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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,897,263 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,100,145 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Slovakia's population is 1.05 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +3.1% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 5.1M (115.7% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Kuwait vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kuwait Slovakia
2100 9,589,440 3,377,764
2099 9,513,152 3,399,869
2098 9,437,521 3,422,010
2097 9,362,225 3,444,161
2096 9,287,200 3,466,284
2095 9,212,523 3,488,595
2094 9,138,210 3,511,062
2093 9,064,241 3,533,742
2092 8,990,676 3,556,708
2091 8,917,547 3,580,021
2090 8,844,888 3,603,675
2089 8,772,503 3,627,811
2088 8,700,563 3,652,354
2087 8,629,117 3,677,451
2086 8,558,199 3,703,217
2085 8,487,764 3,729,670
2084 8,417,828 3,756,777
2083 8,348,353 3,784,617
2082 8,279,354 3,813,170
2081 8,210,772 3,842,528
2080 8,142,636 3,872,714
2079 8,075,101 3,903,653
2078 8,008,036 3,935,351
2077 7,941,463 3,967,981
2076 7,875,406 4,001,363
2075 7,809,930 4,035,465
2074 7,745,028 4,070,159
2073 7,680,639 4,105,475
2072 7,616,806 4,141,396
2071 7,553,744 4,177,582
2070 7,491,390 4,214,086
2069 7,429,571 4,250,775
2068 7,368,423 4,287,566
2067 7,307,932 4,324,173
2066 7,248,116 4,360,463
2065 7,188,899 4,396,562
2064 7,130,298 4,432,349
2063 7,072,099 4,467,634
2062 7,014,494 4,502,390
2061 6,957,511 4,536,423
2060 6,901,153 4,569,861
2059 6,845,293 4,602,562
2058 6,789,909 4,634,484
2057 6,734,955 4,665,491
2056 6,680,523 4,695,744
2055 6,626,403 4,725,147
2054 6,572,580 4,753,640
2053 6,518,885 4,781,680
2052 6,465,284 4,809,152
2051 6,411,692 4,836,056
2050 6,358,029 4,862,512
2049 6,304,394 4,888,649
2048 6,250,650 4,914,306
2047 6,196,914 4,939,719
2046 6,143,120 4,964,917
2045 6,089,197 4,989,905
2044 6,035,156 5,014,849
2043 5,981,241 5,039,628
2042 5,927,307 5,064,051
2041 5,873,587 5,088,319
2040 5,820,161 5,112,265
2039 5,767,029 5,135,696
2038 5,714,211 5,158,725
2037 5,661,929 5,181,188
2036 5,610,194 5,203,033
2035 5,559,069 5,224,142
2034 5,508,623 5,244,168
2033 5,458,935 5,263,308
2032 5,410,081 5,281,327
2031 5,362,063 5,298,206
2030 5,314,935 5,313,745
2029 5,265,492 5,327,761
2028 5,212,438 5,339,993
2027 5,152,065 5,350,648
2026 5,080,894 5,359,438
2025 4,998,262 5,396,894
2024 4,897,263 5,422,069
2023 4,853,420 5,426,740
2022 4,589,643 5,431,752
2021 4,360,865 5,447,247
2020 4,400,267 5,458,827
2019 4,442,316 5,454,147
2018 4,323,515 5,446,771
2017 4,154,812 5,439,232
2016 4,004,096 5,430,798
2015 3,834,574 5,423,801
2014 3,665,876 5,418,649
2013 3,507,844 5,413,393
2012 3,337,109 5,407,579
2011 3,132,814 5,398,384
2010 2,943,372 5,391,428
2009 2,795,484 5,386,406
2008 2,651,421 5,379,233
2007 2,507,887 5,374,622
2006 2,364,733 5,373,054
2005 2,236,788 5,372,807
2004 2,157,320 5,372,280
2003 2,109,881 5,373,374
2002 2,059,974 5,376,912
2001 2,008,121 5,378,867
2000 1,954,709 5,388,720
1999 1,900,030 5,396,020
1998 1,844,302 5,390,516
1997 1,787,683 5,383,291
1996 1,730,246 5,373,361
1995 1,681,513 5,361,999
1994 1,664,361 5,346,331
1993 1,672,151 5,325,305
1992 1,634,961 5,305,016
1991 1,351,399 5,303,294
1990 1,684,819 5,299,187
1989 2,217,468 5,275,942
1988 2,134,707 5,250,596
1987 2,052,994 5,222,840
1986 1,972,520 5,193,838
1985 1,894,242 5,161,768
1984 1,820,688 5,127,097
1983 1,744,295 5,091,971
1982 1,662,480 5,055,099
1981 1,583,426 5,016,105
1980 1,504,782 4,979,815
1979 1,423,514 4,938,973
1978 1,340,319 4,890,125
1977 1,258,023 4,840,501
1976 1,178,711 4,789,507
1975 1,104,863 4,739,105
1974 1,038,346 4,689,623
1973 977,654 4,641,445
1972 920,352 4,596,622
1971 865,076 4,557,449
1970 809,114 4,538,223
1969 749,452 4,518,607
1968 687,716 4,483,915
1967 628,089 4,449,367
1966 572,590 4,411,666
1965 521,174 4,370,983
1964 473,115 4,327,341
1963 427,694 4,282,017
1962 384,995 4,238,188
1961 345,945 4,191,667
1960 311,060 4,068,095

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/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 1,096,049 people (a 27.4% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.59M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kuwait Slovakia
2100 0.8% -0.65%
2099 0.8% -0.65%
2098 0.8% -0.64%
2097 0.81% -0.64%
2096 0.81% -0.64%
2095 0.81% -0.64%
2094 0.82% -0.64%
2093 0.82% -0.65%
2092 0.82% -0.65%
2091 0.82% -0.66%
2090 0.83% -0.67%
2089 0.83% -0.67%
2088 0.83% -0.68%
2087 0.83% -0.7%
2086 0.83% -0.71%
2085 0.83% -0.72%
2084 0.83% -0.74%
2083 0.83% -0.75%
2082 0.84% -0.76%
2081 0.84% -0.78%
2080 0.84% -0.79%
2079 0.84% -0.81%
2078 0.84% -0.82%
2077 0.84% -0.83%
2076 0.84% -0.85%
2075 0.84% -0.85%
2074 0.84% -0.86%
2073 0.84% -0.87%
2072 0.83% -0.87%
2071 0.83% -0.87%
2070 0.83% -0.86%
2069 0.83% -0.86%
2068 0.83% -0.85%
2067 0.83% -0.83%
2066 0.82% -0.82%
2065 0.82% -0.81%
2064 0.82% -0.79%
2063 0.82% -0.77%
2062 0.82% -0.75%
2061 0.82% -0.73%
2060 0.82% -0.71%
2059 0.82% -0.69%
2058 0.82% -0.66%
2057 0.81% -0.64%
2056 0.82% -0.62%
2055 0.82% -0.6%
2054 0.82% -0.59%
2053 0.83% -0.57%
2052 0.84% -0.56%
2051 0.84% -0.54%
2050 0.85% -0.53%
2049 0.86% -0.52%
2048 0.87% -0.51%
2047 0.88% -0.51%
2046 0.89% -0.5%
2045 0.9% -0.5%
2044 0.9% -0.49%
2043 0.91% -0.48%
2042 0.91% -0.48%
2041 0.92% -0.47%
2040 0.92% -0.46%
2039 0.92% -0.45%
2038 0.92% -0.43%
2037 0.92% -0.42%
2036 0.92% -0.4%
2035 0.92% -0.38%
2034 0.91% -0.36%
2033 0.9% -0.34%
2032 0.9% -0.32%
2031 0.89% -0.29%
2030 0.94% -0.26%
2029 1.02% -0.23%
2028 1.17% -0.2%
2027 1.4% -0.16%
2026 1.65% -0.69%
2025 2.06% -0.46%
2024 0.9% -0.09%
2023 5.75% -0.09%
2022 5.25% -0.28%
2021 -0.9% -0.21%
2020 -0.95% 0.09%
2019 2.75% 0.14%
2018 4.06% 0.14%
2017 3.76% 0.16%
2016 4.42% 0.13%
2015 4.6% 0.1%
2014 4.51% 0.1%
2013 5.12% 0.11%
2012 6.52% 0.17%
2011 6.44% 0.13%
2010 5.29% 0.09%
2009 5.43% 0.13%
2008 5.72% 0.09%
2007 6.05% 0.03%
2006 5.72% 0.005%
2005 3.68% 0.01%
2004 2.25% -0.02%
2003 2.42% -0.07%
2002 2.58% -0.04%
2001 2.73% -0.18%
2000 2.88% -0.14%
1999 3.02% 0.1%
1998 3.17% 0.13%
1997 3.32% 0.18%
1996 2.9% 0.21%
1995 1.03% 0.29%
1994 -0.47% 0.39%
1993 2.27% 0.38%
1992 21% 0.03%
1991 -19.8% 0.08%
1990 -24% 0.44%
1989 3.88% 0.48%
1988 3.98% 0.53%
1987 4.08% 0.56%
1986 4.13% 0.62%
1985 4.04% 0.68%
1984 4.38% 0.69%
1983 4.92% 0.73%
1982 4.99% 0.78%
1981 5.23% 0.73%
1980 5.71% 0.83%
1979 6.21% 1%
1978 6.54% 1.03%
1977 6.73% 1.06%
1976 6.68% 1.06%
1975 6.41% 1.06%
1974 6.21% 1.04%
1973 6.23% 0.98%
1972 6.39% 0.86%
1971 6.92% 0.42%
1970 7.96% 0.43%
1969 8.98% 0.77%
1968 9.49% 0.78%
1967 9.69% 0.85%
1966 9.87% 0.93%
1965 10.2% 1.01%
1964 10.6% 1.06%
1963 11.1% 1.03%
1962 11.3% 1.11%
1961 11.2% 3.04%

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/slovakia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kuwait grew by 0.9%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Kuwait Slovakia
Current population
5100145
5359438
Population rank 127/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.06%
One net population change
12 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
10.5 minutes
10.8 minutes
One death every
1.18 hours
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +120 -13
Annual growth/decline +43,843 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +0.9% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 172/197
One migration net change every
12.3 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change +42,775 -31,377
Net migration rank 24/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 3,323,191 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 20/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 67.3% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 5/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kuwait
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kuwait Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 42,775 - -31,377
2024 - 61,624 - -21,027
2023 42,568 50,008 -5,427 4,933
2022 41,752 368,560 -7,062 92,314
2021 42,057 19,678 -16,886 -8,172
2020 41,083 -168,379 -2,184 4,350
2019 46,268 181 3,818 3,128
2018 47,222 145,973 3,268 3,446
2017 51,498 92,717 4,351 3,279
2016 51,397 105,818 5,431 3,487
2015 52,127 129,695 2,170 2,549
2014 54,673 100,891 3,793 -1,158
2013 52,666 107,821 2,707 -1,181
2012 53,181 127,777 3,245 871
2011 50,733 176,732 9,177 -2,392
2010 49,838 101,566 7,008 -1,814
2009 48,879 95,483 8,619 -542
2008 47,505 96,268 4,303 -495
2007 46,539 96,765 537 -571
2006 45,911 97,087 537 -549
2005 45,243 67,638 537 -561
2004 44,341 1,713 1,611 -522
2003 42,934 5,895 -537 -646
2002 41,651 9,335 -538 -580
2001 40,662 12,055 -1,076 -860
2000 39,811 14,296 2,155 -831
1999 39,342 15,912 3,777 -119
1998 39,324 16,878 4,312 -12
1997 39,581 17,457 6,999 247
1996 39,920 17,914 9,135 246
1995 39,198 438 9,115 -30
1994 36,533 -41,862 14,970 -109
1993 33,239 -43,501 20,769 72
1992 32,016 52,620 21,220 -201
1991 21,867 460,628 23,865 174
1990 46,720 -1,196,050 25,436 -9,402
1989 49,390 34,643 26,380 -7,254
1988 50,037 31,455 30,979 -6,500
1987 50,690 31,243 31,859 -6,401
1986 51,824 27,187 34,279 -6,143
1985 51,772 25,777 37,680 -6,068
1984 52,539 17,020 38,966 -6,276
1983 51,460 31,758 39,717 -6,361
1982 49,981 30,437 41,958 -6,088
1981 48,098 29,600 43,640 -5,821
1980 47,096 32,483 44,320 -5,522
1979 45,569 37,383 52,353 -4,712
1978 44,277 39,159 52,324 -4,689
1977 42,922 38,225 52,762 -4,621
1976 41,439 36,050 54,121 -4,432
1975 39,295 30,909 52,604 -4,652
1974 37,425 25,398 52,524 -4,190
1973 35,741 22,830 49,199 -3,854
1972 34,045 21,984 46,426 -3,516
1971 32,339 22,182 40,105 -3,495
1970 30,789 26,614 38,575 -4,919
1969 28,774 33,143 39,312 -8,998
1968 26,161 35,399 38,113 -8,881
1967 23,520 34,177 41,824 -8,876
1966 20,914 32,383 45,440 -8,817
1965 18,952 30,580 48,517 -8,707
1964 17,064 29,537 54,092 -8,608
1963 15,357 28,889 54,382 -8,548
1962 13,730 27,417 49,587 -9,019
1961 12,327 24,618 55,749 4,812
1960 11,054 21,769 56,546 4,344

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

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/slovakia | 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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

Biggest cities by population

Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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