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

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The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,865,298 in 2025 vs 10,596,620 people in Sweden in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 4,981,316 people compared to 10,665,077 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 2.14 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +2.64% per year vs +0.81% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 4.98M (110.7% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.5% growth).

Kuwait vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kuwait Sweden
2100 9,334,340 11,330,987
2099 9,260,081 11,334,835
2098 9,186,463 11,339,107
2097 9,113,170 11,340,268
2096 9,040,141 11,341,947
2095 8,967,450 11,344,893
2094 8,895,114 11,347,531
2093 8,823,113 11,349,412
2092 8,751,505 11,351,452
2091 8,680,321 11,352,899
2090 8,609,595 11,354,820
2089 8,539,136 11,357,746
2088 8,469,109 11,360,405
2087 8,399,564 11,364,197
2086 8,330,533 11,371,529
2085 8,261,971 11,376,573
2084 8,193,896 11,381,332
2083 8,126,269 11,384,862
2082 8,059,106 11,390,058
2081 7,992,347 11,391,696
2080 7,926,024 11,393,882
2079 7,860,286 11,393,412
2078 7,795,005 11,391,291
2077 7,730,203 11,389,212
2076 7,665,903 11,385,385
2075 7,602,169 11,381,261
2074 7,538,993 11,377,973
2073 7,476,318 11,375,051
2072 7,414,183 11,371,362
2071 7,352,798 11,366,451
2070 7,292,103 11,362,742
2069 7,231,928 11,358,895
2068 7,172,407 11,357,504
2067 7,113,525 11,356,672
2066 7,055,300 11,356,676
2065 6,997,659 11,355,953
2064 6,940,617 11,354,988
2063 6,883,966 11,354,834
2062 6,827,893 11,355,452
2061 6,772,426 11,353,198
2060 6,717,567 11,352,013
2059 6,663,194 11,349,674
2058 6,609,283 11,345,893
2057 6,555,790 11,340,487
2056 6,502,807 11,335,234
2055 6,450,126 11,328,291
2054 6,397,735 11,320,768
2053 6,345,468 11,310,127
2052 6,293,294 11,296,358
2051 6,241,127 11,280,503
2050 6,188,892 11,261,537
2049 6,136,684 11,242,070
2048 6,084,369 11,221,274
2047 6,032,063 11,199,365
2046 5,979,700 11,176,512
2045 5,927,211 11,152,739
2044 5,874,608 11,127,765
2043 5,822,127 11,102,354
2042 5,769,628 11,076,504
2041 5,717,337 11,052,951
2040 5,665,332 11,028,609
2039 5,613,613 11,005,487
2038 5,562,201 10,983,160
2037 5,511,310 10,961,591
2036 5,460,951 10,938,759
2035 5,411,185 10,916,327
2034 5,362,082 10,893,717
2033 5,313,716 10,869,588
2032 5,266,162 10,844,339
2031 5,219,420 10,819,037
2030 5,173,547 10,790,557
2029 5,125,419 10,759,017
2028 5,073,776 10,724,017
2027 5,015,009 10,685,143
2026 4,945,732 10,643,884
2025 4,865,298 10,596,620
2024 4,897,263 10,569,709
2023 4,853,420 10,536,632
2022 4,589,643 10,486,941
2021 4,360,865 10,415,811
2020 4,400,267 10,353,442
2019 4,442,316 10,278,887
2018 4,323,515 10,175,214
2017 4,154,812 10,057,698
2016 4,004,096 9,923,085
2015 3,834,574 9,799,186
2014 3,665,876 9,696,110
2013 3,507,844 9,600,379
2012 3,337,109 9,519,374
2011 3,132,814 9,449,213
2010 2,943,372 9,378,126
2009 2,795,484 9,298,515
2008 2,651,421 9,219,637
2007 2,507,887 9,148,092
2006 2,364,733 9,080,505
2005 2,236,788 9,029,572
2004 2,157,320 8,993,531
2003 2,109,881 8,958,229
2002 2,059,974 8,924,958
2001 2,008,121 8,895,960
2000 1,954,709 8,872,109
1999 1,900,030 8,857,874
1998 1,844,302 8,850,974
1997 1,787,683 8,846,062
1996 1,730,246 8,840,998
1995 1,681,513 8,826,939
1994 1,664,361 8,780,745
1993 1,672,151 8,718,561
1992 1,634,961 8,668,067
1991 1,351,399 8,617,375
1990 1,684,819 8,558,835
1989 2,217,468 8,492,964
1988 2,134,707 8,436,489
1987 2,052,994 8,397,804
1986 1,972,520 8,369,829
1985 1,894,242 8,350,386
1984 1,820,688 8,336,605
1983 1,744,295 8,329,033
1982 1,662,480 8,325,263
1981 1,583,426 8,320,503
1980 1,504,782 8,310,531
1979 1,423,514 8,293,678
1978 1,340,319 8,275,599
1977 1,258,023 8,251,540
1976 1,178,711 8,222,286
1975 1,104,863 8,192,437
1974 1,038,346 8,159,955
1973 977,654 8,136,312
1972 920,352 8,122,300
1971 865,076 8,098,334
1970 809,114 8,042,801
1969 749,452 7,968,072
1968 687,716 7,912,273
1967 628,089 7,867,931
1966 572,590 7,807,797
1965 521,174 7,733,853
1964 473,115 7,661,354
1963 427,694 7,604,328
1962 384,995 7,561,588
1961 345,945 7,519,998
1960 311,060 7,484,656

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 977,220 people (a 24.4% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kuwait's population will grow by 24.2% to 6,188,892 people with a rank change from 127th to 119th. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.33M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kuwait Sweden
2100 0.8% -0.03%
2099 0.8% -0.04%
2098 0.8% -0.01%
2097 0.81% -0.01%
2096 0.81% -0.03%
2095 0.81% -0.02%
2094 0.82% -0.02%
2093 0.82% -0.02%
2092 0.82% -0.01%
2091 0.82% -0.02%
2090 0.83% -0.03%
2089 0.83% -0.02%
2088 0.83% -0.03%
2087 0.83% -0.06%
2086 0.83% -0.04%
2085 0.83% -0.04%
2084 0.83% -0.03%
2083 0.83% -0.05%
2082 0.84% -0.01%
2081 0.84% -0.02%
2080 0.84% 0.004%
2079 0.84% 0.02%
2078 0.84% 0.02%
2077 0.84% 0.03%
2076 0.84% 0.04%
2075 0.84% 0.03%
2074 0.84% 0.03%
2073 0.84% 0.03%
2072 0.83% 0.04%
2071 0.83% 0.03%
2070 0.83% 0.03%
2069 0.83% 0.01%
2068 0.83% 0.007%
2067 0.83% -0%
2066 0.82% 0.006%
2065 0.82% 0.009%
2064 0.82% 0.001%
2063 0.82% -0.005%
2062 0.82% 0.02%
2061 0.82% 0.01%
2060 0.82% 0.02%
2059 0.82% 0.03%
2058 0.82% 0.05%
2057 0.81% 0.05%
2056 0.82% 0.06%
2055 0.82% 0.07%
2054 0.82% 0.09%
2053 0.83% 0.12%
2052 0.84% 0.14%
2051 0.84% 0.17%
2050 0.85% 0.17%
2049 0.86% 0.19%
2048 0.87% 0.2%
2047 0.88% 0.2%
2046 0.89% 0.21%
2045 0.9% 0.22%
2044 0.9% 0.23%
2043 0.91% 0.23%
2042 0.91% 0.21%
2041 0.92% 0.22%
2040 0.92% 0.21%
2039 0.92% 0.2%
2038 0.92% 0.2%
2037 0.92% 0.21%
2036 0.92% 0.21%
2035 0.92% 0.21%
2034 0.91% 0.22%
2033 0.9% 0.23%
2032 0.9% 0.23%
2031 0.89% 0.26%
2030 0.94% 0.29%
2029 1.02% 0.33%
2028 1.17% 0.36%
2027 1.4% 0.39%
2026 1.65% 0.45%
2025 -0.65% 0.25%
2024 0.9% 0.31%
2023 5.75% 0.47%
2022 5.25% 0.68%
2021 -0.9% 0.6%
2020 -0.95% 0.73%
2019 2.75% 1.02%
2018 4.06% 1.17%
2017 3.76% 1.36%
2016 4.42% 1.26%
2015 4.6% 1.06%
2014 4.51% 1%
2013 5.12% 0.85%
2012 6.52% 0.74%
2011 6.44% 0.76%
2010 5.29% 0.86%
2009 5.43% 0.86%
2008 5.72% 0.78%
2007 6.05% 0.74%
2006 5.72% 0.56%
2005 3.68% 0.4%
2004 2.25% 0.39%
2003 2.42% 0.37%
2002 2.58% 0.33%
2001 2.73% 0.27%
2000 2.88% 0.16%
1999 3.02% 0.08%
1998 3.17% 0.06%
1997 3.32% 0.06%
1996 2.9% 0.16%
1995 1.03% 0.53%
1994 -0.47% 0.71%
1993 2.27% 0.58%
1992 21% 0.59%
1991 -19.8% 0.68%
1990 -24% 0.78%
1989 3.88% 0.67%
1988 3.98% 0.46%
1987 4.08% 0.33%
1986 4.13% 0.23%
1985 4.04% 0.17%
1984 4.38% 0.09%
1983 4.92% 0.05%
1982 4.99% 0.06%
1981 5.23% 0.12%
1980 5.71% 0.2%
1979 6.21% 0.22%
1978 6.54% 0.29%
1977 6.73% 0.36%
1976 6.68% 0.36%
1975 6.41% 0.4%
1974 6.21% 0.29%
1973 6.23% 0.17%
1972 6.39% 0.3%
1971 6.92% 0.69%
1970 7.96% 0.94%
1969 8.98% 0.71%
1968 9.49% 0.56%
1967 9.69% 0.77%
1966 9.87% 0.96%
1965 10.2% 0.95%
1964 10.6% 0.75%
1963 11.1% 0.57%
1962 11.3% 0.55%
1961 11.2% 0.47%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/sweden | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Kuwait declined by 0.65%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Kuwait Sweden
Current population
4981316
10665077
Population rank 127/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.13%
One net population change
16.5 minutes
19.6 minutes
One birth every
10.7 minutes
5.35 minutes
One death every
1.18 hours
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -88 +74
Annual growth/decline -31,965 +26,911
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 188/197 148/197
One migration net change every
12.3 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +42,775 +47,079
Net migration rank 24/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 3,323,191 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 20/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 67.3% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 5/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kuwait
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kuwait Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 42,775 - 47,079
2024 41,627 61,624 7,399 50,115
2023 42,568 50,008 5,269 55,209
2022 41,752 368,560 10,487 58,955
2021 42,057 19,678 22,914 51,947
2020 41,083 -168,379 14,495 37,302
2019 46,268 181 25,697 72,619
2018 47,222 145,973 23,403 87,517
2017 51,498 92,717 24,138 102,671
2016 51,397 105,818 25,800 119,234
2015 52,127 129,695 23,518 80,534
2014 54,673 100,891 26,179 77,654
2013 52,666 107,821 23,041 66,760
2012 53,181 127,777 20,943 52,879
2011 50,733 176,732 21,733 46,049
2010 49,838 101,566 25,320 51,175
2009 48,879 95,483 21,387 63,638
2008 47,505 96,268 18,439 56,452
2007 46,539 96,765 15,552 54,907
2006 45,911 97,087 15,436 51,675
2005 45,243 67,638 9,030 27,030
2004 44,341 1,713 9,893 25,842
2003 42,934 5,895 6,271 29,161
2002 41,651 9,335 893 31,364
2001 40,662 12,055 -1,779 28,856
2000 39,811 14,296 -2,662 24,900
1999 39,342 15,912 -6,201 13,940
1998 39,324 16,878 -3,541 11,325
1997 39,581 17,457 -3,539 6,047
1996 39,920 17,914 1,768 5,773
1995 39,198 438 9,710 11,621
1994 36,533 -41,862 20,196 51,545
1993 33,239 -43,501 20,924 32,725
1992 32,016 52,620 28,605 20,507
1991 21,867 460,628 29,299 25,314
1990 46,720 -1,196,050 29,100 35,668
1989 49,390 34,643 24,629 44,565
1988 50,037 31,455 15,186 30,064
1987 50,690 31,243 11,757 21,335
1986 51,824 27,187 9,206 15,211
1985 51,772 25,777 4,175 11,464
1984 52,539 17,020 3,335 8,668
1983 51,460 31,758 833 2,105
1982 49,981 30,437 1,665 2,524
1981 48,098 29,600 1,664 3,209
1980 47,096 32,483 5,818 10,040
1979 45,569 37,383 4,976 13,895
1978 44,277 39,159 4,138 13,807
1977 42,922 38,225 7,426 23,528
1976 41,439 36,050 8,222 20,324
1975 39,295 30,909 14,746 16,564
1974 37,425 25,398 23,664 9,217
1973 35,741 22,830 24,409 -9,551
1972 34,045 21,984 28,428 -13,519
1971 32,339 22,182 31,583 2,334
1970 30,789 26,614 30,563 47,242
1969 28,774 33,143 23,904 48,824
1968 26,161 35,399 30,858 8,545
1967 23,520 34,177 41,700 11,075
1966 20,914 32,383 45,286 24,920
1965 18,952 30,580 44,857 32,444
1964 17,064 29,537 45,968 23,581
1963 15,357 28,889 35,741 11,009
1962 13,730 27,417 30,246 9,627
1961 12,327 24,618 30,832 14,401
1960 11,054 21,769 27,693 1,080

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/sweden | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Kuwait is from natural causes (a gain of 457,599 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 805,875 people). In Sweden 20.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 183,120 people) and 79.6% is from migration (a gain of 716,103 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

Biggest cities by population

Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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