The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,897,263 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,064,966 people compared to 10,980,672 in Tajikistan.
Population statistics:
- Tajikistan's population is 2.17 times bigger than Kuwait's.
- Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
- The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
- For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +3.1% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
- Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 5.06M (114.2% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (55.6% growth).
- Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.53M people compared to the peak of 20.2M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.
Kuwait vs Tajikistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
5064966
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10980672
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| Population rank | 127/197 | 88/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
12 minutes
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2.61 minutes
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| One birth every |
10.5 minutes
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
1.18 hours
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11 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
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24.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +61,624 | -21,236 |
| Daily growth/decline | +120 | +551 |
| Annual growth/decline | +43,843 | +201,128 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.9% | +1.94% |
| Population growth rate rank | 107/197 | 55/197 |
Kuwait and Tajikistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 311,060 | 2,112,131 | - | - |
| 1961 | 345,945 | 2,181,805 | 11.2% | 3.3% |
| 1962 | 384,995 | 2,255,026 | 11.3% | 3.36% |
| 1963 | 427,694 | 2,331,736 | 11.1% | 3.4% |
| 1964 | 473,115 | 2,411,260 | 10.6% | 3.41% |
| 1965 | 521,174 | 2,492,998 | 10.2% | 3.39% |
| 1966 | 572,590 | 2,577,184 | 9.87% | 3.38% |
| 1967 | 628,089 | 2,664,130 | 9.69% | 3.37% |
| 1968 | 687,716 | 2,753,848 | 9.49% | 3.37% |
| 1969 | 749,452 | 2,845,273 | 8.98% | 3.32% |
| 1970 | 809,114 | 2,936,779 | 7.96% | 3.22% |
| 1971 | 865,076 | 3,028,837 | 6.92% | 3.13% |
| 1972 | 920,352 | 3,123,691 | 6.39% | 3.13% |
| 1973 | 977,654 | 3,222,290 | 6.23% | 3.16% |
| 1974 | 1,038,346 | 3,324,499 | 6.21% | 3.17% |
| 1975 | 1,104,863 | 3,430,425 | 6.41% | 3.19% |
| 1976 | 1,178,711 | 3,540,076 | 6.68% | 3.2% |
| 1977 | 1,258,023 | 3,653,265 | 6.73% | 3.2% |
| 1978 | 1,340,319 | 3,768,508 | 6.54% | 3.15% |
| 1979 | 1,423,514 | 3,882,691 | 6.21% | 3.03% |
| 1980 | 1,504,782 | 3,995,256 | 5.71% | 2.9% |
| 1981 | 1,583,426 | 4,109,022 | 5.23% | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 1,662,480 | 4,227,171 | 4.99% | 2.88% |
| 1983 | 1,744,295 | 4,350,874 | 4.92% | 2.93% |
| 1984 | 1,820,688 | 4,480,026 | 4.38% | 2.97% |
| 1985 | 1,894,242 | 4,619,003 | 4.04% | 3.1% |
| 1986 | 1,972,520 | 4,772,139 | 4.13% | 3.32% |
| 1987 | 2,052,994 | 4,939,059 | 4.08% | 3.5% |
| 1988 | 2,134,707 | 5,114,989 | 3.98% | 3.56% |
| 1989 | 2,217,468 | 5,267,249 | 3.88% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 1,684,819 | 5,398,768 | -24% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 1,351,399 | 5,541,205 | -19.8% | 2.64% |
| 1992 | 1,634,961 | 5,649,400 | 21% | 1.95% |
| 1993 | 1,672,151 | 5,724,993 | 2.27% | 1.34% |
| 1994 | 1,664,361 | 5,825,368 | -0.47% | 1.75% |
| 1995 | 1,681,513 | 5,948,584 | 1.03% | 2.12% |
| 1996 | 1,730,246 | 6,066,523 | 2.9% | 1.98% |
| 1997 | 1,787,683 | 6,139,829 | 3.32% | 1.21% |
| 1998 | 1,844,302 | 6,176,397 | 3.17% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,900,030 | 6,208,370 | 3.02% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 1,954,709 | 6,284,735 | 2.88% | 1.23% |
| 2001 | 2,008,121 | 6,407,377 | 2.73% | 1.95% |
| 2002 | 2,059,974 | 6,531,669 | 2.58% | 1.94% |
| 2003 | 2,109,881 | 6,658,575 | 2.42% | 1.94% |
| 2004 | 2,157,320 | 6,790,547 | 2.25% | 1.98% |
| 2005 | 2,236,788 | 6,924,720 | 3.68% | 1.98% |
| 2006 | 2,364,733 | 7,057,566 | 5.72% | 1.92% |
| 2007 | 2,507,887 | 7,194,477 | 6.05% | 1.94% |
| 2008 | 2,651,421 | 7,338,403 | 5.72% | 2% |
| 2009 | 2,795,484 | 7,490,230 | 5.43% | 2.07% |
| 2010 | 2,943,372 | 7,652,141 | 5.29% | 2.16% |
| 2011 | 3,132,814 | 7,824,785 | 6.44% | 2.26% |
| 2012 | 3,337,109 | 8,014,084 | 6.52% | 2.42% |
| 2013 | 3,507,844 | 8,216,724 | 5.12% | 2.53% |
| 2014 | 3,665,876 | 8,425,552 | 4.51% | 2.54% |
| 2015 | 3,834,574 | 8,643,840 | 4.6% | 2.59% |
| 2016 | 4,004,096 | 8,865,631 | 4.42% | 2.57% |
| 2017 | 4,154,812 | 9,085,946 | 3.76% | 2.49% |
| 2018 | 4,323,515 | 9,307,333 | 4.06% | 2.44% |
| 2019 | 4,442,316 | 9,529,966 | 2.75% | 2.39% |
| 2020 | 4,400,267 | 9,749,310 | -0.95% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 4,360,865 | 9,966,908 | -0.9% | 2.23% |
| 2022 | 4,589,643 | 10,182,222 | 5.25% | 2.16% |
| 2023 | 4,853,420 | 10,389,799 | 5.75% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 4,897,263 | 10,590,927 | 0.9% | 1.94% |
| 2025 | 4,988,142 | 10,786,735 | 1.86% | 1.85% |
| 2026 | 5,064,255 | 10,978,598 | 1.53% | 1.78% |
| 2027 | 5,129,360 | 11,168,387 | 1.29% | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 5,185,490 | 11,356,920 | 1.09% | 1.69% |
| 2029 | 5,236,219 | 11,545,276 | 0.98% | 1.66% |
| 2030 | 5,284,012 | 11,733,066 | 0.91% | 1.63% |
| 2031 | 5,331,101 | 11,920,472 | 0.89% | 1.6% |
| 2032 | 5,379,044 | 12,110,150 | 0.9% | 1.59% |
| 2033 | 5,427,808 | 12,302,290 | 0.91% | 1.59% |
| 2034 | 5,477,364 | 12,496,888 | 0.91% | 1.58% |
| 2035 | 5,527,633 | 12,695,586 | 0.92% | 1.59% |
| 2036 | 5,578,535 | 12,899,096 | 0.92% | 1.6% |
| 2037 | 5,630,015 | 13,104,339 | 0.92% | 1.59% |
| 2038 | 5,682,029 | 13,308,237 | 0.92% | 1.56% |
| 2039 | 5,734,465 | 13,511,372 | 0.92% | 1.53% |
| 2040 | 5,787,201 | 13,713,948 | 0.92% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 5,840,229 | 13,915,192 | 0.92% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 5,893,501 | 14,115,137 | 0.91% | 1.44% |
| 2043 | 5,946,873 | 14,311,598 | 0.91% | 1.39% |
| 2044 | 6,000,304 | 14,504,865 | 0.9% | 1.35% |
| 2045 | 6,053,738 | 14,694,858 | 0.89% | 1.31% |
| 2046 | 6,107,040 | 14,879,388 | 0.88% | 1.26% |
| 2047 | 6,160,254 | 15,059,869 | 0.87% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 6,213,452 | 15,236,594 | 0.86% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 6,266,588 | 15,408,032 | 0.86% | 1.13% |
| 2050 | 6,319,692 | 15,574,643 | 0.85% | 1.08% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 1,060,870 (a 26.5% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,115,041 (a 23.9% growth).
Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Kuwait's population will grow by 24.8% to 6,319,692 people with a rank change from 127th to 117th. The population of Tajikistan will increase by 41.8% to 15,574,643 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Dushanbe | 863K |
| Khujand | 199K |
| Qurghonteppa | 127K |
| Istaravshan | 64.3K |
| Konibodom | 54.4K |
| Tursunzoda | 46.7K |
| Panjakent | 33K |
| Buston | 29.8K |
| Ghafurov | 18.4K |
| Istiklol | 14.2K |
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Population differences between Kuwait and Tajikistan
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| Life expectancy | 81 years | 72.2 years |
| Average age | 34.1 years | 26.3 years |
| Median age | 35.8 years | 23 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 61.1:38.9 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 3.07 births per woman |
| Population density | 712 ppl/mi² | 197.6 ppl/mi² |
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