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Population in India compared to Kuwait: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 4,897,263 people in Kuwait in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 5,100,145 in Kuwait.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 290.3 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Kuwait is the 127th.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.06% for Kuwait.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +3.1% in Kuwait.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Kuwait has grown from 2.36M to 5.1M (115.7% growth).

India vs Kuwait: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Kuwait
2100 1,515,897,176 9,589,440
2099 1,523,583,618 9,513,152
2098 1,531,281,096 9,437,521
2097 1,538,914,978 9,362,225
2096 1,546,515,506 9,287,200
2095 1,554,100,337 9,212,523
2094 1,561,632,624 9,138,210
2093 1,569,112,481 9,064,241
2092 1,576,470,228 8,990,676
2091 1,583,793,450 8,917,547
2090 1,591,038,578 8,844,888
2089 1,598,165,996 8,772,503
2088 1,605,169,643 8,700,563
2087 1,612,023,916 8,629,117
2086 1,618,795,931 8,558,199
2085 1,625,424,591 8,487,764
2084 1,631,854,605 8,417,828
2083 1,638,132,423 8,348,353
2082 1,644,206,476 8,279,354
2081 1,650,106,942 8,210,772
2080 1,655,799,569 8,142,636
2079 1,661,261,962 8,075,101
2078 1,666,477,951 8,008,036
2077 1,671,444,317 7,941,463
2076 1,676,151,275 7,875,406
2075 1,680,606,119 7,809,930
2074 1,684,743,082 7,745,028
2073 1,688,579,113 7,680,639
2072 1,692,138,648 7,616,806
2071 1,695,351,098 7,553,744
2070 1,698,255,829 7,491,390
2069 1,700,813,392 7,429,571
2068 1,703,025,450 7,368,423
2067 1,704,872,725 7,307,932
2066 1,706,347,017 7,248,116
2065 1,707,540,131 7,188,899
2064 1,708,362,011 7,130,298
2063 1,708,845,280 7,072,099
2062 1,709,011,618 7,014,494
2061 1,708,866,368 6,957,511
2060 1,708,344,645 6,901,153
2059 1,707,488,768 6,845,293
2058 1,706,314,224 6,789,909
2057 1,704,805,210 6,734,955
2056 1,703,013,988 6,680,523
2055 1,700,890,479 6,626,403
2054 1,698,473,703 6,572,580
2053 1,695,661,388 6,518,885
2052 1,692,531,993 6,465,284
2051 1,689,057,795 6,411,692
2050 1,685,236,057 6,358,029
2049 1,681,083,344 6,304,394
2048 1,676,576,931 6,250,650
2047 1,671,678,054 6,196,914
2046 1,666,371,707 6,143,120
2045 1,660,667,112 6,089,197
2044 1,654,556,840 6,035,156
2043 1,648,067,988 5,981,241
2042 1,641,136,901 5,927,307
2041 1,633,771,970 5,873,587
2040 1,625,990,392 5,820,161
2039 1,617,818,911 5,767,029
2038 1,609,238,166 5,714,211
2037 1,600,212,760 5,661,929
2036 1,590,731,970 5,610,194
2035 1,580,864,963 5,559,069
2034 1,570,629,033 5,508,623
2033 1,560,043,145 5,458,935
2032 1,549,098,676 5,410,081
2031 1,537,810,507 5,362,063
2030 1,526,192,552 5,314,935
2029 1,514,274,850 5,265,492
2028 1,502,102,657 5,212,438
2027 1,489,628,314 5,152,065
2026 1,476,911,618 5,080,894
2025 1,463,993,377 4,998,262
2024 1,450,935,791 4,897,263
2023 1,438,069,596 4,853,420
2022 1,425,423,212 4,589,643
2021 1,414,203,896 4,360,865
2020 1,402,617,695 4,400,267
2019 1,389,030,312 4,442,316
2018 1,374,659,064 4,323,515
2017 1,359,657,400 4,154,812
2016 1,343,944,296 4,004,096
2015 1,328,024,498 3,834,574
2014 1,312,277,191 3,665,876
2013 1,295,829,511 3,507,844
2012 1,278,674,502 3,337,109
2011 1,261,224,954 3,132,814
2010 1,243,481,564 2,943,372
2009 1,225,524,753 2,795,484
2008 1,207,930,964 2,651,421
2007 1,190,676,021 2,507,887
2006 1,172,878,890 2,364,733
2005 1,154,676,322 2,236,788
2004 1,135,991,513 2,157,320
2003 1,116,803,006 2,109,881
2002 1,097,600,380 2,059,974
2001 1,077,898,575 2,008,121
2000 1,057,922,733 1,954,709
1999 1,038,225,823 1,900,030
1998 1,018,665,080 1,844,302
1997 999,133,762 1,787,683
1996 979,678,458 1,730,246
1995 960,301,044 1,681,513
1994 941,163,767 1,664,361
1993 922,118,387 1,672,151
1992 902,957,070 1,634,961
1991 883,927,600 1,351,399
1990 864,972,221 1,684,819
1989 846,039,529 2,217,468
1988 827,342,990 2,134,707
1987 808,931,270 2,052,994
1986 790,689,978 1,972,520
1985 772,647,793 1,894,242
1984 754,875,449 1,820,688
1983 737,372,681 1,744,295
1982 720,313,473 1,662,480
1981 703,696,250 1,583,426
1980 687,354,025 1,504,782
1979 671,155,747 1,423,514
1978 655,728,229 1,340,319
1977 640,801,103 1,258,023
1976 625,861,883 1,178,711
1975 611,309,535 1,104,863
1974 597,041,391 1,038,346
1973 583,465,598 977,654
1972 570,482,142 920,352
1971 558,096,387 865,076
1970 545,864,268 809,114
1969 533,880,544 749,452
1968 522,716,889 687,716
1967 511,606,372 628,089
1966 500,740,247 572,590
1965 490,140,146 521,174
1964 479,229,598 473,115
1963 468,138,575 427,694
1962 457,283,090 384,995
1961 446,564,729 345,945
1960 435,990,338 311,060

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Kuwait gained 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Kuwait's population increased by 1,096,049 people (a 27.4% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Kuwait was ranked 139th in 2006 and ranked 127th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) India's population will grow by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Kuwait will increase by 24.7% to 6,358,029 people and rank change from 127th to 117th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 9.59M people in 2100 for Kuwait.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Kuwait
2100 -0.5% 0.8%
2099 -0.5% 0.8%
2098 -0.5% 0.8%
2097 -0.49% 0.81%
2096 -0.49% 0.81%
2095 -0.48% 0.81%
2094 -0.48% 0.82%
2093 -0.47% 0.82%
2092 -0.46% 0.82%
2091 -0.46% 0.82%
2090 -0.45% 0.83%
2089 -0.44% 0.83%
2088 -0.43% 0.83%
2087 -0.42% 0.83%
2086 -0.41% 0.83%
2085 -0.39% 0.83%
2084 -0.38% 0.83%
2083 -0.37% 0.83%
2082 -0.36% 0.84%
2081 -0.34% 0.84%
2080 -0.33% 0.84%
2079 -0.31% 0.84%
2078 -0.3% 0.84%
2077 -0.28% 0.84%
2076 -0.27% 0.84%
2075 -0.25% 0.84%
2074 -0.23% 0.84%
2073 -0.21% 0.84%
2072 -0.19% 0.83%
2071 -0.17% 0.83%
2070 -0.15% 0.83%
2069 -0.13% 0.83%
2068 -0.11% 0.83%
2067 -0.09% 0.83%
2066 -0.07% 0.82%
2065 -0.05% 0.82%
2064 -0.03% 0.82%
2063 -0.01% 0.82%
2062 0.008% 0.82%
2061 0.03% 0.82%
2060 0.05% 0.82%
2059 0.07% 0.82%
2058 0.09% 0.82%
2057 0.11% 0.81%
2056 0.12% 0.82%
2055 0.14% 0.82%
2054 0.17% 0.82%
2053 0.18% 0.83%
2052 0.21% 0.84%
2051 0.23% 0.84%
2050 0.25% 0.85%
2049 0.27% 0.86%
2048 0.29% 0.87%
2047 0.32% 0.88%
2046 0.34% 0.89%
2045 0.37% 0.9%
2044 0.39% 0.9%
2043 0.42% 0.91%
2042 0.45% 0.91%
2041 0.48% 0.92%
2040 0.51% 0.92%
2039 0.53% 0.92%
2038 0.56% 0.92%
2037 0.6% 0.92%
2036 0.62% 0.92%
2035 0.65% 0.92%
2034 0.68% 0.91%
2033 0.71% 0.9%
2032 0.73% 0.9%
2031 0.76% 0.89%
2030 0.79% 0.94%
2029 0.81% 1.02%
2028 0.84% 1.17%
2027 0.86% 1.4%
2026 0.88% 1.65%
2025 0.9% 2.06%
2024 0.89% 0.9%
2023 0.89% 5.75%
2022 0.79% 5.25%
2021 0.83% -0.9%
2020 0.98% -0.95%
2019 1.05% 2.75%
2018 1.1% 4.06%
2017 1.17% 3.76%
2016 1.2% 4.42%
2015 1.2% 4.6%
2014 1.27% 4.51%
2013 1.34% 5.12%
2012 1.38% 6.52%
2011 1.43% 6.44%
2010 1.47% 5.29%
2009 1.46% 5.43%
2008 1.45% 5.72%
2007 1.52% 6.05%
2006 1.58% 5.72%
2005 1.64% 3.68%
2004 1.72% 2.25%
2003 1.75% 2.42%
2002 1.83% 2.58%
2001 1.89% 2.73%
2000 1.9% 2.88%
1999 1.92% 3.02%
1998 1.95% 3.17%
1997 1.99% 3.32%
1996 2.02% 2.9%
1995 2.03% 1.03%
1994 2.07% -0.47%
1993 2.12% 2.27%
1992 2.15% 21%
1991 2.19% -19.8%
1990 2.24% -24%
1989 2.26% 3.88%
1988 2.28% 3.98%
1987 2.31% 4.08%
1986 2.34% 4.13%
1985 2.35% 4.04%
1984 2.37% 4.38%
1983 2.37% 4.92%
1982 2.36% 4.99%
1981 2.38% 5.23%
1980 2.41% 5.71%
1979 2.35% 6.21%
1978 2.33% 6.54%
1977 2.39% 6.73%
1976 2.38% 6.68%
1975 2.39% 6.41%
1974 2.33% 6.21%
1973 2.28% 6.23%
1972 2.22% 6.39%
1971 2.24% 6.92%
1970 2.24% 7.96%
1969 2.14% 8.98%
1968 2.17% 9.49%
1967 2.17% 9.69%
1966 2.16% 9.87%
1965 2.28% 10.2%
1964 2.37% 10.6%
1963 2.37% 11.1%
1962 2.4% 11.3%
1961 2.43% 11.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Kuwait's population grew by 0.9%.

Live population counters

India Kuwait
Current population
1480351380
5100145
Population rank 1/197 127/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.06%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
12 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
10.5 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
1.18 hours
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +120
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +43,843
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +0.9%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 106/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
12.3 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 +42,775
Net migration rank 195/196 24/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 3,323,191
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 20/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 67.3%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 5/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Kuwait
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Kuwait
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 42,775
2024 - -630,830 - 61,624
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 42,568 50,008
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 41,752 368,560
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 42,057 19,678
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 41,083 -168,379
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 46,268 181
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 47,222 145,973
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 51,498 92,717
2016 16,202,593 81,248 51,397 105,818
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 52,127 129,695
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 54,673 100,891
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 52,666 107,821
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 53,181 127,777
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 50,733 176,732
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 49,838 101,566
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 48,879 95,483
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 47,505 96,268
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 46,539 96,765
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 45,911 97,087
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 45,243 67,638
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 44,341 1,713
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 42,934 5,895
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 41,651 9,335
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 40,662 12,055
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 39,811 14,296
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 39,342 15,912
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 39,324 16,878
1997 19,494,098 880 39,581 17,457
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 39,920 17,914
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 39,198 438
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 36,533 -41,862
1993 19,152,399 2,364 33,239 -43,501
1992 19,132,757 35,155 32,016 52,620
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 21,867 460,628
1990 18,893,588 125,514 46,720 -1,196,050
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 49,390 34,643
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 50,037 31,455
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 50,690 31,243
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 51,824 27,187
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 51,772 25,777
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 52,539 17,020
1983 17,219,127 119,694 51,460 31,758
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 49,981 30,437
1981 16,422,159 33,243 48,098 29,600
1980 16,018,786 210,914 47,096 32,483
1979 15,392,957 774,094 45,569 37,383
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 44,277 39,159
1977 14,575,662 590,626 42,922 38,225
1976 14,435,504 275,984 41,439 36,050
1975 13,958,642 434,205 39,295 30,909
1974 13,795,836 347,869 37,425 25,398
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 35,741 22,830
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 34,045 21,984
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 32,339 22,182
1970 12,417,866 233,782 30,789 26,614
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 28,774 33,143
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 26,161 35,399
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 23,520 34,177
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 20,914 32,383
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 18,952 30,580
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 17,064 29,537
1963 11,016,705 21,640 15,357 28,889
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 13,730 27,417
1961 10,468,816 295,177 12,327 24,618
1960 10,237,489 146,955 11,054 21,769

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.4% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people). In Kuwait 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 470,645 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 845,142 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 3,323,191 people or 67.3% in Kuwait.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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