousand, while those designated for work totaled 136.9 thousand, and mixed-use units for both residential and work purposes amounted to 36.2 thousand. Additionally, 44.5% of apartments are located within residential buildings, with the remainder in commercial and mixed-use residential buildings.
