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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,897,263 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,100,145 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 10.5 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +3.1% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 5.1M (115.7% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Kuwait vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kuwait Sudan
2100 9,589,440 137,695,876
2099 9,513,152 137,114,644
2098 9,437,521 136,500,499
2097 9,362,225 135,860,701
2096 9,287,200 135,222,218
2095 9,212,523 134,553,615
2094 9,138,210 133,902,112
2093 9,064,241 133,186,791
2092 8,990,676 132,427,642
2091 8,917,547 131,674,049
2090 8,844,888 130,893,042
2089 8,772,503 130,075,970
2088 8,700,563 129,234,968
2087 8,629,117 128,358,981
2086 8,558,199 127,463,823
2085 8,487,764 126,555,673
2084 8,417,828 125,612,419
2083 8,348,353 124,663,868
2082 8,279,354 123,716,124
2081 8,210,772 122,772,016
2080 8,142,636 121,805,246
2079 8,075,101 120,822,781
2078 8,008,036 119,802,944
2077 7,941,463 118,776,597
2076 7,875,406 117,748,457
2075 7,809,930 116,688,549
2074 7,745,028 115,601,159
2073 7,680,639 114,499,847
2072 7,616,806 113,374,089
2071 7,553,744 112,235,978
2070 7,491,390 111,102,687
2069 7,429,571 109,945,533
2068 7,368,423 108,791,037
2067 7,307,932 107,581,192
2066 7,248,116 106,357,353
2065 7,188,899 105,145,307
2064 7,130,298 103,903,801
2063 7,072,099 102,642,643
2062 7,014,494 101,354,095
2061 6,957,511 100,067,335
2060 6,901,153 98,765,585
2059 6,845,293 97,461,067
2058 6,789,909 96,135,716
2057 6,734,955 94,800,344
2056 6,680,523 93,458,640
2055 6,626,403 92,089,717
2054 6,572,580 90,711,253
2053 6,518,885 89,342,122
2052 6,465,284 87,962,125
2051 6,411,692 86,581,277
2050 6,358,029 85,194,794
2049 6,304,394 83,803,171
2048 6,250,650 82,442,635
2047 6,196,914 81,085,689
2046 6,143,120 79,725,126
2045 6,089,197 78,359,927
2044 6,035,156 77,006,049
2043 5,981,241 75,652,858
2042 5,927,307 74,312,465
2041 5,873,587 72,968,877
2040 5,820,161 71,640,015
2039 5,767,029 70,319,906
2038 5,714,211 69,001,239
2037 5,661,929 67,665,904
2036 5,610,194 66,337,650
2035 5,559,069 65,001,359
2034 5,508,623 63,664,516
2033 5,458,935 62,329,849
2032 5,410,081 61,007,985
2031 5,362,063 59,695,860
2030 5,314,935 58,384,521
2029 5,265,492 57,082,767
2028 5,212,438 55,800,806
2027 5,152,065 54,523,219
2026 5,080,894 52,894,744
2025 4,998,262 51,256,148
2024 4,897,263 50,448,963
2023 4,853,420 50,042,791
2022 4,589,643 49,383,346
2021 4,360,865 48,066,924
2020 4,400,267 46,789,231
2019 4,442,316 45,548,175
2018 4,323,515 44,230,596
2017 4,154,812 42,714,306
2016 4,004,096 41,259,892
2015 3,834,574 40,024,431
2014 3,665,876 38,823,318
2013 3,507,844 37,785,849
2012 3,337,109 36,923,178
2011 3,132,814 36,140,806
2010 2,943,372 35,414,399
2009 2,795,484 34,569,113
2008 2,651,421 33,623,980
2007 2,507,887 32,764,135
2006 2,364,733 31,992,435
2005 2,236,788 31,262,444
2004 2,157,320 30,556,637
2003 2,109,881 29,896,035
2002 2,059,974 29,228,727
2001 2,008,121 28,516,770
2000 1,954,709 27,816,745
1999 1,900,030 27,130,613
1998 1,844,302 26,458,999
1997 1,787,683 25,799,821
1996 1,730,246 25,231,528
1995 1,681,513 24,672,143
1994 1,664,361 24,043,948
1993 1,672,151 23,445,592
1992 1,634,961 22,927,355
1991 1,351,399 22,470,676
1990 1,684,819 22,021,481
1989 2,217,468 21,578,022
1988 2,134,707 21,138,431
1987 2,052,994 20,704,904
1986 1,972,520 20,288,238
1985 1,894,242 19,905,872
1984 1,820,688 19,546,528
1983 1,744,295 19,109,770
1982 1,662,480 18,486,645
1981 1,583,426 17,780,572
1980 1,504,782 17,058,905
1979 1,423,514 16,355,352
1978 1,340,319 15,695,003
1977 1,258,023 15,086,614
1976 1,178,711 14,569,716
1975 1,104,863 14,064,798
1974 1,038,346 13,580,723
1973 977,654 13,049,315
1972 920,352 12,527,856
1971 865,076 12,105,539
1970 809,114 11,695,771
1969 749,452 11,298,936
1968 687,716 10,917,999
1967 628,089 10,550,597
1966 572,590 10,197,578
1965 521,174 9,858,030
1964 473,115 9,531,109
1963 427,694 9,218,077
1962 384,995 8,919,028
1961 345,945 8,634,941
1960 311,060 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 1,096,049 people (a 27.4% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.59M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kuwait Sudan
2100 0.8% 0.42%
2099 0.8% 0.45%
2098 0.8% 0.47%
2097 0.81% 0.47%
2096 0.81% 0.5%
2095 0.81% 0.49%
2094 0.82% 0.54%
2093 0.82% 0.57%
2092 0.82% 0.57%
2091 0.82% 0.6%
2090 0.83% 0.63%
2089 0.83% 0.65%
2088 0.83% 0.68%
2087 0.83% 0.7%
2086 0.83% 0.72%
2085 0.83% 0.75%
2084 0.83% 0.76%
2083 0.83% 0.77%
2082 0.84% 0.77%
2081 0.84% 0.79%
2080 0.84% 0.81%
2079 0.84% 0.85%
2078 0.84% 0.86%
2077 0.84% 0.87%
2076 0.84% 0.91%
2075 0.84% 0.94%
2074 0.84% 0.96%
2073 0.84% 0.99%
2072 0.83% 1.01%
2071 0.83% 1.02%
2070 0.83% 1.05%
2069 0.83% 1.06%
2068 0.83% 1.12%
2067 0.83% 1.15%
2066 0.82% 1.15%
2065 0.82% 1.19%
2064 0.82% 1.23%
2063 0.82% 1.27%
2062 0.82% 1.29%
2061 0.82% 1.32%
2060 0.82% 1.34%
2059 0.82% 1.38%
2058 0.82% 1.41%
2057 0.81% 1.44%
2056 0.82% 1.49%
2055 0.82% 1.52%
2054 0.82% 1.53%
2053 0.83% 1.57%
2052 0.84% 1.59%
2051 0.84% 1.63%
2050 0.85% 1.66%
2049 0.86% 1.65%
2048 0.87% 1.67%
2047 0.88% 1.71%
2046 0.89% 1.74%
2045 0.9% 1.76%
2044 0.9% 1.79%
2043 0.91% 1.8%
2042 0.91% 1.84%
2041 0.92% 1.85%
2040 0.92% 1.88%
2039 0.92% 1.91%
2038 0.92% 1.97%
2037 0.92% 2%
2036 0.92% 2.06%
2035 0.92% 2.1%
2034 0.91% 2.14%
2033 0.9% 2.17%
2032 0.9% 2.2%
2031 0.89% 2.25%
2030 0.94% 2.28%
2029 1.02% 2.3%
2028 1.17% 2.34%
2027 1.4% 3.08%
2026 1.65% 3.2%
2025 2.06% 1.6%
2024 0.9% 0.81%
2023 5.75% 1.34%
2022 5.25% 2.74%
2021 -0.9% 2.73%
2020 -0.95% 2.72%
2019 2.75% 2.98%
2018 4.06% 3.55%
2017 3.76% 3.53%
2016 4.42% 3.09%
2015 4.6% 3.09%
2014 4.51% 2.75%
2013 5.12% 2.34%
2012 6.52% 2.16%
2011 6.44% 2.05%
2010 5.29% 2.45%
2009 5.43% 2.81%
2008 5.72% 2.62%
2007 6.05% 2.41%
2006 5.72% 2.34%
2005 3.68% 2.31%
2004 2.25% 2.21%
2003 2.42% 2.28%
2002 2.58% 2.5%
2001 2.73% 2.52%
2000 2.88% 2.53%
1999 3.02% 2.54%
1998 3.17% 2.55%
1997 3.32% 2.25%
1996 2.9% 2.27%
1995 1.03% 2.61%
1994 -0.47% 2.55%
1993 2.27% 2.26%
1992 21% 2.03%
1991 -19.8% 2.04%
1990 -24% 2.06%
1989 3.88% 2.08%
1988 3.98% 2.09%
1987 4.08% 2.05%
1986 4.13% 1.92%
1985 4.04% 1.84%
1984 4.38% 2.29%
1983 4.92% 3.37%
1982 4.99% 3.97%
1981 5.23% 4.23%
1980 5.71% 4.3%
1979 6.21% 4.21%
1978 6.54% 4.03%
1977 6.73% 3.55%
1976 6.68% 3.59%
1975 6.41% 3.56%
1974 6.21% 4.07%
1973 6.23% 4.16%
1972 6.39% 3.49%
1971 6.92% 3.5%
1970 7.96% 3.51%
1969 8.98% 3.49%
1968 9.49% 3.48%
1967 9.69% 3.46%
1966 9.87% 3.44%
1965 10.2% 3.43%
1964 10.6% 3.4%
1963 11.1% 3.35%
1962 11.3% 3.29%
1961 11.2% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kuwait grew by 0.9%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Kuwait Sudan
Current population
5100145
53335233
Population rank 127/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.64%
One net population change
12 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
10.5 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
1.18 hours
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +120 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +43,843 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.9% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 116/197
One migration net change every
12.3 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +42,775 +291,469
Net migration rank 24/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 3,323,191 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 20/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 67.3% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 5/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kuwait
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kuwait Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 42,775 - 291,469
2024 - 61,624 - -544,257
2023 42,568 50,008 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 41,752 368,560 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 42,057 19,678 1,293,817 31,664
2020 41,083 -168,379 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 46,268 181 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 47,222 145,973 1,257,387 125,499
2017 51,498 92,717 1,208,046 441,623
2016 51,397 105,818 1,174,422 84,728
2015 52,127 129,695 1,145,259 66,476
2014 54,673 100,891 1,097,962 92,504
2013 52,666 107,821 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 53,181 127,777 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 50,733 176,732 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 49,838 101,566 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 48,879 95,483 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 47,505 96,268 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 46,539 96,765 992,819 -201,769
2006 45,911 97,087 963,740 -211,387
2005 45,243 67,638 907,017 -199,378
2004 44,341 1,713 889,382 -185,392
2003 42,934 5,895 898,226 -281,001
2002 41,651 9,335 897,965 -180,603
2001 40,662 12,055 880,284 -173,745
2000 39,811 14,296 858,536 -165,030
1999 39,342 15,912 835,840 -157,090
1998 39,324 16,878 814,752 -150,271
1997 39,581 17,457 802,245 -148,368
1996 39,920 17,914 792,926 -310,221
1995 39,198 438 780,700 -144,670
1994 36,533 -41,862 764,645 -144,324
1993 33,239 -43,501 743,249 -166,861
1992 32,016 52,620 731,177 -271,093
1991 21,867 460,628 714,612 -261,341
1990 46,720 -1,196,050 699,953 -254,825
1989 49,390 34,643 683,743 -241,979
1988 50,037 31,455 672,604 -235,213
1987 50,690 31,243 658,416 -228,756
1986 51,824 27,187 649,649 -245,968
1985 51,772 25,777 583,382 -222,315
1984 52,539 17,020 577,405 -219,755
1983 51,460 31,758 570,198 -54,325
1982 49,981 30,437 606,362 124,007
1981 48,098 29,600 585,087 96,697
1980 47,096 32,483 552,930 208,602
1979 45,569 37,383 524,942 120,613
1978 44,277 39,159 497,987 177,153
1977 42,922 38,225 483,089 58,540
1976 41,439 36,050 470,019 22,147
1975 39,295 30,909 454,813 62,843
1974 37,425 25,398 444,456 6,023
1973 35,741 22,830 439,201 173,143
1972 34,045 21,984 428,340 2,238
1971 32,339 22,182 417,641 -3,577
1970 30,789 26,614 401,013 4,479
1969 28,774 33,143 385,712 2,476
1968 26,161 35,399 370,917 2,776
1967 23,520 34,177 356,599 4,508
1966 20,914 32,383 342,118 2,813
1965 18,952 30,580 327,799 6,367
1964 17,064 29,537 315,166 4,505
1963 15,357 28,889 302,132 4,263
1962 13,730 27,417 287,317 4,387
1961 12,327 24,618 272,562 3,904
1960 11,054 21,769 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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