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

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The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,865,298 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 4,981,316 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 7.23 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +2.64% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 4.98M (110.7% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Kuwait vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kuwait Poland
2100 9,334,340 18,452,579
2099 9,260,081 18,644,857
2098 9,186,463 18,838,707
2097 9,113,170 19,033,962
2096 9,040,141 19,231,896
2095 8,967,450 19,431,204
2094 8,895,114 19,634,214
2093 8,823,113 19,840,304
2092 8,751,505 20,049,969
2091 8,680,321 20,263,764
2090 8,609,595 20,482,150
2089 8,539,136 20,705,051
2088 8,469,109 20,933,750
2087 8,399,564 21,167,790
2086 8,330,533 21,407,163
2085 8,261,971 21,652,018
2084 8,193,896 21,902,736
2083 8,126,269 22,159,983
2082 8,059,106 22,423,109
2081 7,992,347 22,691,495
2080 7,926,024 22,964,515
2079 7,860,286 23,242,960
2078 7,795,005 23,524,184
2077 7,730,203 23,811,918
2076 7,665,903 24,102,012
2075 7,602,169 24,395,355
2074 7,538,993 24,691,719
2073 7,476,318 24,990,908
2072 7,414,183 25,290,453
2071 7,352,798 25,590,102
2070 7,292,103 25,889,034
2069 7,231,928 26,187,633
2068 7,172,407 26,485,171
2067 7,113,525 26,780,961
2066 7,055,300 27,074,124
2065 6,997,659 27,364,039
2064 6,940,617 27,650,950
2063 6,883,966 27,934,132
2062 6,827,893 28,212,240
2061 6,772,426 28,487,283
2060 6,717,567 28,757,525
2059 6,663,194 29,025,705
2058 6,609,283 29,288,751
2057 6,555,790 29,548,996
2056 6,502,807 29,806,770
2055 6,450,126 30,060,951
2054 6,397,735 30,311,416
2053 6,345,468 30,559,065
2052 6,293,294 30,801,964
2051 6,241,127 31,043,690
2050 6,188,892 31,281,762
2049 6,136,684 31,516,893
2048 6,084,369 31,748,736
2047 6,032,063 31,978,608
2046 5,979,700 32,205,877
2045 5,927,211 32,431,013
2044 5,874,608 32,653,012
2043 5,822,127 32,873,136
2042 5,769,628 33,090,733
2041 5,717,337 33,303,578
2040 5,665,332 33,514,705
2039 5,613,613 33,722,530
2038 5,562,201 33,926,660
2037 5,511,310 34,126,585
2036 5,460,951 34,323,967
2035 5,411,185 34,515,669
2034 5,362,082 34,704,048
2033 5,313,716 34,887,791
2032 5,266,162 35,067,502
2031 5,219,420 35,242,658
2030 5,173,547 35,410,392
2029 5,125,419 35,572,635
2028 5,073,776 35,725,650
2027 5,015,009 35,870,384
2026 4,945,732 36,007,074
2025 4,865,298 36,435,861
2024 4,897,263 36,559,233
2023 4,853,420 36,687,353
2022 4,589,643 36,821,749
2021 4,360,865 36,981,559
2020 4,400,267 37,515,748
2019 4,442,316 37,965,475
2018 4,323,515 37,974,750
2017 4,154,812 37,974,826
2016 4,004,096 37,970,087
2015 3,834,574 37,986,412
2014 3,665,876 38,011,735
2013 3,507,844 38,040,196
2012 3,337,109 38,063,164
2011 3,132,814 38,063,255
2010 2,943,372 38,042,794
2009 2,795,484 38,151,603
2008 2,651,421 38,125,759
2007 2,507,887 38,120,560
2006 2,364,733 38,141,267
2005 2,236,788 38,165,445
2004 2,157,320 38,182,222
2003 2,109,881 38,204,570
2002 2,059,974 38,230,364
2001 2,008,121 38,248,076
2000 1,954,709 38,258,629
1999 1,900,030 38,660,271
1998 1,844,302 38,663,481
1997 1,787,683 38,649,660
1996 1,730,246 38,624,370
1995 1,681,513 38,594,998
1994 1,664,361 38,542,652
1993 1,672,151 38,461,408
1992 1,634,961 38,363,667
1991 1,351,399 38,246,193
1990 1,684,819 38,110,782
1989 2,217,468 37,961,529
1988 2,134,707 37,824,487
1987 2,052,994 37,668,045
1986 1,972,520 37,456,119
1985 1,894,242 37,201,885
1984 1,820,688 36,904,134
1983 1,744,295 36,571,808
1982 1,662,480 36,230,481
1981 1,583,426 35,898,587
1980 1,504,782 35,574,150
1979 1,423,514 35,247,217
1978 1,340,319 34,965,600
1977 1,258,023 34,689,050
1976 1,178,711 34,356,300
1975 1,104,863 34,015,199
1974 1,038,346 33,678,899
1973 977,654 33,357,200
1972 920,352 33,055,650
1971 865,076 32,783,500
1970 809,114 32,664,300
1969 749,452 32,548,300
1968 687,716 32,294,655
1967 628,089 31,987,155
1966 572,590 31,681,000
1965 521,174 31,444,950
1964 473,115 31,139,450
1963 427,694 30,712,000
1962 384,995 30,308,500
1961 345,945 29,964,000
1960 311,060 29,637,450

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 977,220 people (a 24.4% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kuwait's population will grow by 24.2% to 6,188,892 people with a rank change from 127th to 119th. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.33M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kuwait Poland
2100 0.8% -1.03%
2099 0.8% -1.03%
2098 0.8% -1.03%
2097 0.81% -1.03%
2096 0.81% -1.03%
2095 0.81% -1.03%
2094 0.82% -1.04%
2093 0.82% -1.05%
2092 0.82% -1.06%
2091 0.82% -1.07%
2090 0.83% -1.08%
2089 0.83% -1.09%
2088 0.83% -1.11%
2087 0.83% -1.12%
2086 0.83% -1.13%
2085 0.83% -1.14%
2084 0.83% -1.16%
2083 0.83% -1.17%
2082 0.84% -1.18%
2081 0.84% -1.19%
2080 0.84% -1.2%
2079 0.84% -1.2%
2078 0.84% -1.21%
2077 0.84% -1.2%
2076 0.84% -1.2%
2075 0.84% -1.2%
2074 0.84% -1.2%
2073 0.84% -1.18%
2072 0.83% -1.17%
2071 0.83% -1.15%
2070 0.83% -1.14%
2069 0.83% -1.12%
2068 0.83% -1.1%
2067 0.83% -1.08%
2066 0.82% -1.06%
2065 0.82% -1.04%
2064 0.82% -1.01%
2063 0.82% -0.99%
2062 0.82% -0.97%
2061 0.82% -0.94%
2060 0.82% -0.92%
2059 0.82% -0.9%
2058 0.82% -0.88%
2057 0.81% -0.86%
2056 0.82% -0.85%
2055 0.82% -0.83%
2054 0.82% -0.81%
2053 0.83% -0.79%
2052 0.84% -0.78%
2051 0.84% -0.76%
2050 0.85% -0.75%
2049 0.86% -0.73%
2048 0.87% -0.72%
2047 0.88% -0.71%
2046 0.89% -0.69%
2045 0.9% -0.68%
2044 0.9% -0.67%
2043 0.91% -0.66%
2042 0.91% -0.64%
2041 0.92% -0.63%
2040 0.92% -0.62%
2039 0.92% -0.6%
2038 0.92% -0.59%
2037 0.92% -0.58%
2036 0.92% -0.56%
2035 0.92% -0.54%
2034 0.91% -0.53%
2033 0.9% -0.51%
2032 0.9% -0.5%
2031 0.89% -0.47%
2030 0.94% -0.46%
2029 1.02% -0.43%
2028 1.17% -0.4%
2027 1.4% -0.38%
2026 1.65% -1.18%
2025 -0.65% -0.34%
2024 0.9% -0.35%
2023 5.75% -0.36%
2022 5.25% -0.43%
2021 -0.9% -1.42%
2020 -0.95% -1.18%
2019 2.75% -0.02%
2018 4.06% -0%
2017 3.76% 0.01%
2016 4.42% -0.04%
2015 4.6% -0.07%
2014 4.51% -0.07%
2013 5.12% -0.06%
2012 6.52% -0%
2011 6.44% 0.05%
2010 5.29% -0.29%
2009 5.43% 0.07%
2008 5.72% 0.01%
2007 6.05% -0.05%
2006 5.72% -0.06%
2005 3.68% -0.04%
2004 2.25% -0.06%
2003 2.42% -0.07%
2002 2.58% -0.05%
2001 2.73% -0.03%
2000 2.88% -1.04%
1999 3.02% -0.008%
1998 3.17% 0.04%
1997 3.32% 0.07%
1996 2.9% 0.08%
1995 1.03% 0.14%
1994 -0.47% 0.21%
1993 2.27% 0.25%
1992 21% 0.31%
1991 -19.8% 0.36%
1990 -24% 0.39%
1989 3.88% 0.36%
1988 3.98% 0.42%
1987 4.08% 0.57%
1986 4.13% 0.68%
1985 4.04% 0.81%
1984 4.38% 0.91%
1983 4.92% 0.94%
1982 4.99% 0.92%
1981 5.23% 0.91%
1980 5.71% 0.93%
1979 6.21% 0.81%
1978 6.54% 0.8%
1977 6.73% 0.97%
1976 6.68% 1%
1975 6.41% 1%
1974 6.21% 0.96%
1973 6.23% 0.91%
1972 6.39% 0.83%
1971 6.92% 0.36%
1970 7.96% 0.36%
1969 8.98% 0.79%
1968 9.49% 0.96%
1967 9.69% 0.97%
1966 9.87% 0.75%
1965 10.2% 0.98%
1964 10.6% 1.39%
1963 11.1% 1.33%
1962 11.3% 1.15%
1961 11.2% 1.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Kuwait declined by 0.65%, while Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Kuwait Poland
Current population
4981316
36007074
Population rank 127/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.43%
One net population change
16.5 minutes
4.27 minutes
One birth every
10.7 minutes
2.08 minutes
One death every
1.18 hours
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline -88 -338
Annual growth/decline -31,965 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 188/197 179/197
One migration net change every
12.3 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change +42,775 -330,820
Net migration rank 24/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 3,323,191 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 20/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 67.3% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 5/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kuwait
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kuwait Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 42,775 - -330,820
2024 41,627 61,624 -157,205 -238,062
2023 42,568 50,008 -135,743 -7,824
2022 41,752 368,560 -143,605 967,744
2021 42,057 19,678 -184,907 2,251
2020 41,083 -168,379 -120,050 3,920
2019 46,268 181 -34,169 7,696
2018 47,222 145,973 -26,582 -223
2017 51,498 92,717 0 -21,535
2016 51,397 105,818 -3,797 -5,675
2015 52,127 129,695 -26,590 3,887
2014 54,673 100,891 0 5,525
2013 52,666 107,821 -19,020 12,402
2012 53,181 127,777 0 4,635
2011 50,733 176,732 11,419 45,951
2010 49,838 101,566 38,043 119,623
2009 48,879 95,483 30,521 -8,283
2008 47,505 96,268 34,313 -42,288
2007 46,539 96,765 11,436 -51,235
2006 45,911 97,087 3,814 -68,882
2005 45,243 67,638 -3,817 -41,942
2004 44,341 1,713 -7,637 -38,216
2003 42,934 5,895 -15,281 -19,039
2002 41,651 9,335 -3,823 -16,462
2001 40,662 12,055 3,825 -16,648
2000 39,811 14,296 11,478 -15,921
1999 39,342 15,912 0 -53,035
1998 39,324 16,878 19,332 -39,509
1997 39,581 17,457 34,785 -44,230
1996 39,920 17,914 42,487 -45,349
1995 39,198 438 46,314 -52,989
1994 36,533 -41,862 96,357 -41,845
1993 33,239 -43,501 103,846 -48,805
1992 32,016 52,620 118,928 -46,893
1991 21,867 460,628 141,511 -55,342
1990 46,720 -1,196,050 160,066 -50,339
1989 49,390 34,643 182,215 -49,192
1988 50,037 31,455 215,599 -101,671
1987 50,690 31,243 226,008 -32,310
1986 51,824 27,187 258,448 -22,520
1985 51,772 25,777 297,615 -27,277
1984 52,539 17,020 332,137 -18,402
1983 51,460 31,758 373,032 -26,724
1982 49,981 30,437 369,551 -34,980
1981 48,098 29,600 351,806 -16,155
1980 47,096 32,483 348,627 -42,420
1979 45,569 37,383 366,571 -22,162
1978 44,277 39,159 339,166 -62,936
1977 42,922 38,225 353,828 -33,496
1976 41,439 36,050 367,612 -25,716
1975 39,295 30,909 350,356 -31,346
1974 37,425 25,398 346,893 -18,273
1973 35,741 22,830 320,229 -29,335
1972 34,045 21,984 314,028 -15,004
1971 32,339 22,182 278,660 -31,767
1970 30,789 26,614 280,913 -66,859
1969 28,774 33,143 270,151 -26,744
1968 26,161 35,399 280,963 -11,905
1967 23,520 34,177 275,089 -25,479
1966 20,914 32,383 297,801 -17,158
1965 18,952 30,580 314,450 -21,658
1964 17,064 29,537 326,965 -23,273
1963 15,357 28,889 359,330 -13,770
1962 13,730 27,417 360,671 -31,021
1961 12,327 24,618 398,521 -20,044
1960 11,054 21,769 444,562 -6,306

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Kuwait is from natural causes (a gain of 457,599 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 805,875 people). In Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

Biggest cities by population

Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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