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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,897,263 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,100,145 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 7.24 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +3.1% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 5.1M (115.7% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Kuwait vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kuwait Mozambique
2100 9,589,440 105,684,658
2099 9,513,152 105,291,198
2098 9,437,521 104,859,475
2097 9,362,225 104,428,679
2096 9,287,200 103,962,668
2095 9,212,523 103,480,514
2094 9,138,210 102,989,197
2093 9,064,241 102,464,565
2092 8,990,676 101,929,545
2091 8,917,547 101,410,418
2090 8,844,888 100,829,728
2089 8,772,503 100,211,758
2088 8,700,563 99,594,130
2087 8,629,117 98,943,096
2086 8,558,199 98,288,529
2085 8,487,764 97,609,760
2084 8,417,828 96,926,143
2083 8,348,353 96,193,441
2082 8,279,354 95,449,095
2081 8,210,772 94,708,064
2080 8,142,636 93,957,824
2079 8,075,101 93,171,561
2078 8,008,036 92,350,666
2077 7,941,463 91,530,198
2076 7,875,406 90,699,125
2075 7,809,930 89,848,943
2074 7,745,028 88,999,187
2073 7,680,639 88,113,398
2072 7,616,806 87,210,961
2071 7,553,744 86,283,286
2070 7,491,390 85,349,704
2069 7,429,571 84,361,565
2068 7,368,423 83,400,997
2067 7,307,932 82,437,397
2066 7,248,116 81,437,030
2065 7,188,899 80,446,244
2064 7,130,298 79,433,801
2063 7,072,099 78,430,632
2062 7,014,494 77,376,597
2061 6,957,511 76,274,806
2060 6,901,153 75,197,384
2059 6,845,293 74,082,771
2058 6,789,909 72,958,774
2057 6,734,955 71,828,186
2056 6,680,523 70,677,889
2055 6,626,403 69,542,373
2054 6,572,580 68,419,331
2053 6,518,885 67,306,817
2052 6,465,284 66,163,407
2051 6,411,692 65,032,770
2050 6,358,029 63,898,302
2049 6,304,394 62,731,532
2048 6,250,650 61,579,833
2047 6,196,914 60,424,101
2046 6,143,120 59,273,421
2045 6,089,197 58,132,244
2044 6,035,156 56,969,604
2043 5,981,241 55,814,906
2042 5,927,307 54,633,120
2041 5,873,587 53,476,191
2040 5,820,161 52,305,805
2039 5,767,029 51,136,087
2038 5,714,211 49,973,820
2037 5,661,929 48,827,661
2036 5,610,194 47,668,628
2035 5,559,069 46,520,419
2034 5,508,623 45,358,645
2033 5,458,935 44,229,218
2032 5,410,081 43,102,655
2031 5,362,063 41,993,535
2030 5,314,935 40,901,742
2029 5,265,492 39,818,379
2028 5,212,438 38,748,841
2027 5,152,065 37,696,739
2026 5,080,894 36,660,958
2025 4,998,262 35,650,681
2024 4,897,263 34,631,766
2023 4,853,420 33,635,160
2022 4,589,643 32,656,246
2021 4,360,865 31,707,800
2020 4,400,267 30,783,688
2019 4,442,316 29,884,380
2018 4,323,515 29,018,644
2017 4,154,812 28,166,393
2016 4,004,096 27,337,105
2015 3,834,574 26,547,572
2014 3,665,876 25,788,475
2013 3,507,844 25,051,611
2012 3,337,109 24,337,846
2011 3,132,814 23,649,039
2010 2,943,372 22,999,235
2009 2,795,484 22,391,745
2008 2,651,421 21,819,036
2007 2,507,887 21,287,635
2006 2,364,733 20,787,087
2005 2,236,788 20,304,569
2004 2,157,320 19,840,313
2003 2,109,881 19,392,475
2002 2,059,974 18,958,338
2001 2,008,121 18,537,729
2000 1,954,709 18,129,653
1999 1,900,030 17,734,506
1998 1,844,302 17,340,464
1997 1,787,683 16,949,982
1996 1,730,246 16,492,480
1995 1,681,513 15,960,530
1994 1,664,361 15,033,853
1993 1,672,151 14,051,192
1992 1,634,961 13,613,316
1991 1,351,399 13,352,090
1990 1,684,819 13,094,537
1989 2,217,468 12,906,842
1988 2,134,707 12,800,558
1987 2,052,994 12,822,574
1986 1,972,520 12,770,578
1985 1,894,242 12,548,949
1984 1,820,688 12,315,954
1983 1,744,295 12,073,822
1982 1,662,480 11,824,370
1981 1,583,426 11,568,127
1980 1,504,782 11,336,221
1979 1,423,514 11,028,809
1978 1,340,319 10,618,250
1977 1,258,023 10,224,975
1976 1,178,711 9,867,209
1975 1,104,863 9,540,817
1974 1,038,346 9,236,093
1973 977,654 8,954,242
1972 920,352 8,692,935
1971 865,076 8,456,317
1970 809,114 8,250,506
1969 749,452 8,066,951
1968 687,716 7,892,613
1967 628,089 7,724,550
1966 572,590 7,562,990
1965 521,174 7,406,421
1964 473,115 7,255,061
1963 427,694 7,109,828
1962 384,995 6,969,364
1961 345,945 6,834,936
1960 311,060 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 1,096,049 people (a 27.4% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.59M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kuwait Mozambique
2100 0.8% 0.37%
2099 0.8% 0.41%
2098 0.8% 0.41%
2097 0.81% 0.45%
2096 0.81% 0.47%
2095 0.81% 0.48%
2094 0.82% 0.51%
2093 0.82% 0.52%
2092 0.82% 0.51%
2091 0.82% 0.58%
2090 0.83% 0.62%
2089 0.83% 0.62%
2088 0.83% 0.66%
2087 0.83% 0.67%
2086 0.83% 0.7%
2085 0.83% 0.71%
2084 0.83% 0.76%
2083 0.83% 0.78%
2082 0.84% 0.78%
2081 0.84% 0.8%
2080 0.84% 0.84%
2079 0.84% 0.89%
2078 0.84% 0.9%
2077 0.84% 0.92%
2076 0.84% 0.95%
2075 0.84% 0.95%
2074 0.84% 1.01%
2073 0.84% 1.03%
2072 0.83% 1.08%
2071 0.83% 1.09%
2070 0.83% 1.17%
2069 0.83% 1.15%
2068 0.83% 1.17%
2067 0.83% 1.23%
2066 0.82% 1.23%
2065 0.82% 1.27%
2064 0.82% 1.28%
2063 0.82% 1.36%
2062 0.82% 1.44%
2061 0.82% 1.43%
2060 0.82% 1.5%
2059 0.82% 1.54%
2058 0.82% 1.57%
2057 0.81% 1.63%
2056 0.82% 1.63%
2055 0.82% 1.64%
2054 0.82% 1.65%
2053 0.83% 1.73%
2052 0.84% 1.74%
2051 0.84% 1.78%
2050 0.85% 1.86%
2049 0.86% 1.87%
2048 0.87% 1.91%
2047 0.88% 1.94%
2046 0.89% 1.96%
2045 0.9% 2.04%
2044 0.9% 2.07%
2043 0.91% 2.16%
2042 0.91% 2.16%
2041 0.92% 2.24%
2040 0.92% 2.29%
2039 0.92% 2.33%
2038 0.92% 2.35%
2037 0.92% 2.43%
2036 0.92% 2.47%
2035 0.92% 2.56%
2034 0.91% 2.55%
2033 0.9% 2.61%
2032 0.9% 2.64%
2031 0.89% 2.67%
2030 0.94% 2.72%
2029 1.02% 2.76%
2028 1.17% 2.79%
2027 1.4% 2.83%
2026 1.65% 2.83%
2025 2.06% 2.94%
2024 0.9% 2.96%
2023 5.75% 3%
2022 5.25% 2.99%
2021 -0.9% 3%
2020 -0.95% 3.01%
2019 2.75% 2.98%
2018 4.06% 3.03%
2017 3.76% 3.03%
2016 4.42% 2.97%
2015 4.6% 2.94%
2014 4.51% 2.94%
2013 5.12% 2.93%
2012 6.52% 2.91%
2011 6.44% 2.83%
2010 5.29% 2.71%
2009 5.43% 2.62%
2008 5.72% 2.5%
2007 6.05% 2.41%
2006 5.72% 2.38%
2005 3.68% 2.34%
2004 2.25% 2.31%
2003 2.42% 2.29%
2002 2.58% 2.27%
2001 2.73% 2.25%
2000 2.88% 2.23%
1999 3.02% 2.27%
1998 3.17% 2.3%
1997 3.32% 2.77%
1996 2.9% 3.33%
1995 1.03% 6.16%
1994 -0.47% 6.99%
1993 2.27% 3.22%
1992 21% 1.96%
1991 -19.8% 1.97%
1990 -24% 1.45%
1989 3.88% 0.83%
1988 3.98% -0.17%
1987 4.08% 0.41%
1986 4.13% 1.77%
1985 4.04% 1.89%
1984 4.38% 2.01%
1983 4.92% 2.11%
1982 4.99% 2.22%
1981 5.23% 2.05%
1980 5.71% 2.79%
1979 6.21% 3.87%
1978 6.54% 3.85%
1977 6.73% 3.63%
1976 6.68% 3.42%
1975 6.41% 3.3%
1974 6.21% 3.15%
1973 6.23% 3.01%
1972 6.39% 2.8%
1971 6.92% 2.49%
1970 7.96% 2.28%
1969 8.98% 2.21%
1968 9.49% 2.18%
1967 9.69% 2.14%
1966 9.87% 2.11%
1965 10.2% 2.09%
1964 10.6% 2.04%
1963 11.1% 2.02%
1962 11.3% 1.97%
1961 11.2% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kuwait grew by 0.9%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Kuwait Mozambique
Current population
5100145
36941128
Population rank 127/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.45%
One net population change
12 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
10.5 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
1.18 hours
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +120 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +43,843 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +0.9% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 16/197
One migration net change every
12.3 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change +42,775 -65,573
Net migration rank 24/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 3,323,191 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 20/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 67.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 5/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kuwait
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kuwait Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 42,775 - -65,573
2024 - 61,624 - -38,940
2023 42,568 50,008 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 41,752 368,560 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 42,057 19,678 951,234 -23,103
2020 41,083 -168,379 945,952 -25,864
2019 46,268 181 927,581 -49,080
2018 47,222 145,973 903,176 -50,224
2017 51,498 92,717 876,594 -25,043
2016 51,397 105,818 850,430 -43,398
2015 52,127 129,695 824,435 -52,374
2014 54,673 100,891 799,778 -53,625
2013 52,666 107,821 784,641 -57,067
2012 53,181 127,777 763,088 -63,131
2011 50,733 176,732 741,303 -63,638
2010 49,838 101,566 719,025 -97,079
2009 48,879 95,483 693,673 -100,625
2008 47,505 96,268 654,920 -102,534
2007 46,539 96,765 610,913 -100,490
2006 45,911 97,087 586,009 -95,333
2005 45,243 67,638 570,132 -95,770
2004 44,341 1,713 554,973 -100,824
2003 42,934 5,895 540,992 -99,484
2002 41,651 9,335 529,867 -103,102
2001 40,662 12,055 519,594 -105,130
2000 39,811 14,296 506,162 -104,476
1999 39,342 15,912 491,814 -103,223
1998 39,324 16,878 474,453 -74,952
1997 39,581 17,457 461,209 -79,732
1996 39,920 17,914 442,559 90,975
1995 39,198 438 421,630 108,751
1994 36,533 -41,862 384,821 938,163
1993 33,239 -43,501 369,518 272,829
1992 32,016 52,620 362,373 -128,960
1991 21,867 460,628 357,676 -68,644
1990 46,720 -1,196,050 353,290 -127,215
1989 49,390 34,643 348,833 -199,509
1988 50,037 31,455 349,480 -286,247
1987 50,690 31,243 334,438 -441,710
1986 51,824 27,187 332,609 -121,350
1985 51,772 25,777 307,625 -75,642
1984 52,539 17,020 304,524 -70,532
1983 51,460 31,758 324,158 -73,899
1982 49,981 30,437 321,493 -72,852
1981 48,098 29,600 322,207 -58,347
1980 47,096 32,483 349,586 -149,650
1979 45,569 37,383 331,162 83,699
1978 44,277 39,159 310,403 95,859
1977 42,922 38,225 289,193 91,082
1976 41,439 36,050 273,924 61,326
1975 39,295 30,909 257,984 59,562
1974 37,425 25,398 240,665 51,238
1973 35,741 22,830 226,847 44,951
1972 34,045 21,984 215,793 35,023
1971 32,339 22,182 211,137 11,297
1970 30,789 26,614 207,385 -18,197
1969 28,774 33,143 202,174 -24,251
1968 26,161 35,399 197,623 -26,872
1967 23,520 34,177 193,044 -27,672
1966 20,914 32,383 189,218 -31,462
1965 18,952 30,580 185,931 -30,538
1964 17,064 29,537 182,334 -35,005
1963 15,357 28,889 180,867 -37,738
1962 13,730 27,417 176,297 -38,504
1961 12,327 24,618 171,236 -40,181
1960 11,054 21,769 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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