The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,973,861 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,128,257 people compared to 5,390,674 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 0.07% for Slovakia.
- For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +3.25% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
- Since 2005, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.24M people to 5.13M (129.3% growth), while Slovakia has grown from 5.37M to 5.39M (0.33% growth).
- Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.68M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.37M people by 2100.
Kuwait vs Slovakia: live population counter
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| Current population |
5128257
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5390674
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| Population rank | 127/197 | 125/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
4.36 minutes
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1.88 hours
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| One birth every |
10.5 minutes
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10.8 minutes
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| One death every |
1.18 hours
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9.69 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
8.53 minutes
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25 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +61,624 | -21,027 |
| Daily growth/decline | +330 | -13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +120,441 | -4,671 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.48% | -0.09% |
| Population growth rate rank | 29/197 | 171/197 |
Kuwait and Slovakia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 311,060 | 4,068,095 | - | - |
| 1961 | 345,945 | 4,191,667 | 11.2% | 3.04% |
| 1962 | 384,995 | 4,238,188 | 11.3% | 1.11% |
| 1963 | 427,694 | 4,282,017 | 11.1% | 1.03% |
| 1964 | 473,115 | 4,327,341 | 10.6% | 1.06% |
| 1965 | 521,174 | 4,370,983 | 10.2% | 1.01% |
| 1966 | 572,590 | 4,411,666 | 9.87% | 0.93% |
| 1967 | 628,089 | 4,449,367 | 9.69% | 0.85% |
| 1968 | 687,716 | 4,483,915 | 9.49% | 0.78% |
| 1969 | 749,452 | 4,518,607 | 8.98% | 0.77% |
| 1970 | 809,114 | 4,538,223 | 7.96% | 0.43% |
| 1971 | 865,076 | 4,557,449 | 6.92% | 0.42% |
| 1972 | 920,352 | 4,596,622 | 6.39% | 0.86% |
| 1973 | 977,654 | 4,641,445 | 6.23% | 0.98% |
| 1974 | 1,038,346 | 4,689,623 | 6.21% | 1.04% |
| 1975 | 1,104,863 | 4,739,105 | 6.41% | 1.06% |
| 1976 | 1,178,711 | 4,789,507 | 6.68% | 1.06% |
| 1977 | 1,258,023 | 4,840,501 | 6.73% | 1.06% |
| 1978 | 1,340,319 | 4,890,125 | 6.54% | 1.03% |
| 1979 | 1,423,514 | 4,938,973 | 6.21% | 1% |
| 1980 | 1,504,782 | 4,979,815 | 5.71% | 0.83% |
| 1981 | 1,583,426 | 5,016,105 | 5.23% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 1,662,480 | 5,055,099 | 4.99% | 0.78% |
| 1983 | 1,744,295 | 5,091,971 | 4.92% | 0.73% |
| 1984 | 1,820,688 | 5,127,097 | 4.38% | 0.69% |
| 1985 | 1,894,242 | 5,161,768 | 4.04% | 0.68% |
| 1986 | 1,972,520 | 5,193,838 | 4.13% | 0.62% |
| 1987 | 2,052,994 | 5,222,840 | 4.08% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 2,134,707 | 5,250,596 | 3.98% | 0.53% |
| 1989 | 2,217,468 | 5,275,942 | 3.88% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 1,684,819 | 5,299,187 | -24% | 0.44% |
| 1991 | 1,351,399 | 5,303,294 | -19.8% | 0.08% |
| 1992 | 1,634,961 | 5,305,016 | 21% | 0.03% |
| 1993 | 1,672,151 | 5,325,305 | 2.27% | 0.38% |
| 1994 | 1,664,361 | 5,346,331 | -0.47% | 0.39% |
| 1995 | 1,681,513 | 5,361,999 | 1.03% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 1,730,246 | 5,373,361 | 2.9% | 0.21% |
| 1997 | 1,787,683 | 5,383,291 | 3.32% | 0.18% |
| 1998 | 1,844,302 | 5,390,516 | 3.17% | 0.13% |
| 1999 | 1,900,030 | 5,396,020 | 3.02% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,954,709 | 5,388,720 | 2.88% | -0.14% |
| 2001 | 2,008,121 | 5,378,867 | 2.73% | -0.18% |
| 2002 | 2,059,974 | 5,376,912 | 2.58% | -0.04% |
| 2003 | 2,109,881 | 5,373,374 | 2.42% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 2,157,320 | 5,372,280 | 2.25% | -0.02% |
| 2005 | 2,236,788 | 5,372,807 | 3.68% | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 2,364,733 | 5,373,054 | 5.72% | 0.005% |
| 2007 | 2,507,887 | 5,374,622 | 6.05% | 0.03% |
| 2008 | 2,651,421 | 5,379,233 | 5.72% | 0.09% |
| 2009 | 2,795,484 | 5,386,406 | 5.43% | 0.13% |
| 2010 | 2,943,372 | 5,391,428 | 5.29% | 0.09% |
| 2011 | 3,132,814 | 5,398,384 | 6.44% | 0.13% |
| 2012 | 3,337,109 | 5,407,579 | 6.52% | 0.17% |
| 2013 | 3,507,844 | 5,413,393 | 5.12% | 0.11% |
| 2014 | 3,665,876 | 5,418,649 | 4.51% | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,834,574 | 5,423,801 | 4.6% | 0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,004,096 | 5,430,798 | 4.42% | 0.13% |
| 2017 | 4,154,812 | 5,439,232 | 3.76% | 0.16% |
| 2018 | 4,323,515 | 5,446,771 | 4.06% | 0.14% |
| 2019 | 4,442,316 | 5,454,147 | 2.75% | 0.14% |
| 2020 | 4,400,267 | 5,458,827 | -0.95% | 0.09% |
| 2021 | 4,360,865 | 5,447,247 | -0.9% | -0.21% |
| 2022 | 4,589,643 | 5,431,752 | 5.25% | -0.28% |
| 2023 | 4,853,420 | 5,426,740 | 5.75% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 4,973,861 | 5,422,069 | 2.48% | -0.09% |
| 2025 | 5,066,162 | 5,390,674 | 1.86% | -0.58% |
| 2026 | 5,143,465 | 5,367,504 | 1.53% | -0.43% |
| 2027 | 5,209,589 | 5,357,756 | 1.29% | -0.18% |
| 2028 | 5,266,597 | 5,346,292 | 1.09% | -0.21% |
| 2029 | 5,318,118 | 5,333,135 | 0.98% | -0.25% |
| 2030 | 5,366,659 | 5,318,323 | 0.91% | -0.28% |
| 2031 | 5,414,485 | 5,302,079 | 0.89% | -0.31% |
| 2032 | 5,463,178 | 5,284,585 | 0.9% | -0.33% |
| 2033 | 5,512,705 | 5,265,970 | 0.91% | -0.35% |
| 2034 | 5,563,035 | 5,246,341 | 0.91% | -0.37% |
| 2035 | 5,614,091 | 5,225,725 | 0.92% | -0.39% |
| 2036 | 5,665,789 | 5,204,191 | 0.92% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 5,718,074 | 5,181,996 | 0.92% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 5,770,901 | 5,159,193 | 0.92% | -0.44% |
| 2039 | 5,824,158 | 5,135,906 | 0.92% | -0.45% |
| 2040 | 5,877,719 | 5,112,164 | 0.92% | -0.46% |
| 2041 | 5,931,576 | 5,088,002 | 0.92% | -0.47% |
| 2042 | 5,985,681 | 5,063,600 | 0.91% | -0.48% |
| 2043 | 6,039,888 | 5,038,933 | 0.91% | -0.49% |
| 2044 | 6,094,155 | 5,014,014 | 0.9% | -0.49% |
| 2045 | 6,148,424 | 4,988,989 | 0.89% | -0.5% |
| 2046 | 6,202,560 | 4,963,847 | 0.88% | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 6,256,606 | 4,938,476 | 0.87% | -0.51% |
| 2048 | 6,310,637 | 4,912,885 | 0.86% | -0.52% |
| 2049 | 6,364,604 | 4,886,923 | 0.86% | -0.53% |
| 2050 | 6,418,538 | 4,860,572 | 0.85% | -0.54% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,597,786 people (a 71.4% growth), while Slovakia gained 50,994 people (a 0.95% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kuwait gained 1,293,683 (a 33.7% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by -33,127 (a 0.61% decline).
Kuwait was ranked 140th most populous country in 2005 and is 127th in 2025. Slovakia was ranked 109th in 2005 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.83% to 4,860,572 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.
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Population differences between Kuwait and Slovakia
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| Life expectancy | 80.8 years | 78.7 years |
| Average age | 34.1 years | 42 years |
| Median age | 35.8 years | 42.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 61.1:38.9 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman |
| Population density | 723 ppl/mi² | 292.1 ppl/mi² |
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