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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,897,263 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,100,145 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 3.69 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +3.1% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 5.1M (115.7% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Kuwait vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kuwait Romania
2100 9,589,440 10,801,385
2099 9,513,152 10,885,505
2098 9,437,521 10,969,050
2097 9,362,225 11,052,086
2096 9,287,200 11,134,776
2095 9,212,523 11,217,462
2094 9,138,210 11,299,298
2093 9,064,241 11,382,352
2092 8,990,676 11,464,817
2091 8,917,547 11,546,872
2090 8,844,888 11,630,335
2089 8,772,503 11,713,468
2088 8,700,563 11,796,733
2087 8,629,117 11,880,373
2086 8,558,199 11,966,550
2085 8,487,764 12,052,744
2084 8,417,828 12,140,454
2083 8,348,353 12,229,714
2082 8,279,354 12,319,480
2081 8,210,772 12,412,385
2080 8,142,636 12,507,333
2079 8,075,101 12,603,302
2078 8,008,036 12,700,870
2077 7,941,463 12,799,985
2076 7,875,406 12,900,610
2075 7,809,930 13,002,848
2074 7,745,028 13,107,513
2073 7,680,639 13,213,407
2072 7,616,806 13,323,211
2071 7,553,744 13,435,661
2070 7,491,390 13,550,449
2069 7,429,571 13,667,892
2068 7,368,423 13,786,771
2067 7,307,932 13,909,141
2066 7,248,116 14,034,214
2065 7,188,899 14,163,381
2064 7,130,298 14,293,294
2063 7,072,099 14,424,068
2062 7,014,494 14,557,025
2061 6,957,511 14,689,897
2060 6,901,153 14,821,441
2059 6,845,293 14,952,855
2058 6,789,909 15,082,857
2057 6,734,955 15,211,914
2056 6,680,523 15,340,213
2055 6,626,403 15,467,019
2054 6,572,580 15,590,545
2053 6,518,885 15,712,155
2052 6,465,284 15,834,374
2051 6,411,692 15,954,507
2050 6,358,029 16,073,070
2049 6,304,394 16,192,498
2048 6,250,650 16,311,535
2047 6,196,914 16,430,565
2046 6,143,120 16,547,661
2045 6,089,197 16,665,026
2044 6,035,156 16,783,383
2043 5,981,241 16,900,955
2042 5,927,307 17,018,000
2041 5,873,587 17,136,818
2040 5,820,161 17,253,674
2039 5,767,029 17,370,310
2038 5,714,211 17,488,193
2037 5,661,929 17,604,853
2036 5,610,194 17,721,511
2035 5,559,069 17,837,396
2034 5,508,623 17,950,976
2033 5,458,935 18,064,449
2032 5,410,081 18,176,399
2031 5,362,063 18,288,437
2030 5,314,935 18,399,699
2029 5,265,492 18,511,331
2028 5,212,438 18,621,197
2027 5,152,065 18,730,482
2026 5,080,894 18,839,108
2025 4,998,262 18,946,392
2024 4,897,263 19,051,804
2023 4,853,420 19,061,062
2022 4,589,643 19,048,502
2021 4,360,865 19,122,059
2020 4,400,267 19,265,250
2019 4,442,316 19,371,648
2018 4,323,515 19,473,970
2017 4,154,812 19,588,715
2016 4,004,096 19,702,267
2015 3,834,574 19,815,616
2014 3,665,876 19,908,979
2013 3,507,844 19,983,693
2012 3,337,109 20,058,035
2011 3,132,814 20,147,528
2010 2,943,372 20,246,871
2009 2,795,484 20,367,487
2008 2,651,421 20,537,875
2007 2,507,887 20,882,982
2006 2,364,733 21,193,760
2005 2,236,788 21,319,685
2004 2,157,320 21,451,748
2003 2,109,881 21,574,326
2002 2,059,974 21,730,496
2001 2,008,121 22,131,970
2000 1,954,709 22,442,971
1999 1,900,030 22,472,040
1998 1,844,302 22,507,344
1997 1,787,683 22,553,978
1996 1,730,246 22,619,004
1995 1,681,513 22,684,270
1994 1,664,361 22,730,211
1993 1,672,151 22,763,280
1992 1,634,961 22,794,284
1991 1,351,399 23,001,155
1990 1,684,819 23,201,835
1989 2,217,468 23,161,458
1988 2,134,707 23,057,662
1987 2,052,994 22,949,430
1986 1,972,520 22,836,841
1985 1,894,242 22,732,999
1984 1,820,688 22,640,547
1983 1,744,295 22,560,478
1982 1,662,480 22,475,741
1981 1,583,426 22,353,070
1980 1,504,782 22,207,282
1979 1,423,514 22,090,488
1978 1,340,319 21,951,464
1977 1,258,023 21,756,096
1976 1,178,711 21,551,634
1975 1,104,863 21,293,583
1974 1,038,346 21,029,429
1973 977,654 20,835,681
1972 920,352 20,657,957
1971 865,076 20,461,567
1970 809,114 20,250,398
1969 749,452 20,009,141
1968 687,716 19,799,831
1967 628,089 19,534,242
1966 572,590 19,215,450
1965 521,174 19,031,576
1964 473,115 18,919,126
1963 427,694 18,797,850
1962 384,995 18,676,550
1961 345,945 18,555,250
1960 311,060 18,406,905

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/romania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 1,096,049 people (a 27.4% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.59M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kuwait Romania
2100 0.8% -0.77%
2099 0.8% -0.76%
2098 0.8% -0.75%
2097 0.81% -0.74%
2096 0.81% -0.74%
2095 0.81% -0.72%
2094 0.82% -0.73%
2093 0.82% -0.72%
2092 0.82% -0.71%
2091 0.82% -0.72%
2090 0.83% -0.71%
2089 0.83% -0.71%
2088 0.83% -0.7%
2087 0.83% -0.72%
2086 0.83% -0.72%
2085 0.83% -0.72%
2084 0.83% -0.73%
2083 0.83% -0.73%
2082 0.84% -0.75%
2081 0.84% -0.76%
2080 0.84% -0.76%
2079 0.84% -0.77%
2078 0.84% -0.77%
2077 0.84% -0.78%
2076 0.84% -0.79%
2075 0.84% -0.8%
2074 0.84% -0.8%
2073 0.84% -0.82%
2072 0.83% -0.84%
2071 0.83% -0.85%
2070 0.83% -0.86%
2069 0.83% -0.86%
2068 0.83% -0.88%
2067 0.83% -0.89%
2066 0.82% -0.91%
2065 0.82% -0.91%
2064 0.82% -0.91%
2063 0.82% -0.91%
2062 0.82% -0.9%
2061 0.82% -0.89%
2060 0.82% -0.88%
2059 0.82% -0.86%
2058 0.82% -0.85%
2057 0.81% -0.84%
2056 0.82% -0.82%
2055 0.82% -0.79%
2054 0.82% -0.77%
2053 0.83% -0.77%
2052 0.84% -0.75%
2051 0.84% -0.74%
2050 0.85% -0.74%
2049 0.86% -0.73%
2048 0.87% -0.72%
2047 0.88% -0.71%
2046 0.89% -0.7%
2045 0.9% -0.71%
2044 0.9% -0.7%
2043 0.91% -0.69%
2042 0.91% -0.69%
2041 0.92% -0.68%
2040 0.92% -0.67%
2039 0.92% -0.67%
2038 0.92% -0.66%
2037 0.92% -0.66%
2036 0.92% -0.65%
2035 0.92% -0.63%
2034 0.91% -0.63%
2033 0.9% -0.62%
2032 0.9% -0.61%
2031 0.89% -0.6%
2030 0.94% -0.6%
2029 1.02% -0.59%
2028 1.17% -0.58%
2027 1.4% -0.58%
2026 1.65% -0.57%
2025 2.06% -0.55%
2024 0.9% -0.05%
2023 5.75% 0.07%
2022 5.25% -0.38%
2021 -0.9% -0.74%
2020 -0.95% -0.55%
2019 2.75% -0.53%
2018 4.06% -0.59%
2017 3.76% -0.58%
2016 4.42% -0.57%
2015 4.6% -0.47%
2014 4.51% -0.37%
2013 5.12% -0.37%
2012 6.52% -0.44%
2011 6.44% -0.49%
2010 5.29% -0.59%
2009 5.43% -0.83%
2008 5.72% -1.65%
2007 6.05% -1.47%
2006 5.72% -0.59%
2005 3.68% -0.62%
2004 2.25% -0.57%
2003 2.42% -0.72%
2002 2.58% -1.81%
2001 2.73% -1.39%
2000 2.88% -0.13%
1999 3.02% -0.16%
1998 3.17% -0.21%
1997 3.32% -0.29%
1996 2.9% -0.29%
1995 1.03% -0.2%
1994 -0.47% -0.15%
1993 2.27% -0.14%
1992 21% -0.9%
1991 -19.8% -0.86%
1990 -24% 0.17%
1989 3.88% 0.45%
1988 3.98% 0.47%
1987 4.08% 0.49%
1986 4.13% 0.46%
1985 4.04% 0.41%
1984 4.38% 0.35%
1983 4.92% 0.38%
1982 4.99% 0.55%
1981 5.23% 0.66%
1980 5.71% 0.53%
1979 6.21% 0.63%
1978 6.54% 0.9%
1977 6.73% 0.95%
1976 6.68% 1.21%
1975 6.41% 1.26%
1974 6.21% 0.93%
1973 6.23% 0.86%
1972 6.39% 0.96%
1971 6.92% 1.04%
1970 7.96% 1.21%
1969 8.98% 1.06%
1968 9.49% 1.36%
1967 9.69% 1.66%
1966 9.87% 0.97%
1965 10.2% 0.59%
1964 10.6% 0.65%
1963 11.1% 0.65%
1962 11.3% 0.65%
1961 11.2% 0.81%

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/romania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kuwait grew by 0.9%, while Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Kuwait Romania
Current population
5100145
18839108
Population rank 127/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.23%
One net population change
12 minutes
56.8 minutes
One birth every
10.5 minutes
3.45 minutes
One death every
1.18 hours
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +120 -25
Annual growth/decline +43,843 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate +0.9% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 169/197
One migration net change every
12.3 minutes
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change +42,775 -29,041
Net migration rank 24/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 3,323,191 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 20/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 67.3% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 5/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kuwait
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kuwait Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 42,775 - -29,041
2024 - 61,624 - -28,466
2023 42,568 50,008 -89,587 -27,780
2022 41,752 368,560 -93,338 89,076
2021 42,057 19,678 -141,504 -17,731
2020 41,083 -168,379 -100,179 -13,202
2019 46,268 181 -60,053 -27,909
2018 47,222 145,973 -62,316 -33,018
2017 51,498 92,717 -50,930 -33,081
2016 51,397 105,818 -53,196 -33,073
2015 52,127 129,695 -59,447 -35,751
2014 54,673 100,891 -55,745 -35,448
2013 52,666 107,821 -59,951 -34,910
2012 53,181 127,777 -54,157 -37,589
2011 50,733 176,732 -56,413 -102,769
2010 49,838 101,566 -46,567 -122,364
2009 48,879 95,483 -34,625 -137,953
2008 47,505 96,268 -30,806 -144,368
2007 46,539 96,765 -37,590 -133,089
2006 45,911 97,087 -38,148 -132,777
2005 45,243 67,638 -40,508 -131,176
2004 44,341 1,713 -42,904 -117,432
2003 42,934 5,895 -56,093 -107,139
2002 41,651 9,335 -58,673 -106,585
2001 40,662 12,055 -37,625 -91,154
2000 39,811 14,296 -22,443 -92,451
1999 39,342 15,912 -31,461 -82,590
1998 39,324 16,878 -33,761 -81,366
1997 39,581 17,457 -42,853 -88,734
1996 39,920 17,914 -56,548 -70,799
1995 39,198 438 -36,295 -73,779
1994 36,533 -41,862 -18,184 -76,246
1993 33,239 -43,501 -13,658 -73,475
1992 32,016 52,620 -4,559 -63,200
1991 21,867 460,628 25,301 -36,824
1990 46,720 -1,196,050 69,605 -38,157
1989 49,390 34,643 122,756 -33,866
1988 50,037 31,455 126,817 -48,911
1987 50,690 31,243 128,517 -42,868
1986 51,824 27,187 134,737 -50,450
1985 51,772 25,777 111,392 -28,108
1984 52,539 17,020 117,731 -24,629
1983 51,460 31,758 87,986 3,093
1982 49,981 30,437 119,121 -4,725
1981 48,098 29,600 156,472 -20,870
1980 47,096 32,483 168,776 -16,668
1979 45,569 37,383 194,397 -29,600
1978 44,277 39,159 204,148 -31,427
1977 42,922 38,225 215,385 -28,135
1976 41,439 36,050 213,361 18,748
1975 39,295 30,909 219,324 9,125
1974 37,425 25,398 235,530 6,725
1973 35,741 22,830 175,020 58,651
1972 34,045 21,984 198,316 61,920
1971 32,339 22,182 206,662 74,473
1970 30,789 26,614 234,905 71,919
1969 28,774 33,143 264,120 74,851
1968 26,161 35,399 338,577 33,601
1967 23,520 34,177 347,709 37,282
1966 20,914 32,383 115,293 -25,458
1965 18,952 30,580 114,190 -60,430
1964 17,064 29,537 134,326 -59,500
1963 15,357 28,889 139,104 -58,076
1962 13,730 27,417 130,736 -56,152
1961 12,327 24,618 163,286 -54,642
1960 11,054 21,769 191,431 -55,397

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

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/romania | 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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

Biggest cities by population

Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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