The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,973,861 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,128,257 people compared to 36,428,123 in Saudi Arabia.
Population statistics:
- Saudi Arabia's population is 7.1 times bigger than Kuwait's.
- Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
- The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
- For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +3.25% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
- Since 2005, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.24M people to 5.13M (129.3% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 20.6M to 36.4M (77.2% growth).
- Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.68M people compared to the peak of 73.8M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.
Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: live population counter
Kuwait
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Saudi Arabia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5128257
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36428123
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| Population rank | 127/197 | 44/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
4.36 minutes
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19.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
10.5 minutes
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57 seconds
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| One death every |
1.18 hours
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6.66 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
8.53 minutes
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4.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +61,624 | +122,170 |
| Daily growth/decline | +330 | +4,377 |
| Annual growth/decline | +120,441 | +1,597,549 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.48% | +4.74% |
| Population growth rate rank | 29/197 | 3/197 |
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart
Kuwait
Population
Growth rate
Saudi Arabia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kuwait
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Saudi Arabia
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Kuwait
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Saudi Arabia
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| 1960 | 311,060 | 2,435,403 | - | - |
| 1961 | 345,945 | 2,526,347 | 11.2% | 3.73% |
| 1962 | 384,995 | 2,620,910 | 11.3% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 427,694 | 2,719,341 | 11.1% | 3.76% |
| 1964 | 473,115 | 2,821,968 | 10.6% | 3.77% |
| 1965 | 521,174 | 2,928,771 | 10.2% | 3.78% |
| 1966 | 572,590 | 3,039,887 | 9.87% | 3.79% |
| 1967 | 628,089 | 3,157,242 | 9.69% | 3.86% |
| 1968 | 687,716 | 3,282,711 | 9.49% | 3.97% |
| 1969 | 749,452 | 3,417,114 | 8.98% | 4.09% |
| 1970 | 809,114 | 3,562,470 | 7.96% | 4.25% |
| 1971 | 865,076 | 3,724,031 | 6.92% | 4.54% |
| 1972 | 920,352 | 3,905,722 | 6.39% | 4.88% |
| 1973 | 977,654 | 4,106,344 | 6.23% | 5.14% |
| 1974 | 1,038,346 | 4,323,632 | 6.21% | 5.29% |
| 1975 | 1,104,863 | 4,556,287 | 6.41% | 5.38% |
| 1976 | 1,178,711 | 4,807,933 | 6.68% | 5.52% |
| 1977 | 1,258,023 | 5,083,048 | 6.73% | 5.72% |
| 1978 | 1,340,319 | 5,381,902 | 6.54% | 5.88% |
| 1979 | 1,423,514 | 5,703,698 | 6.21% | 5.98% |
| 1980 | 1,504,782 | 6,047,997 | 5.71% | 6.04% |
| 1981 | 1,583,426 | 6,420,551 | 5.23% | 6.16% |
| 1982 | 1,662,480 | 6,824,486 | 4.99% | 6.29% |
| 1983 | 1,744,295 | 7,252,941 | 4.92% | 6.28% |
| 1984 | 1,820,688 | 7,697,307 | 4.38% | 6.13% |
| 1985 | 1,894,242 | 8,151,779 | 4.04% | 5.9% |
| 1986 | 1,972,520 | 8,628,639 | 4.13% | 5.85% |
| 1987 | 2,052,994 | 9,130,194 | 4.08% | 5.81% |
| 1988 | 2,134,707 | 9,629,165 | 3.98% | 5.47% |
| 1989 | 2,217,468 | 10,128,394 | 3.88% | 5.18% |
| 1990 | 1,684,819 | 10,640,691 | -24% | 5.06% |
| 1991 | 1,351,399 | 11,160,744 | -19.8% | 4.89% |
| 1992 | 1,634,961 | 11,686,676 | 21% | 4.71% |
| 1993 | 1,672,151 | 12,215,862 | 2.27% | 4.53% |
| 1994 | 1,664,361 | 12,750,040 | -0.47% | 4.37% |
| 1995 | 1,681,513 | 13,289,245 | 1.03% | 4.23% |
| 1996 | 1,730,246 | 13,831,009 | 2.9% | 4.08% |
| 1997 | 1,787,683 | 14,374,943 | 3.32% | 3.93% |
| 1998 | 1,844,302 | 14,922,185 | 3.17% | 3.81% |
| 1999 | 1,900,030 | 15,472,075 | 3.02% | 3.69% |
| 2000 | 1,954,709 | 16,177,722 | 2.88% | 4.56% |
| 2001 | 2,008,121 | 17,041,397 | 2.73% | 5.34% |
| 2002 | 2,059,974 | 17,910,910 | 2.58% | 5.1% |
| 2003 | 2,109,881 | 18,786,767 | 2.42% | 4.89% |
| 2004 | 2,157,320 | 19,669,480 | 2.25% | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 2,236,788 | 20,559,890 | 3.68% | 4.53% |
| 2006 | 2,364,733 | 21,459,144 | 5.72% | 4.37% |
| 2007 | 2,507,887 | 22,368,313 | 6.05% | 4.24% |
| 2008 | 2,651,421 | 23,287,877 | 5.72% | 4.11% |
| 2009 | 2,795,484 | 24,217,654 | 5.43% | 3.99% |
| 2010 | 2,943,372 | 23,978,487 | 5.29% | -0.99% |
| 2011 | 3,132,814 | 25,091,867 | 6.44% | 4.64% |
| 2012 | 3,337,109 | 26,168,861 | 6.52% | 4.29% |
| 2013 | 3,507,844 | 27,624,004 | 5.12% | 5.56% |
| 2014 | 3,665,876 | 28,309,273 | 4.51% | 2.48% |
| 2015 | 3,834,574 | 29,816,382 | 4.6% | 5.32% |
| 2016 | 4,004,096 | 30,954,198 | 4.42% | 3.82% |
| 2017 | 4,154,812 | 30,977,355 | 3.76% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 4,323,515 | 30,196,281 | 4.06% | -2.52% |
| 2019 | 4,442,316 | 30,063,799 | 2.75% | -0.44% |
| 2020 | 4,400,267 | 31,552,510 | -0.95% | 4.95% |
| 2021 | 4,360,865 | 30,784,383 | -0.9% | -2.43% |
| 2022 | 4,589,643 | 32,175,224 | 5.25% | 4.52% |
| 2023 | 4,853,420 | 33,702,731 | 5.75% | 4.75% |
| 2024 | 4,973,861 | 35,300,280 | 2.48% | 4.74% |
| 2025 | 5,066,162 | 35,927,625 | 1.86% | 1.78% |
| 2026 | 5,143,465 | 36,550,694 | 1.53% | 1.73% |
| 2027 | 5,209,589 | 37,167,513 | 1.29% | 1.69% |
| 2028 | 5,266,597 | 37,775,810 | 1.09% | 1.64% |
| 2029 | 5,318,118 | 38,364,377 | 0.98% | 1.56% |
| 2030 | 5,366,659 | 38,918,375 | 0.91% | 1.44% |
| 2031 | 5,414,485 | 39,450,880 | 0.89% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 5,463,178 | 39,983,934 | 0.9% | 1.35% |
| 2033 | 5,512,705 | 40,517,599 | 0.91% | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 5,563,035 | 41,052,423 | 0.91% | 1.32% |
| 2035 | 5,614,091 | 41,588,429 | 0.92% | 1.31% |
| 2036 | 5,665,789 | 42,125,184 | 0.92% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 5,718,074 | 42,661,908 | 0.92% | 1.27% |
| 2038 | 5,770,901 | 43,198,420 | 0.92% | 1.26% |
| 2039 | 5,824,158 | 43,734,316 | 0.92% | 1.24% |
| 2040 | 5,877,719 | 44,269,571 | 0.92% | 1.22% |
| 2041 | 5,931,576 | 44,804,338 | 0.92% | 1.21% |
| 2042 | 5,985,681 | 45,338,111 | 0.91% | 1.19% |
| 2043 | 6,039,888 | 45,870,896 | 0.91% | 1.18% |
| 2044 | 6,094,155 | 46,403,116 | 0.9% | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 6,148,424 | 46,934,822 | 0.89% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 6,202,560 | 47,465,267 | 0.88% | 1.13% |
| 2047 | 6,256,606 | 47,993,976 | 0.87% | 1.11% |
| 2048 | 6,310,637 | 48,521,364 | 0.86% | 1.1% |
| 2049 | 6,364,604 | 49,047,461 | 0.86% | 1.08% |
| 2050 | 6,418,538 | 49,572,202 | 0.85% | 1.07% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,597,786 people (a 71.4% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kuwait gained 1,293,683 (a 33.7% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).
Kuwait was ranked 140th most populous country in 2005 and is 127th in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Kuwait's population will grow by 25.2% to 6,418,538 people with a rank change from 127th to 117th. The population of Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.
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Population differences between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
|
Kuwait
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.8 years | 79.2 years |
| Average age | 34.1 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 35.8 years | 30.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 61.1:38.9 | 60.5:39.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| Population density | 723 ppl/mi² | 42.5 ppl/mi² |
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