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

Updated on by Georank team

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

Kuwait Tajikistan
Current population
5064966
10980672
Population rank 127/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.13%
One net population change
12 minutes
2.61 minutes
One birth every
10.5 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
1.18 hours
11 minutes
One migration net change every
8.53 minutes
24.8 minutes
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

Kuwait
Population

Growth rate
Tajikistan
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Kuwait Tajikistan Kuwait Tajikistan
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.

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