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

Kuwait and Nauru: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kuwait	Nauru	Kuwait	Nauru
1960	311,060	4,607	-	-
1961	345,945	4,774	11.2%	3.62%
1962	384,995	4,979	11.3%	4.29%
1963	427,694	5,226	11.1%	4.96%
1964	473,115	5,515	10.6%	5.53%
1965	521,174	5,832	10.2%	5.75%
1966	572,590	6,043	9.87%	3.62%
1967	628,089	6,135	9.69%	1.52%
1968	687,716	6,328	9.49%	3.15%
1969	749,452	6,581	8.98%	4%
1970	809,114	6,710	7.96%	1.96%
1971	865,076	6,762	6.92%	0.77%
1972	920,352	6,812	6.39%	0.74%
1973	977,654	6,866	6.23%	0.79%
1974	1,038,346	6,923	6.21%	0.83%
1975	1,104,863	6,987	6.41%	0.92%
1976	1,178,711	7,064	6.68%	1.1%
1977	1,258,023	7,163	6.73%	1.4%
1978	1,340,319	7,298	6.54%	1.88%
1979	1,423,514	7,468	6.21%	2.33%
1980	1,504,782	7,649	5.71%	2.42%
1981	1,583,426	7,839	5.23%	2.48%
1982	1,662,480	8,040	4.99%	2.56%
1983	1,744,295	8,216	4.92%	2.19%
1984	1,820,688	8,377	4.38%	1.96%
1985	1,894,242	8,551	4.04%	2.08%
1986	1,972,520	8,742	4.13%	2.23%
1987	2,052,994	8,946	4.08%	2.33%
1988	2,134,707	9,165	3.98%	2.45%
1989	2,217,468	9,390	3.88%	2.45%
1990	1,684,819	9,622	-24%	2.47%
1991	1,351,399	9,850	-19.8%	2.37%
1992	1,634,961	10,021	21%	1.74%
1993	1,672,151	10,102	2.27%	0.81%
1994	1,664,361	10,137	-0.47%	0.35%
1995	1,681,513	10,165	1.03%	0.28%
1996	1,730,246	10,183	2.9%	0.18%
1997	1,787,683	10,197	3.32%	0.14%
1998	1,844,302	10,198	3.17%	0.01%
1999	1,900,030	10,187	3.02%	-0.11%
2000	1,954,709	10,168	2.88%	-0.19%
2001	2,008,121	10,130	2.73%	-0.37%
2002	2,059,974	10,082	2.58%	-0.47%
2003	2,109,881	10,059	2.42%	-0.23%
2004	2,157,320	10,060	2.25%	0.01%
2005	2,236,788	10,049	3.68%	-0.11%
2006	2,364,733	10,034	5.72%	-0.15%
2007	2,507,887	10,020	6.05%	-0.14%
2008	2,651,421	10,009	5.72%	-0.11%
2009	2,795,484	10,016	5.43%	0.07%
2010	2,943,372	10,043	5.29%	0.27%
2011	3,132,814	10,098	6.44%	0.55%
2012	3,337,109	10,267	6.52%	1.67%
2013	3,507,844	10,517	5.12%	2.43%
2014	3,665,876	10,742	4.51%	2.14%
2015	3,834,574	10,954	4.6%	1.97%
2016	4,004,096	11,150	4.42%	1.79%
2017	4,154,812	11,324	3.76%	1.56%
2018	4,323,515	11,477	4.06%	1.35%
2019	4,442,316	11,587	2.75%	0.96%
2020	4,400,267	11,643	-0.95%	0.48%
2021	4,360,865	11,709	-0.9%	0.57%
2022	4,589,643	11,801	5.25%	0.79%
2023	4,853,420	11,875	5.75%	0.63%
2024	4,897,263	11,947	0.9%	0.61%
2025	4,988,142	12,030	1.86%	0.7%
2026	5,064,255	12,103	1.53%	0.61%
2027	5,129,360	12,196	1.29%	0.77%
2028	5,185,490	12,296	1.09%	0.82%
2029	5,236,219	12,403	0.98%	0.87%
2030	5,284,012	12,519	0.91%	0.94%
2031	5,331,101	12,645	0.89%	1%
2032	5,379,044	12,785	0.9%	1.11%
2033	5,427,808	12,921	0.91%	1.06%
2034	5,477,364	13,071	0.91%	1.16%
2035	5,527,633	13,230	0.92%	1.22%
2036	5,578,535	13,391	0.92%	1.21%
2037	5,630,015	13,541	0.92%	1.12%
2038	5,682,029	13,697	0.92%	1.16%
2039	5,734,465	13,857	0.92%	1.17%
2040	5,787,201	14,041	0.92%	1.33%
2041	5,840,229	14,220	0.92%	1.27%
2042	5,893,501	14,402	0.91%	1.28%
2043	5,946,873	14,579	0.91%	1.23%
2044	6,000,304	14,754	0.9%	1.2%
2045	6,053,738	14,920	0.89%	1.13%
2046	6,107,040	15,098	0.88%	1.19%
2047	6,160,254	15,268	0.87%	1.12%
2048	6,213,452	15,431	0.86%	1.07%
2049	6,266,588	15,595	0.86%	1.06%
2050	6,319,692	15,751	0.85%	1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 1,060,870 (a 26.5% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 954 (a 8.56% growth).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Kuwait's population will grow by 24.8% to 6,319,692 people with a rank change from 127th to 117th. The population of Nauru will increase by 30.1% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.