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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,897,263 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,100,145 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 9.57 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +3.1% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 5.1M (115.7% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Kuwait vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kuwait Spain
2100 9,589,440 33,862,981
2099 9,513,152 34,039,965
2098 9,437,521 34,215,187
2097 9,362,225 34,387,116
2096 9,287,200 34,552,002
2095 9,212,523 34,719,411
2094 9,138,210 34,882,039
2093 9,064,241 35,044,043
2092 8,990,676 35,204,657
2091 8,917,547 35,366,895
2090 8,844,888 35,535,838
2089 8,772,503 35,707,942
2088 8,700,563 35,877,681
2087 8,629,117 36,043,209
2086 8,558,199 36,210,710
2085 8,487,764 36,386,207
2084 8,417,828 36,564,622
2083 8,348,353 36,749,680
2082 8,279,354 36,936,644
2081 8,210,772 37,133,976
2080 8,142,636 37,337,517
2079 8,075,101 37,551,557
2078 8,008,036 37,771,135
2077 7,941,463 38,002,963
2076 7,875,406 38,249,247
2075 7,809,930 38,506,040
2074 7,745,028 38,777,715
2073 7,680,639 39,056,249
2072 7,616,806 39,348,447
2071 7,553,744 39,642,346
2070 7,491,390 39,949,413
2069 7,429,571 40,256,590
2068 7,368,423 40,575,543
2067 7,307,932 40,893,798
2066 7,248,116 41,218,263
2065 7,188,899 41,543,254
2064 7,130,298 41,878,338
2063 7,072,099 42,208,320
2062 7,014,494 42,542,893
2061 6,957,511 42,874,096
2060 6,901,153 43,191,452
2059 6,845,293 43,506,737
2058 6,789,909 43,809,907
2057 6,734,955 44,112,668
2056 6,680,523 44,415,689
2055 6,626,403 44,691,749
2054 6,572,580 44,958,971
2053 6,518,885 45,223,225
2052 6,465,284 45,470,541
2051 6,411,692 45,695,307
2050 6,358,029 45,911,520
2049 6,304,394 46,127,777
2048 6,250,650 46,322,244
2047 6,196,914 46,510,152
2046 6,143,120 46,687,914
2045 6,089,197 46,858,778
2044 6,035,156 47,016,278
2043 5,981,241 47,158,325
2042 5,927,307 47,301,091
2041 5,873,587 47,434,593
2040 5,820,161 47,563,236
2039 5,767,029 47,685,343
2038 5,714,211 47,798,797
2037 5,661,929 47,910,899
2036 5,610,194 48,020,350
2035 5,559,069 48,124,430
2034 5,508,623 48,220,051
2033 5,458,935 48,311,842
2032 5,410,081 48,402,470
2031 5,362,063 48,495,278
2030 5,314,935 48,579,920
2029 5,265,492 48,648,699
2028 5,212,438 48,707,969
2027 5,152,065 48,758,200
2026 5,080,894 48,806,901
2025 4,998,262 48,838,057
2024 4,897,263 48,848,840
2023 4,853,420 48,352,528
2022 4,589,643 47,786,102
2021 4,360,865 47,443,821
2020 4,400,267 47,359,424
2019 4,442,316 47,118,501
2018 4,323,515 46,782,011
2017 4,154,812 46,571,232
2016 4,004,096 46,458,139
2015 3,834,574 46,422,303
2014 3,665,876 46,460,733
2013 3,507,844 46,604,197
2012 3,337,109 46,773,055
2011 3,132,814 46,742,697
2010 2,943,372 46,576,897
2009 2,795,484 46,362,946
2008 2,651,421 45,954,106
2007 2,507,887 45,226,803
2006 2,364,733 44,397,319
2005 2,236,788 43,653,155
2004 2,157,320 42,921,895
2003 2,109,881 42,187,645
2002 2,059,974 41,431,558
2001 2,008,121 40,850,412
2000 1,954,709 40,567,864
1999 1,900,030 40,386,875
1998 1,844,302 40,223,509
1997 1,787,683 40,057,389
1996 1,730,246 39,889,852
1995 1,681,513 39,724,050
1994 1,664,361 39,549,108
1993 1,672,151 39,361,262
1992 1,634,961 39,157,685
1991 1,351,399 38,966,376
1990 1,684,819 38,867,322
1989 2,217,468 38,827,764
1988 2,134,707 38,766,939
1987 2,052,994 38,684,815
1986 1,972,520 38,584,624
1985 1,894,242 38,469,512
1984 1,820,688 38,330,364
1983 1,744,295 38,171,525
1982 1,662,480 37,986,012
1981 1,583,426 37,758,631
1980 1,504,782 37,491,165
1979 1,423,514 37,191,330
1978 1,340,319 36,864,898
1977 1,258,023 36,511,638
1976 1,178,711 36,137,812
1975 1,104,863 35,757,900
1974 1,038,346 35,373,335
1973 977,654 34,988,947
1972 920,352 34,604,469
1971 865,076 34,224,490
1970 809,114 33,814,531
1969 749,452 33,441,054
1968 687,716 33,113,134
1967 628,089 32,682,947
1966 572,590 32,283,194
1965 521,174 31,954,292
1964 473,115 31,609,195
1963 427,694 31,296,651
1962 384,995 31,023,366
1961 345,945 30,739,250
1960 311,060 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 1,096,049 people (a 27.4% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.59M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kuwait Spain
2100 0.8% -0.52%
2099 0.8% -0.51%
2098 0.8% -0.5%
2097 0.81% -0.48%
2096 0.81% -0.48%
2095 0.81% -0.47%
2094 0.82% -0.46%
2093 0.82% -0.46%
2092 0.82% -0.46%
2091 0.82% -0.48%
2090 0.83% -0.48%
2089 0.83% -0.47%
2088 0.83% -0.46%
2087 0.83% -0.46%
2086 0.83% -0.48%
2085 0.83% -0.49%
2084 0.83% -0.5%
2083 0.83% -0.51%
2082 0.84% -0.53%
2081 0.84% -0.55%
2080 0.84% -0.57%
2079 0.84% -0.58%
2078 0.84% -0.61%
2077 0.84% -0.64%
2076 0.84% -0.67%
2075 0.84% -0.7%
2074 0.84% -0.71%
2073 0.84% -0.74%
2072 0.83% -0.74%
2071 0.83% -0.77%
2070 0.83% -0.76%
2069 0.83% -0.79%
2068 0.83% -0.78%
2067 0.83% -0.79%
2066 0.82% -0.78%
2065 0.82% -0.8%
2064 0.82% -0.78%
2063 0.82% -0.79%
2062 0.82% -0.77%
2061 0.82% -0.73%
2060 0.82% -0.72%
2059 0.82% -0.69%
2058 0.82% -0.69%
2057 0.81% -0.68%
2056 0.82% -0.62%
2055 0.82% -0.59%
2054 0.82% -0.58%
2053 0.83% -0.54%
2052 0.84% -0.49%
2051 0.84% -0.47%
2050 0.85% -0.47%
2049 0.86% -0.42%
2048 0.87% -0.4%
2047 0.88% -0.38%
2046 0.89% -0.36%
2045 0.9% -0.33%
2044 0.9% -0.3%
2043 0.91% -0.3%
2042 0.91% -0.28%
2041 0.92% -0.27%
2040 0.92% -0.26%
2039 0.92% -0.24%
2038 0.92% -0.23%
2037 0.92% -0.23%
2036 0.92% -0.22%
2035 0.92% -0.2%
2034 0.91% -0.19%
2033 0.9% -0.19%
2032 0.9% -0.19%
2031 0.89% -0.17%
2030 0.94% -0.14%
2029 1.02% -0.12%
2028 1.17% -0.1%
2027 1.4% -0.1%
2026 1.65% -0.06%
2025 2.06% -0.02%
2024 0.9% 1.03%
2023 5.75% 1.19%
2022 5.25% 0.72%
2021 -0.9% 0.18%
2020 -0.95% 0.51%
2019 2.75% 0.72%
2018 4.06% 0.45%
2017 3.76% 0.24%
2016 4.42% 0.08%
2015 4.6% -0.08%
2014 4.51% -0.31%
2013 5.12% -0.36%
2012 6.52% 0.06%
2011 6.44% 0.36%
2010 5.29% 0.46%
2009 5.43% 0.89%
2008 5.72% 1.61%
2007 6.05% 1.87%
2006 5.72% 1.7%
2005 3.68% 1.7%
2004 2.25% 1.74%
2003 2.42% 1.82%
2002 2.58% 1.42%
2001 2.73% 0.7%
2000 2.88% 0.45%
1999 3.02% 0.41%
1998 3.17% 0.41%
1997 3.32% 0.42%
1996 2.9% 0.42%
1995 1.03% 0.44%
1994 -0.47% 0.48%
1993 2.27% 0.52%
1992 21% 0.49%
1991 -19.8% 0.25%
1990 -24% 0.1%
1989 3.88% 0.16%
1988 3.98% 0.21%
1987 4.08% 0.26%
1986 4.13% 0.3%
1985 4.04% 0.36%
1984 4.38% 0.42%
1983 4.92% 0.49%
1982 4.99% 0.6%
1981 5.23% 0.71%
1980 5.71% 0.81%
1979 6.21% 0.89%
1978 6.54% 0.97%
1977 6.73% 1.03%
1976 6.68% 1.06%
1975 6.41% 1.09%
1974 6.21% 1.1%
1973 6.23% 1.11%
1972 6.39% 1.11%
1971 6.92% 1.21%
1970 7.96% 1.12%
1969 8.98% 0.99%
1968 9.49% 1.32%
1967 9.69% 1.24%
1966 9.87% 1.03%
1965 10.2% 1.09%
1964 10.6% 1%
1963 11.1% 0.88%
1962 11.3% 0.92%
1961 11.2% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kuwait grew by 0.9%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Kuwait Spain
Current population
5100145
48806901
Population rank 127/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.59%
One net population change
12 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
10.5 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
1.18 hours
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +120 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +43,843 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +0.9% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 100/197
One migration net change every
12.3 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change +42,775 +96,630
Net migration rank 24/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 3,323,191 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 20/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 67.3% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 5/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kuwait
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kuwait Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 42,775 - 96,630
2024 - 61,624 - 111,674
2023 42,568 50,008 -111,211 119,099
2022 41,752 368,560 -133,801 299,779
2021 42,057 19,678 -113,865 144,385
2020 41,083 -168,379 -151,551 236,854
2019 46,268 181 -56,542 464,783
2018 47,222 145,973 -56,139 337,467
2017 51,498 92,717 -32,600 201,135
2016 51,397 105,818 0 106,474
2015 52,127 129,695 -4,642 -1,979
2014 54,673 100,891 32,522 -97,870
2013 52,666 107,821 37,284 -250,741
2012 53,181 127,777 51,450 -153,486
2011 50,733 176,732 84,137 60,761
2010 49,838 101,566 102,469 69,406
2009 48,879 95,483 106,635 129,557
2008 47,505 96,268 133,267 434,135
2007 46,539 96,765 108,545 772,317
2006 45,911 97,087 110,994 659,720
2005 45,243 67,638 78,576 629,803
2004 44,341 1,713 85,844 661,158
2003 42,934 5,895 54,844 658,428
2002 41,651 9,335 53,861 737,880
2001 40,662 12,055 44,936 181,307
2000 39,811 14,296 36,512 176,269
1999 39,342 15,912 8,077 178,559
1998 39,324 16,878 4,022 182,926
1997 39,581 17,457 20,028 165,345
1996 39,920 17,914 11,967 162,704
1995 39,198 438 15,889 162,434
1994 36,533 -41,862 31,639 160,407
1993 33,239 -43,501 47,234 160,907
1992 32,016 52,620 62,652 177,544
1991 21,867 460,628 58,450 122,841
1990 46,720 -1,196,050 66,075 -30,684
1989 49,390 34,643 81,538 -25,892
1988 50,037 31,455 100,794 -17,663
1987 50,690 31,243 116,054 -12,681
1986 51,824 27,187 131,188 -13,540
1985 51,772 25,777 146,184 -589
1984 52,539 17,020 172,487 2,754
1983 51,460 31,758 183,223 1,241
1982 49,981 30,437 231,714 -7,384
1981 48,098 29,600 237,879 2,563
1980 47,096 32,483 281,184 20,166
1979 45,569 37,383 312,407 -5,929
1978 44,277 39,159 339,157 -2,504
1977 42,922 38,225 361,465 -1,332
1976 41,439 36,050 375,834 2,804
1975 39,295 30,909 371,882 -218
1974 37,425 25,398 396,182 105,838
1973 35,741 22,830 374,381 8,624
1972 34,045 21,984 391,030 7,935
1971 32,339 22,182 369,625 7,363
1970 30,789 26,614 378,723 -60,580
1969 28,774 33,143 367,851 -49,956
1968 26,161 35,399 387,423 -46,088
1967 23,520 34,177 402,001 -42,344
1966 20,914 32,383 397,084 -41,467
1965 18,952 30,580 405,819 -42,476
1964 17,064 29,537 429,885 -41,461
1963 15,357 28,889 394,338 -44,446
1962 13,730 27,417 384,690 -45,211
1961 12,327 24,618 396,537 -46,517
1960 11,054 21,769 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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