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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,897,263 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,100,145 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Kuwait's population is 1.8 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +3.1% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 5.1M (115.7% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Kuwait vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kuwait Lithuania
2100 9,589,440 1,225,633
2099 9,513,152 1,241,510
2098 9,437,521 1,257,497
2097 9,362,225 1,273,678
2096 9,287,200 1,290,189
2095 9,212,523 1,307,275
2094 9,138,210 1,324,312
2093 9,064,241 1,341,875
2092 8,990,676 1,360,029
2091 8,917,547 1,378,546
2090 8,844,888 1,397,420
2089 8,772,503 1,416,650
2088 8,700,563 1,436,421
2087 8,629,117 1,456,324
2086 8,558,199 1,476,301
2085 8,487,764 1,496,940
2084 8,417,828 1,517,611
2083 8,348,353 1,538,569
2082 8,279,354 1,559,787
2081 8,210,772 1,581,134
2080 8,142,636 1,602,498
2079 8,075,101 1,623,820
2078 8,008,036 1,645,249
2077 7,941,463 1,666,665
2076 7,875,406 1,688,177
2075 7,809,930 1,709,720
2074 7,745,028 1,731,404
2073 7,680,639 1,752,662
2072 7,616,806 1,773,945
2071 7,553,744 1,795,473
2070 7,491,390 1,817,142
2069 7,429,571 1,839,387
2068 7,368,423 1,861,529
2067 7,307,932 1,883,928
2066 7,248,116 1,906,591
2065 7,188,899 1,929,619
2064 7,130,298 1,952,334
2063 7,072,099 1,975,020
2062 7,014,494 1,998,444
2061 6,957,511 2,021,930
2060 6,901,153 2,045,989
2059 6,845,293 2,070,233
2058 6,789,909 2,094,564
2057 6,734,955 2,118,985
2056 6,680,523 2,143,474
2055 6,626,403 2,168,085
2054 6,572,580 2,192,337
2053 6,518,885 2,216,075
2052 6,465,284 2,240,149
2051 6,411,692 2,263,905
2050 6,358,029 2,287,466
2049 6,304,394 2,310,176
2048 6,250,650 2,333,041
2047 6,196,914 2,356,291
2046 6,143,120 2,378,713
2045 6,089,197 2,401,082
2044 6,035,156 2,423,438
2043 5,981,241 2,446,634
2042 5,927,307 2,469,564
2041 5,873,587 2,492,222
2040 5,820,161 2,514,657
2039 5,767,029 2,538,036
2038 5,714,211 2,560,781
2037 5,661,929 2,583,644
2036 5,610,194 2,605,925
2035 5,559,069 2,627,752
2034 5,508,623 2,650,015
2033 5,458,935 2,671,840
2032 5,410,081 2,693,646
2031 5,362,063 2,715,491
2030 5,314,935 2,737,751
2029 5,265,492 2,760,194
2028 5,212,438 2,783,343
2027 5,152,065 2,806,651
2026 5,080,894 2,829,914
2025 4,998,262 2,872,755
2024 4,897,263 2,888,278
2023 4,853,420 2,871,585
2022 4,589,643 2,831,639
2021 4,360,865 2,808,380
2020 4,400,267 2,810,369
2019 4,442,316 2,811,089
2018 4,323,515 2,819,200
2017 4,154,812 2,842,639
2016 4,004,096 2,877,325
2015 3,834,574 2,911,109
2014 3,665,876 2,937,253
2013 3,507,844 2,961,250
2012 3,337,109 2,989,139
2011 3,132,814 3,028,115
2010 2,943,372 3,097,282
2009 2,795,484 3,162,916
2008 2,651,421 3,198,231
2007 2,507,887 3,231,294
2006 2,364,733 3,269,909
2005 2,236,788 3,322,528
2004 2,157,320 3,377,075
2003 2,109,881 3,415,213
2002 2,059,974 3,443,067
2001 2,008,121 3,470,818
2000 1,954,709 3,499,536
1999 1,900,030 3,524,238
1998 1,844,302 3,549,331
1997 1,787,683 3,575,137
1996 1,730,246 3,601,613
1995 1,681,513 3,629,102
1994 1,664,361 3,657,144
1993 1,672,151 3,682,613
1992 1,634,961 3,700,114
1991 1,351,399 3,704,134
1990 1,684,819 3,697,838
1989 2,217,468 3,684,255
1988 2,134,707 3,655,049
1987 2,052,994 3,616,367
1986 1,972,520 3,578,914
1985 1,894,242 3,544,543
1984 1,820,688 3,514,205
1983 1,744,295 3,485,192
1982 1,662,480 3,457,179
1981 1,583,426 3,432,947
1980 1,504,782 3,413,202
1979 1,423,514 3,397,842
1978 1,340,319 3,379,514
1977 1,258,023 3,355,036
1976 1,178,711 3,328,664
1975 1,104,863 3,301,652
1974 1,038,346 3,273,894
1973 977,654 3,244,438
1972 920,352 3,213,622
1971 865,076 3,179,041
1970 809,114 3,139,689
1969 749,452 3,107,321
1968 687,716 3,078,850
1967 628,089 3,044,400
1966 572,590 3,008,050
1965 521,174 2,971,450
1964 473,115 2,935,200
1963 427,694 2,898,950
1962 384,995 2,863,350
1961 345,945 2,823,550
1960 311,060 2,778,550

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

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 1,096,049 people (a 27.4% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kuwait's population will grow by 24.7% to 6,358,029 people with a rank change from 127th to 117th. The population of Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.59M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kuwait Lithuania
2100 0.8% -1.28%
2099 0.8% -1.27%
2098 0.8% -1.27%
2097 0.81% -1.28%
2096 0.81% -1.31%
2095 0.81% -1.29%
2094 0.82% -1.31%
2093 0.82% -1.33%
2092 0.82% -1.34%
2091 0.82% -1.35%
2090 0.83% -1.36%
2089 0.83% -1.38%
2088 0.83% -1.37%
2087 0.83% -1.35%
2086 0.83% -1.38%
2085 0.83% -1.36%
2084 0.83% -1.36%
2083 0.83% -1.36%
2082 0.84% -1.35%
2081 0.84% -1.33%
2080 0.84% -1.31%
2079 0.84% -1.3%
2078 0.84% -1.28%
2077 0.84% -1.27%
2076 0.84% -1.26%
2075 0.84% -1.25%
2074 0.84% -1.21%
2073 0.84% -1.2%
2072 0.83% -1.2%
2071 0.83% -1.19%
2070 0.83% -1.21%
2069 0.83% -1.19%
2068 0.83% -1.19%
2067 0.83% -1.19%
2066 0.82% -1.19%
2065 0.82% -1.16%
2064 0.82% -1.15%
2063 0.82% -1.17%
2062 0.82% -1.16%
2061 0.82% -1.18%
2060 0.82% -1.17%
2059 0.82% -1.16%
2058 0.82% -1.15%
2057 0.81% -1.14%
2056 0.82% -1.14%
2055 0.82% -1.11%
2054 0.82% -1.07%
2053 0.83% -1.07%
2052 0.84% -1.05%
2051 0.84% -1.03%
2050 0.85% -0.98%
2049 0.86% -0.98%
2048 0.87% -0.99%
2047 0.88% -0.94%
2046 0.89% -0.93%
2045 0.9% -0.92%
2044 0.9% -0.95%
2043 0.91% -0.93%
2042 0.91% -0.91%
2041 0.92% -0.89%
2040 0.92% -0.92%
2039 0.92% -0.89%
2038 0.92% -0.88%
2037 0.92% -0.86%
2036 0.92% -0.83%
2035 0.92% -0.84%
2034 0.91% -0.82%
2033 0.9% -0.81%
2032 0.9% -0.8%
2031 0.89% -0.81%
2030 0.94% -0.81%
2029 1.02% -0.83%
2028 1.17% -0.83%
2027 1.4% -0.82%
2026 1.65% -1.49%
2025 2.06% -0.54%
2024 0.9% 0.58%
2023 5.75% 1.41%
2022 5.25% 0.83%
2021 -0.9% -0.07%
2020 -0.95% -0.03%
2019 2.75% -0.29%
2018 4.06% -0.82%
2017 3.76% -1.21%
2016 4.42% -1.16%
2015 4.6% -0.89%
2014 4.51% -0.81%
2013 5.12% -0.93%
2012 6.52% -1.29%
2011 6.44% -2.23%
2010 5.29% -2.08%
2009 5.43% -1.1%
2008 5.72% -1.02%
2007 6.05% -1.18%
2006 5.72% -1.58%
2005 3.68% -1.62%
2004 2.25% -1.12%
2003 2.42% -0.81%
2002 2.58% -0.8%
2001 2.73% -0.82%
2000 2.88% -0.7%
1999 3.02% -0.71%
1998 3.17% -0.72%
1997 3.32% -0.74%
1996 2.9% -0.76%
1995 1.03% -0.77%
1994 -0.47% -0.69%
1993 2.27% -0.47%
1992 21% -0.11%
1991 -19.8% 0.17%
1990 -24% 0.37%
1989 3.88% 0.8%
1988 3.98% 1.07%
1987 4.08% 1.05%
1986 4.13% 0.97%
1985 4.04% 0.86%
1984 4.38% 0.83%
1983 4.92% 0.81%
1982 4.99% 0.71%
1981 5.23% 0.58%
1980 5.71% 0.45%
1979 6.21% 0.54%
1978 6.54% 0.73%
1977 6.73% 0.79%
1976 6.68% 0.82%
1975 6.41% 0.85%
1974 6.21% 0.91%
1973 6.23% 0.96%
1972 6.39% 1.09%
1971 6.92% 1.25%
1970 7.96% 1.04%
1969 8.98% 0.92%
1968 9.49% 1.13%
1967 9.69% 1.21%
1966 9.87% 1.23%
1965 10.2% 1.24%
1964 10.6% 1.25%
1963 11.1% 1.24%
1962 11.3% 1.41%
1961 11.2% 1.62%

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

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/lithuania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kuwait grew by 0.9%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Kuwait Lithuania
Current population
5100145
2829914
Population rank 127/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.03%
One net population change
12 minutes
31.5 minutes
One birth every
10.5 minutes
25.4 minutes
One death every
1.18 hours
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +120 +46
Annual growth/decline +43,843 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +0.9% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 127/197
One migration net change every
12.3 minutes
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change +42,775 -24,618
Net migration rank 24/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 3,323,191 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 20/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 67.3% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 5/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kuwait
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kuwait Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 42,775 - -24,618
2024 - 61,624 - 2,617
2023 42,568 50,008 -16,368 44,935
2022 41,752 368,560 -20,671 72,100
2021 42,057 19,678 -24,433 19,657
2020 41,083 -168,379 -19,953 19,884
2019 46,268 181 -13,212 10,665
2018 47,222 145,973 -12,686 -3,459
2017 51,498 92,717 -12,224 -28,027
2016 51,397 105,818 -11,509 -30,612
2015 52,127 129,695 -11,935 -22,560
2014 54,673 100,891 -10,868 -12,387
2013 52,666 107,821 -12,733 -16,769
2012 53,181 127,777 -11,060 -21,387
2011 50,733 176,732 -10,901 -38,518
2010 49,838 101,566 -11,460 -78,887
2009 48,879 95,483 -9,805 -32,186
2008 47,505 96,268 -12,153 -16,482
2007 46,539 96,765 -15,510 -21,815
2006 45,911 97,087 -15,041 -24,730
2005 45,243 67,638 -14,287 -51,357
2004 44,341 1,713 -11,482 -32,312
2003 42,934 5,895 -10,929 -22,701
2002 41,651 9,335 -11,362 -12,627
2001 40,662 12,055 -9,024 -24,733
2000 39,811 14,296 -4,549 -16,077
1999 39,342 15,912 -3,877 -20,533
1998 39,324 16,878 -3,904 -22,002
1997 39,581 17,457 -3,218 -22,324
1996 39,920 17,914 -3,962 -23,236
1995 39,198 438 -3,992 -23,509
1994 36,533 -41,862 -4,023 -24,104
1993 33,239 -43,501 1,473 -23,949
1992 32,016 52,620 12,950 -25,175
1991 21,867 460,628 14,817 -10,744
1990 46,720 -1,196,050 17,010 -8,840
1989 49,390 34,643 17,316 -26,985
1988 50,037 31,455 19,006 38,648
1987 50,690 31,243 22,422 10,820
1986 51,824 27,187 23,978 10,177
1985 51,772 25,777 19,140 9,417
1984 52,539 17,020 18,976 8,835
1983 51,460 31,758 20,911 8,585
1982 49,981 30,437 18,323 8,163
1981 48,098 29,600 16,478 7,752
1980 47,096 32,483 16,042 7,412
1979 45,569 37,383 16,989 6,932
1978 44,277 39,159 17,573 7,328
1977 42,922 38,225 19,124 8,964
1976 41,439 36,050 20,305 8,581
1975 39,295 30,909 20,470 8,170
1974 37,425 25,398 22,589 7,757
1973 35,741 22,830 22,712 7,327
1972 34,045 21,984 25,388 7,185
1971 32,339 22,182 28,930 7,130
1970 30,789 26,614 27,629 6,530
1969 28,774 33,143 27,345 4,179
1968 26,161 35,399 28,325 6,522
1967 23,520 34,177 29,226 5,251
1966 20,914 32,383 30,381 4,799
1965 18,952 30,580 30,309 4,196
1964 17,064 29,537 34,048 3,820
1963 15,357 28,889 33,918 3,428
1962 13,730 27,417 34,933 2,899
1961 12,327 24,618 40,376 2,550
1960 11,054 21,769 40,845 2,328

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

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/lithuania | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 35.8% of the population change in Kuwait is from natural causes (a gain of 470,645 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 845,142 people). In Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

Biggest cities by population

Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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