Population in Kuwait compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Kuwait and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kuwait	Vatican	Kuwait	Vatican
1960	311,060	-	-	-
1961	345,945	-	11.2%	-
1962	384,995	-	11.3%	-
1963	427,694	-	11.1%	-
1964	473,115	-	10.6%	-
1965	521,174	-	10.2%	-
1966	572,590	-	9.87%	-
1967	628,089	-	9.69%	-
1968	687,716	-	9.49%	-
1969	749,452	-	8.98%	-
1970	809,114	-	7.96%	-
1971	865,076	-	6.92%	-
1972	920,352	-	6.39%	-
1973	977,654	-	6.23%	-
1974	1,038,346	-	6.21%	-
1975	1,104,863	-	6.41%	-
1976	1,178,711	-	6.68%	-
1977	1,258,023	-	6.73%	-
1978	1,340,319	-	6.54%	-
1979	1,423,514	-	6.21%	-
1980	1,504,782	-	5.71%	-
1981	1,583,426	-	5.23%	-
1982	1,662,480	-	4.99%	-
1983	1,744,295	-	4.92%	-
1984	1,820,688	-	4.38%	-
1985	1,894,242	-	4.04%	-
1986	1,972,520	-	4.13%	-
1987	2,052,994	-	4.08%	-
1988	2,134,707	-	3.98%	-
1989	2,217,468	-	3.88%	-
1990	1,684,819	-	-24%	-
1991	1,351,399	-	-19.8%	-
1992	1,634,961	-	21%	-
1993	1,672,151	-	2.27%	-
1994	1,664,361	-	-0.47%	-
1995	1,681,513	-	1.03%	-
1996	1,730,246	-	2.9%	-
1997	1,787,683	-	3.32%	-
1998	1,844,302	-	3.17%	-
1999	1,900,030	-	3.02%	-
2000	1,954,709	880	2.88%	-
2001	2,008,121	890	2.73%	1.14%
2002	2,059,974	900	2.58%	1.12%
2003	2,109,881	911	2.42%	1.22%
2004	2,157,320	921	2.25%	1.1%
2005	2,236,788	921	3.68%	0%
2006	2,364,733	932	5.72%	1.19%
2007	2,507,887	821	6.05%	-11.9%
2008	2,651,421	824	5.72%	0.37%
2009	2,795,484	826	5.43%	0.24%
2010	2,943,372	829	5.29%	0.36%
2011	3,132,814	832	6.44%	0.36%
2012	3,337,109	836	6.52%	0.48%
2013	3,507,844	839	5.12%	0.36%
2014	3,665,876	842	4.51%	0.36%
2015	3,834,574	1,000	4.6%	18.8%
2016	4,004,096	-	4.42%	0%
2017	4,154,812	1,000	3.76%	0%
2018	4,323,515	-	4.06%	0%
2019	4,442,316	1,000	2.75%	0%
2020	4,400,267	987	-0.95%	-1.29%
2021	4,360,865	970	-0.9%	-1.68%
2022	4,589,643	944	5.25%	-2.66%
2023	4,853,420	922	5.75%	-2.34%
2024	4,897,263	933	0.9%	1.2%
2025	4,988,142	939	1.86%	0.59%
2026	5,064,255	952	1.53%	1.37%
2027	5,129,360	974	1.29%	2.32%
2028	5,185,490	985	1.09%	1.13%
2029	5,236,219	983	0.98%	-0.19%
2030	5,284,012	976	0.91%	-0.75%
2031	5,331,101	968	0.89%	-0.75%
2032	5,379,044	968	0.9%	0%
2033	5,427,808	988	0.91%	2.09%
2034	5,477,364	992	0.91%	0.37%
2035	5,527,633	1,000	0.92%	0.74%
2036	5,578,535	998	0.92%	-0.18%
2037	5,630,015	1,003	0.92%	0.55%
2038	5,682,029	1,022	0.92%	1.83%
2039	5,734,465	1,060	0.92%	3.78%
2040	5,787,201	1,095	0.92%	3.3%
2041	5,840,229	1,127	0.92%	2.86%
2042	5,893,501	1,149	0.91%	1.96%
2043	5,946,873	1,169	0.91%	1.76%
2044	6,000,304	1,186	0.9%	1.42%
2045	6,053,738	1,209	0.89%	2.02%
2046	6,107,040	1,224	0.88%	1.22%
2047	6,160,254	1,248	0.87%	1.95%
2048	6,213,452	1,272	0.86%	1.92%
2049	6,266,588	1,296	0.86%	1.88%
2050	6,319,692	1,325	0.85%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 1,060,870 (a 26.5% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.