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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,897,263 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,100,145 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 5.8 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +3.1% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 5.1M (115.7% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

Kuwait vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kuwait Nepal
2100 9,589,440 31,902,377
2099 9,513,152 32,090,762
2098 9,437,521 32,277,789
2097 9,362,225 32,464,318
2096 9,287,200 32,647,891
2095 9,212,523 32,828,594
2094 9,138,210 33,009,460
2093 9,064,241 33,186,290
2092 8,990,676 33,361,327
2091 8,917,547 33,532,505
2090 8,844,888 33,699,660
2089 8,772,503 33,863,636
2088 8,700,563 34,022,597
2087 8,629,117 34,175,457
2086 8,558,199 34,322,945
2085 8,487,764 34,468,441
2084 8,417,828 34,605,513
2083 8,348,353 34,735,114
2082 8,279,354 34,856,938
2081 8,210,772 34,972,075
2080 8,142,636 35,080,783
2079 8,075,101 35,183,584
2078 8,008,036 35,277,254
2077 7,941,463 35,362,658
2076 7,875,406 35,440,746
2075 7,809,930 35,510,291
2074 7,745,028 35,573,094
2073 7,680,639 35,627,375
2072 7,616,806 35,670,886
2071 7,553,744 35,709,979
2070 7,491,390 35,739,580
2069 7,429,571 35,759,193
2068 7,368,423 35,770,405
2067 7,307,932 35,774,081
2066 7,248,116 35,770,220
2065 7,188,899 35,758,824
2064 7,130,298 35,737,661
2063 7,072,099 35,709,945
2062 7,014,494 35,669,839
2061 6,957,511 35,623,365
2060 6,901,153 35,567,728
2059 6,845,293 35,503,043
2058 6,789,909 35,427,419
2057 6,734,955 35,345,633
2056 6,680,523 35,253,644
2055 6,626,403 35,155,433
2054 6,572,580 35,050,330
2053 6,518,885 34,936,594
2052 6,465,284 34,816,009
2051 6,411,692 34,684,328
2050 6,358,029 34,546,267
2049 6,304,394 34,400,898
2048 6,250,650 34,250,249
2047 6,196,914 34,091,495
2046 6,143,120 33,921,975
2045 6,089,197 33,747,892
2044 6,035,156 33,566,784
2043 5,981,241 33,380,395
2042 5,927,307 33,186,321
2041 5,873,587 32,987,097
2040 5,820,161 32,781,189
2039 5,767,029 32,569,731
2038 5,714,211 32,349,742
2037 5,661,929 32,125,036
2036 5,610,194 31,892,962
2035 5,559,069 31,653,976
2034 5,508,623 31,407,460
2033 5,458,935 31,152,292
2032 5,410,081 30,890,627
2031 5,362,063 30,623,706
2030 5,314,935 30,349,201
2029 5,265,492 30,068,368
2028 5,212,438 29,780,585
2027 5,152,065 29,627,864
2026 5,080,894 29,585,230
2025 4,998,262 29,605,298
2024 4,897,263 29,651,054
2023 4,853,420 29,694,614
2022 4,589,643 29,715,436
2021 4,360,865 29,475,010
2020 4,400,267 28,966,574
2019 4,442,316 28,414,064
2018 4,323,515 28,079,689
2017 4,154,812 28,011,258
2016 4,004,096 27,955,462
2015 3,834,574 27,823,629
2014 3,665,876 27,672,370
2013 3,507,844 27,589,996
2012 3,337,109 27,534,915
2011 3,132,814 27,464,494
2010 2,943,372 27,341,952
2009 2,795,484 27,173,035
2008 2,651,421 26,990,037
2007 2,507,887 26,788,492
2006 2,364,733 26,565,425
2005 2,236,788 26,309,458
2004 2,157,320 26,016,656
2003 2,109,881 25,688,758
2002 2,059,974 25,328,981
2001 2,008,121 24,946,748
2000 1,954,709 24,546,509
1999 1,900,030 24,125,199
1998 1,844,302 23,680,357
1997 1,787,683 23,219,463
1996 1,730,246 22,741,862
1995 1,681,513 22,245,439
1994 1,664,361 21,717,479
1993 1,672,151 21,180,159
1992 1,634,961 20,609,707
1991 1,351,399 20,036,500
1990 1,684,819 19,524,573
1989 2,217,468 19,057,807
1988 2,134,707 18,638,661
1987 2,052,994 18,250,505
1986 1,972,520 17,868,124
1985 1,894,242 17,477,692
1984 1,820,688 17,085,242
1983 1,744,295 16,689,119
1982 1,662,480 16,297,987
1981 1,583,426 15,922,423
1980 1,504,782 15,553,105
1979 1,423,514 15,190,590
1978 1,340,319 14,839,695
1977 1,258,023 14,499,175
1976 1,178,711 14,177,649
1975 1,104,863 13,870,695
1974 1,038,346 13,568,435
1973 977,654 13,275,239
1972 920,352 12,989,099
1971 865,076 12,710,061
1970 809,114 12,436,190
1969 749,452 12,167,036
1968 687,716 11,906,266
1967 628,089 11,652,716
1966 572,590 11,408,710
1965 521,174 11,173,411
1964 473,115 10,946,392
1963 427,694 10,729,818
1962 384,995 10,521,116
1961 345,945 10,318,396
1960 311,060 10,123,658

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/nepal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 1,096,049 people (a 27.4% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.59M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Population growth rate by year

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kuwait Nepal
2100 0.8% -0.59%
2099 0.8% -0.58%
2098 0.8% -0.57%
2097 0.81% -0.56%
2096 0.81% -0.55%
2095 0.81% -0.55%
2094 0.82% -0.53%
2093 0.82% -0.52%
2092 0.82% -0.51%
2091 0.82% -0.5%
2090 0.83% -0.48%
2089 0.83% -0.47%
2088 0.83% -0.45%
2087 0.83% -0.43%
2086 0.83% -0.42%
2085 0.83% -0.4%
2084 0.83% -0.37%
2083 0.83% -0.35%
2082 0.84% -0.33%
2081 0.84% -0.31%
2080 0.84% -0.29%
2079 0.84% -0.27%
2078 0.84% -0.24%
2077 0.84% -0.22%
2076 0.84% -0.2%
2075 0.84% -0.18%
2074 0.84% -0.15%
2073 0.84% -0.12%
2072 0.83% -0.11%
2071 0.83% -0.08%
2070 0.83% -0.05%
2069 0.83% -0.03%
2068 0.83% -0.01%
2067 0.83% 0.01%
2066 0.82% 0.03%
2065 0.82% 0.06%
2064 0.82% 0.08%
2063 0.82% 0.11%
2062 0.82% 0.13%
2061 0.82% 0.16%
2060 0.82% 0.18%
2059 0.82% 0.21%
2058 0.82% 0.23%
2057 0.81% 0.26%
2056 0.82% 0.28%
2055 0.82% 0.3%
2054 0.82% 0.33%
2053 0.83% 0.35%
2052 0.84% 0.38%
2051 0.84% 0.4%
2050 0.85% 0.42%
2049 0.86% 0.44%
2048 0.87% 0.47%
2047 0.88% 0.5%
2046 0.89% 0.52%
2045 0.9% 0.54%
2044 0.9% 0.56%
2043 0.91% 0.58%
2042 0.91% 0.6%
2041 0.92% 0.63%
2040 0.92% 0.65%
2039 0.92% 0.68%
2038 0.92% 0.7%
2037 0.92% 0.73%
2036 0.92% 0.75%
2035 0.92% 0.78%
2034 0.91% 0.82%
2033 0.9% 0.85%
2032 0.9% 0.87%
2031 0.89% 0.9%
2030 0.94% 0.93%
2029 1.02% 0.97%
2028 1.17% 0.52%
2027 1.4% 0.14%
2026 1.65% -0.07%
2025 2.06% -0.15%
2024 0.9% -0.15%
2023 5.75% -0.07%
2022 5.25% 0.82%
2021 -0.9% 1.76%
2020 -0.95% 1.94%
2019 2.75% 1.19%
2018 4.06% 0.24%
2017 3.76% 0.2%
2016 4.42% 0.47%
2015 4.6% 0.55%
2014 4.51% 0.3%
2013 5.12% 0.2%
2012 6.52% 0.26%
2011 6.44% 0.45%
2010 5.29% 0.62%
2009 5.43% 0.68%
2008 5.72% 0.75%
2007 6.05% 0.84%
2006 5.72% 0.97%
2005 3.68% 1.13%
2004 2.25% 1.28%
2003 2.42% 1.42%
2002 2.58% 1.53%
2001 2.73% 1.63%
2000 2.88% 1.75%
1999 3.02% 1.88%
1998 3.17% 1.98%
1997 3.32% 2.1%
1996 2.9% 2.23%
1995 1.03% 2.43%
1994 -0.47% 2.54%
1993 2.27% 2.77%
1992 21% 2.86%
1991 -19.8% 2.62%
1990 -24% 2.45%
1989 3.88% 2.25%
1988 3.98% 2.13%
1987 4.08% 2.14%
1986 4.13% 2.23%
1985 4.04% 2.3%
1984 4.38% 2.37%
1983 4.92% 2.4%
1982 4.99% 2.36%
1981 5.23% 2.37%
1980 5.71% 2.39%
1979 6.21% 2.36%
1978 6.54% 2.35%
1977 6.73% 2.27%
1976 6.68% 2.21%
1975 6.41% 2.23%
1974 6.21% 2.21%
1973 6.23% 2.2%
1972 6.39% 2.2%
1971 6.92% 2.2%
1970 7.96% 2.21%
1969 8.98% 2.19%
1968 9.49% 2.18%
1967 9.69% 2.14%
1966 9.87% 2.11%
1965 10.2% 2.07%
1964 10.6% 2.02%
1963 11.1% 1.98%
1962 11.3% 1.96%
1961 11.2% 1.92%

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/nepal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kuwait grew by 0.9%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Kuwait Nepal
Current population
5100145
29596762
Population rank 127/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.36%
One net population change
12 minutes
12.1 minutes
One birth every
10.5 minutes
54.9 seconds
One death every
1.18 hours
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline +120 -119
Annual growth/decline +43,843 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate +0.9% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 174/197
One migration net change every
12.3 minutes
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change +42,775 -364,699
Net migration rank 24/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 3,323,191 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 20/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 67.3% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 5/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kuwait
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kuwait Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 42,775 - -364,699
2024 - 61,624 - -401,282
2023 42,568 50,008 368,450 -409,782
2022 41,752 368,560 379,021 -379,321
2021 42,057 19,678 351,165 130,001
2020 41,083 -168,379 373,553 162,139
2019 46,268 181 387,113 182,203
2018 47,222 145,973 394,576 -295,151
2017 51,498 92,717 406,219 -368,787
2016 51,397 105,818 415,921 -341,748
2015 52,127 129,695 410,565 -221,062
2014 54,673 100,891 423,166 -310,156
2013 52,666 107,821 424,804 -373,064
2012 53,181 127,777 430,151 -371,707
2011 50,733 176,732 429,957 -347,552
2010 49,838 101,566 432,631 -269,963
2009 48,879 95,483 441,290 -266,144
2008 47,505 96,268 452,353 -261,540
2007 46,539 96,765 464,780 -252,526
2006 45,911 97,087 475,335 -241,455
2005 45,243 67,638 489,093 -211,024
2004 44,341 1,713 504,853 -197,336
2003 42,934 5,895 516,575 -168,314
2002 41,651 9,335 525,045 -153,730
2001 40,662 12,055 542,118 -148,973
2000 39,811 14,296 554,506 -147,193
1999 39,342 15,912 557,847 -122,551
1998 39,324 16,878 562,787 -108,400
1997 39,581 17,457 565,882 -98,454
1996 39,920 17,914 580,099 -92,307
1995 39,198 438 591,283 -86,232
1994 36,533 -41,862 578,293 -27,415
1993 33,239 -43,501 561,549 -37,782
1992 32,016 52,620 533,029 84,113
1991 21,867 460,628 512,233 17,056
1990 46,720 -1,196,050 495,202 -640
1989 49,390 34,643 478,771 -39,808
1988 50,037 31,455 463,581 -64,246
1987 50,690 31,243 449,400 -72,437
1986 51,824 27,187 434,802 -47,017
1985 51,772 25,777 423,240 -30,154
1984 52,539 17,020 411,122 -19,300
1983 51,460 31,758 399,103 1,304
1982 49,981 30,437 385,741 -3,898
1981 48,098 29,600 374,145 -4,855
1980 47,096 32,483 364,254 5,084
1979 45,569 37,383 355,597 88
1978 44,277 39,159 345,765 346
1977 42,922 38,225 332,843 2,108
1976 41,439 36,050 323,222 -15,119
1975 39,295 30,909 312,479 -6,686
1974 37,425 25,398 303,078 -4,361
1973 35,741 22,830 288,750 -1,076
1972 34,045 21,984 286,708 -2,107
1971 32,339 22,182 280,752 -7,284
1970 30,789 26,614 272,439 1,847
1969 28,774 33,143 264,560 -527
1968 26,161 35,399 258,259 -746
1967 23,520 34,177 249,240 347
1966 20,914 32,383 241,716 -3,306
1965 18,952 30,580 233,726 -1,551
1964 17,064 29,537 227,948 -6,087
1963 15,357 28,889 219,586 -8,303
1962 13,730 27,417 215,368 -9,249
1961 12,327 24,618 209,917 -10,601
1960 11,054 21,769 203,374 -13,223

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

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/nepal | 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 Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

Biggest cities by population

Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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