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

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The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,865,298 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 4,981,316 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Kuwait's population is 1.47 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +2.64% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 4.98M (110.7% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

Kuwait vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kuwait Uruguay
2100 9,334,340 2,256,662
2099 9,260,081 2,279,820
2098 9,186,463 2,303,272
2097 9,113,170 2,326,907
2096 9,040,141 2,350,717
2095 8,967,450 2,374,752
2094 8,895,114 2,398,877
2093 8,823,113 2,423,185
2092 8,751,505 2,447,561
2091 8,680,321 2,472,040
2090 8,609,595 2,496,427
2089 8,539,136 2,520,765
2088 8,469,109 2,544,964
2087 8,399,564 2,569,010
2086 8,330,533 2,592,884
2085 8,261,971 2,616,538
2084 8,193,896 2,639,909
2083 8,126,269 2,663,057
2082 8,059,106 2,685,928
2081 7,992,347 2,708,500
2080 7,926,024 2,730,788
2079 7,860,286 2,752,736
2078 7,795,005 2,774,335
2077 7,730,203 2,795,612
2076 7,665,903 2,816,580
2075 7,602,169 2,837,210
2074 7,538,993 2,857,609
2073 7,476,318 2,877,622
2072 7,414,183 2,897,443
2071 7,352,798 2,916,996
2070 7,292,103 2,936,376
2069 7,231,928 2,955,513
2068 7,172,407 2,974,342
2067 7,113,525 2,992,883
2066 7,055,300 3,011,205
2065 6,997,659 3,029,336
2064 6,940,617 3,047,237
2063 6,883,966 3,064,958
2062 6,827,893 3,082,535
2061 6,772,426 3,099,898
2060 6,717,567 3,117,041
2059 6,663,194 3,133,843
2058 6,609,283 3,150,140
2057 6,555,790 3,165,945
2056 6,502,807 3,181,263
2055 6,450,126 3,195,961
2054 6,397,735 3,209,999
2053 6,345,468 3,223,284
2052 6,293,294 3,235,861
2051 6,241,127 3,247,775
2050 6,188,892 3,258,995
2049 6,136,684 3,269,562
2048 6,084,369 3,279,496
2047 6,032,063 3,288,855
2046 5,979,700 3,297,581
2045 5,927,211 3,305,802
2044 5,874,608 3,313,441
2043 5,822,127 3,320,450
2042 5,769,628 3,326,840
2041 5,717,337 3,332,768
2040 5,665,332 3,338,161
2039 5,613,613 3,343,179
2038 5,562,201 3,347,674
2037 5,511,310 3,351,794
2036 5,460,951 3,355,554
2035 5,411,185 3,359,009
2034 5,362,082 3,362,159
2033 5,313,716 3,365,133
2032 5,266,162 3,367,940
2031 5,219,420 3,370,610
2030 5,173,547 3,373,156
2029 5,125,419 3,375,688
2028 5,073,776 3,378,080
2027 5,015,009 3,380,387
2026 4,945,732 3,382,672
2025 4,865,298 3,384,688
2024 4,897,263 3,386,588
2023 4,853,420 3,388,081
2022 4,589,643 3,390,913
2021 4,360,865 3,396,695
2020 4,400,267 3,398,968
2019 4,442,316 3,397,206
2018 4,323,515 3,394,534
2017 4,154,812 3,388,438
2016 4,004,096 3,379,283
2015 3,834,574 3,368,017
2014 3,665,876 3,356,334
2013 3,507,844 3,345,337
2012 3,337,109 3,335,401
2011 3,132,814 3,326,825
2010 2,943,372 3,318,580
2009 2,795,484 3,310,091
2008 2,651,421 3,302,177
2007 2,507,887 3,295,153
2006 2,364,733 3,289,506
2005 2,236,788 3,285,771
2004 2,157,320 3,283,148
2003 2,109,881 3,281,186
2002 2,059,974 3,278,867
2001 2,008,121 3,274,251
2000 1,954,709 3,266,206
1999 1,900,030 3,254,015
1998 1,844,302 3,239,280
1997 1,787,683 3,223,345
1996 1,730,246 3,206,324
1995 1,681,513 3,189,440
1994 1,664,361 3,172,834
1993 1,672,151 3,156,345
1992 1,634,961 3,139,702
1991 1,351,399 3,122,354
1990 1,684,819 3,104,403
1989 2,217,468 3,086,255
1988 2,134,707 3,067,961
1987 2,052,994 3,049,896
1986 1,972,520 3,032,845
1985 1,894,242 3,017,037
1984 1,820,688 3,002,488
1983 1,744,295 2,988,778
1982 1,662,480 2,975,492
1981 1,583,426 2,963,246
1980 1,504,782 2,951,953
1979 1,423,514 2,939,903
1978 1,340,319 2,925,715
1977 1,258,023 2,909,461
1976 1,178,711 2,891,392
1975 1,104,863 2,872,320
1974 1,038,346 2,853,944
1973 977,654 2,837,133
1972 920,352 2,821,644
1971 865,076 2,806,462
1970 809,114 2,790,807
1969 749,452 2,773,974
1968 687,716 2,754,606
1967 628,089 2,732,277
1966 572,590 2,707,646
1965 521,174 2,681,169
1964 473,115 2,653,180
1963 427,694 2,623,766
1962 384,995 2,593,298
1961 345,945 2,562,044
1960 311,060 2,529,957

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 977,220 people (a 24.4% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 people (a 0.1% growth).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.33M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kuwait Uruguay
2100 0.8% -1.02%
2099 0.8% -1.02%
2098 0.8% -1.02%
2097 0.81% -1.01%
2096 0.81% -1.01%
2095 0.81% -1.01%
2094 0.82% -1%
2093 0.82% -1%
2092 0.82% -0.99%
2091 0.82% -0.98%
2090 0.83% -0.97%
2089 0.83% -0.95%
2088 0.83% -0.94%
2087 0.83% -0.92%
2086 0.83% -0.9%
2085 0.83% -0.89%
2084 0.83% -0.87%
2083 0.83% -0.85%
2082 0.84% -0.83%
2081 0.84% -0.82%
2080 0.84% -0.8%
2079 0.84% -0.78%
2078 0.84% -0.76%
2077 0.84% -0.74%
2076 0.84% -0.73%
2075 0.84% -0.71%
2074 0.84% -0.7%
2073 0.84% -0.68%
2072 0.83% -0.67%
2071 0.83% -0.66%
2070 0.83% -0.65%
2069 0.83% -0.63%
2068 0.83% -0.62%
2067 0.83% -0.61%
2066 0.82% -0.6%
2065 0.82% -0.59%
2064 0.82% -0.58%
2063 0.82% -0.57%
2062 0.82% -0.56%
2061 0.82% -0.55%
2060 0.82% -0.54%
2059 0.82% -0.52%
2058 0.82% -0.5%
2057 0.81% -0.48%
2056 0.82% -0.46%
2055 0.82% -0.44%
2054 0.82% -0.41%
2053 0.83% -0.39%
2052 0.84% -0.37%
2051 0.84% -0.34%
2050 0.85% -0.32%
2049 0.86% -0.3%
2048 0.87% -0.28%
2047 0.88% -0.26%
2046 0.89% -0.25%
2045 0.9% -0.23%
2044 0.9% -0.21%
2043 0.91% -0.19%
2042 0.91% -0.18%
2041 0.92% -0.16%
2040 0.92% -0.15%
2039 0.92% -0.13%
2038 0.92% -0.12%
2037 0.92% -0.11%
2036 0.92% -0.1%
2035 0.92% -0.09%
2034 0.91% -0.09%
2033 0.9% -0.08%
2032 0.9% -0.08%
2031 0.89% -0.08%
2030 0.94% -0.08%
2029 1.02% -0.07%
2028 1.17% -0.07%
2027 1.4% -0.07%
2026 1.65% -0.06%
2025 -0.65% -0.06%
2024 0.9% -0.04%
2023 5.75% -0.08%
2022 5.25% -0.17%
2021 -0.9% -0.07%
2020 -0.95% 0.05%
2019 2.75% 0.08%
2018 4.06% 0.18%
2017 3.76% 0.27%
2016 4.42% 0.33%
2015 4.6% 0.35%
2014 4.51% 0.33%
2013 5.12% 0.3%
2012 6.52% 0.26%
2011 6.44% 0.25%
2010 5.29% 0.26%
2009 5.43% 0.24%
2008 5.72% 0.21%
2007 6.05% 0.17%
2006 5.72% 0.11%
2005 3.68% 0.08%
2004 2.25% 0.06%
2003 2.42% 0.07%
2002 2.58% 0.14%
2001 2.73% 0.25%
2000 2.88% 0.37%
1999 3.02% 0.45%
1998 3.17% 0.49%
1997 3.32% 0.53%
1996 2.9% 0.53%
1995 1.03% 0.52%
1994 -0.47% 0.52%
1993 2.27% 0.53%
1992 21% 0.56%
1991 -19.8% 0.58%
1990 -24% 0.59%
1989 3.88% 0.6%
1988 3.98% 0.59%
1987 4.08% 0.56%
1986 4.13% 0.52%
1985 4.04% 0.48%
1984 4.38% 0.46%
1983 4.92% 0.45%
1982 4.99% 0.41%
1981 5.23% 0.38%
1980 5.71% 0.41%
1979 6.21% 0.48%
1978 6.54% 0.56%
1977 6.73% 0.62%
1976 6.68% 0.66%
1975 6.41% 0.64%
1974 6.21% 0.59%
1973 6.23% 0.55%
1972 6.39% 0.54%
1971 6.92% 0.56%
1970 7.96% 0.61%
1969 8.98% 0.7%
1968 9.49% 0.82%
1967 9.69% 0.91%
1966 9.87% 0.99%
1965 10.2% 1.05%
1964 10.6% 1.12%
1963 11.1% 1.17%
1962 11.3% 1.22%
1961 11.2% 1.27%

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

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In 2025, the population of Kuwait declined by 0.65%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Kuwait Uruguay
Current population
4981316
3382672
Population rank 127/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.04%
One net population change
16.5 minutes
4.62 hours
One birth every
10.7 minutes
15.8 minutes
One death every
1.18 hours
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -88 -5
Annual growth/decline -31,965 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 188/197 161/197
One migration net change every
12.3 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +42,775 -1,338
Net migration rank 24/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 3,323,191 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 20/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 67.3% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 5/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kuwait
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kuwait Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 42,775 - -1,338
2024 41,627 61,624 -443 -1,348
2023 42,568 50,008 298 -1,501
2022 41,752 368,560 -2,964 -1,501
2021 42,057 19,678 -5,621 -1,482
2020 41,083 -168,379 4,048 -1,482
2019 46,268 181 3,873 -2,899
2018 47,222 145,973 7,322 -2,963
2017 51,498 92,717 10,907 -3,091
2016 51,397 105,818 14,008 -3,506
2015 52,127 129,695 16,194 -4,157
2014 54,673 100,891 16,238 -4,919
2013 52,666 107,821 16,318 -5,647
2012 53,181 127,777 15,520 -6,317
2011 50,733 176,732 14,934 -6,982
2010 49,838 101,566 16,231 -7,696
2009 48,879 95,483 16,947 -8,510
2008 47,505 96,268 16,838 -9,458
2007 46,539 96,765 17,422 -10,750
2006 45,911 97,087 17,783 -13,161
2005 45,243 67,638 18,926 -16,086
2004 44,341 1,713 18,067 -15,668
2003 42,934 5,895 18,628 -17,105
2002 41,651 9,335 20,073 -16,957
2001 40,662 12,055 20,729 -14,620
2000 39,811 14,296 21,060 -11,076
1999 39,342 15,912 21,844 -7,441
1998 39,324 16,878 22,114 -7,048
1997 39,581 17,457 23,737 -6,938
1996 39,920 17,914 24,635 -7,397
1995 39,198 438 24,872 -8,339
1994 36,533 -41,862 24,637 -7,955
1993 33,239 -43,501 24,212 -7,922
1992 32,016 52,620 24,847 -7,850
1991 21,867 460,628 25,422 -7,714
1990 46,720 -1,196,050 25,699 -7,499
1989 49,390 34,643 25,322 -7,229
1988 50,037 31,455 25,071 -6,582
1987 50,690 31,243 24,469 -6,833
1986 51,824 27,187 24,505 -8,046
1985 51,772 25,777 23,988 -8,832
1984 52,539 17,020 23,684 -9,730
1983 51,460 31,758 24,146 -10,671
1982 49,981 30,437 25,224 -12,131
1981 48,098 29,600 24,968 -13,577
1980 47,096 32,483 25,451 -14,252
1979 45,569 37,383 27,456 -14,552
1978 44,277 39,159 30,076 -14,611
1977 42,922 38,225 31,321 -14,280
1976 41,439 36,050 33,199 -14,096
1975 39,295 30,909 33,393 -14,350
1974 37,425 25,398 32,221 -14,512
1973 35,741 22,830 30,213 -14,312
1972 34,045 21,984 28,896 -13,817
1971 32,339 22,182 28,584 -13,288
1970 30,789 26,614 28,737 -12,727
1969 28,774 33,143 28,805 -11,149
1968 26,161 35,399 29,103 -8,028
1967 23,520 34,177 29,514 -5,938
1966 20,914 32,383 30,293 -4,599
1965 18,952 30,580 30,807 -3,542
1964 17,064 29,537 31,340 -2,623
1963 15,357 28,889 31,824 -1,707
1962 13,730 27,417 31,441 -623
1961 12,327 24,618 30,975 703
1960 11,054 21,769 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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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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