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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,897,263 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,100,145 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 4.45 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +3.1% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 5.1M (115.7% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Kuwait vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kuwait Zambia
2100 9,589,440 65,217,429
2099 9,513,152 64,871,545
2098 9,437,521 64,515,891
2097 9,362,225 64,148,736
2096 9,287,200 63,777,313
2095 9,212,523 63,393,169
2094 9,138,210 62,992,652
2093 9,064,241 62,590,327
2092 8,990,676 62,175,930
2091 8,917,547 61,750,591
2090 8,844,888 61,321,399
2089 8,772,503 60,880,148
2088 8,700,563 60,434,676
2087 8,629,117 59,970,107
2086 8,558,199 59,499,234
2085 8,487,764 59,023,040
2084 8,417,828 58,535,857
2083 8,348,353 58,040,512
2082 8,279,354 57,538,672
2081 8,210,772 57,027,491
2080 8,142,636 56,506,421
2079 8,075,101 55,983,242
2078 8,008,036 55,449,777
2077 7,941,463 54,906,771
2076 7,875,406 54,361,075
2075 7,809,930 53,806,856
2074 7,745,028 53,246,777
2073 7,680,639 52,677,348
2072 7,616,806 52,101,139
2071 7,553,744 51,519,691
2070 7,491,390 50,931,614
2069 7,429,571 50,334,700
2068 7,368,423 49,737,479
2067 7,307,932 49,135,488
2066 7,248,116 48,530,443
2065 7,188,899 47,918,592
2064 7,130,298 47,299,740
2063 7,072,099 46,677,439
2062 7,014,494 46,048,819
2061 6,957,511 45,416,657
2060 6,901,153 44,777,347
2059 6,845,293 44,137,306
2058 6,789,909 43,494,451
2057 6,734,955 42,851,923
2056 6,680,523 42,206,898
2055 6,626,403 41,558,284
2054 6,572,580 40,906,492
2053 6,518,885 40,255,629
2052 6,465,284 39,603,888
2051 6,411,692 38,949,958
2050 6,358,029 38,294,607
2049 6,304,394 37,634,194
2048 6,250,650 36,971,309
2047 6,196,914 36,309,749
2046 6,143,120 35,645,868
2045 6,089,197 34,981,812
2044 6,035,156 34,316,981
2043 5,981,241 33,652,420
2042 5,927,307 32,990,657
2041 5,873,587 32,329,447
2040 5,820,161 31,664,262
2039 5,767,029 31,001,305
2038 5,714,211 30,335,662
2037 5,661,929 29,668,561
2036 5,610,194 29,000,264
2035 5,559,069 28,333,498
2034 5,508,623 27,671,195
2033 5,458,935 27,011,974
2032 5,410,081 26,356,580
2031 5,362,063 25,702,812
2030 5,314,935 25,055,216
2029 5,265,492 24,414,405
2028 5,212,438 23,780,809
2027 5,152,065 23,151,479
2026 5,080,894 22,529,742
2025 4,998,262 21,918,187
2024 4,897,263 21,314,956
2023 4,853,420 20,723,965
2022 4,589,643 20,152,938
2021 4,360,865 19,603,607
2020 4,400,267 19,059,395
2019 4,442,316 18,513,839
2018 4,323,515 17,973,569
2017 4,154,812 17,441,320
2016 4,004,096 16,914,423
2015 3,834,574 16,399,089
2014 3,665,876 15,895,315
2013 3,507,844 15,398,997
2012 3,337,109 14,913,629
2011 3,132,814 14,437,796
2010 2,943,372 13,965,594
2009 2,795,484 13,490,389
2008 2,651,421 13,021,324
2007 2,507,887 12,565,085
2006 2,364,733 12,129,553
2005 2,236,788 11,718,819
2004 2,157,320 11,338,198
2003 2,109,881 10,983,595
2002 2,059,974 10,647,949
2001 2,008,121 10,325,185
2000 1,954,709 10,017,631
1999 1,900,030 9,740,005
1998 1,844,302 9,482,408
1997 1,787,683 9,237,063
1996 1,730,246 9,004,053
1995 1,681,513 8,785,763
1994 1,664,361 8,576,269
1993 1,672,151 8,373,921
1992 1,634,961 8,176,680
1991 1,351,399 7,981,650
1990 1,684,819 7,786,169
1989 2,217,468 7,589,216
1988 2,134,707 7,391,440
1987 2,052,994 7,191,282
1986 1,972,520 6,986,471
1985 1,894,242 6,780,953
1984 1,820,688 6,580,490
1983 1,744,295 6,381,038
1982 1,662,480 6,178,637
1981 1,583,426 5,983,289
1980 1,504,782 5,802,833
1979 1,423,514 5,631,728
1978 1,340,319 5,465,374
1977 1,258,023 5,302,480
1976 1,178,711 5,143,842
1975 1,104,863 4,990,086
1974 1,038,346 4,842,746
1973 977,654 4,702,693
1972 920,352 4,569,309
1971 865,076 4,442,525
1970 809,114 4,321,718
1969 749,452 4,197,116
1968 687,716 4,065,593
1967 628,089 3,936,343
1966 572,590 3,812,003
1965 521,174 3,692,086
1964 473,115 3,577,017
1963 427,694 3,465,907
1962 384,995 3,358,099
1961 345,945 3,254,086
1960 311,060 3,153,729

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 1,096,049 people (a 27.4% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kuwait's population will grow by 24.7% to 6,358,029 people with a rank change from 127th to 117th. The population of Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.59M people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kuwait Zambia
2100 0.8% 0.53%
2099 0.8% 0.55%
2098 0.8% 0.57%
2097 0.81% 0.58%
2096 0.81% 0.61%
2095 0.81% 0.64%
2094 0.82% 0.64%
2093 0.82% 0.67%
2092 0.82% 0.69%
2091 0.82% 0.7%
2090 0.83% 0.72%
2089 0.83% 0.74%
2088 0.83% 0.77%
2087 0.83% 0.79%
2086 0.83% 0.81%
2085 0.83% 0.83%
2084 0.83% 0.85%
2083 0.83% 0.87%
2082 0.84% 0.9%
2081 0.84% 0.92%
2080 0.84% 0.93%
2079 0.84% 0.96%
2078 0.84% 0.99%
2077 0.84% 1%
2076 0.84% 1.03%
2075 0.84% 1.05%
2074 0.84% 1.08%
2073 0.84% 1.11%
2072 0.83% 1.13%
2071 0.83% 1.15%
2070 0.83% 1.19%
2069 0.83% 1.2%
2068 0.83% 1.23%
2067 0.83% 1.25%
2066 0.82% 1.28%
2065 0.82% 1.31%
2064 0.82% 1.33%
2063 0.82% 1.37%
2062 0.82% 1.39%
2061 0.82% 1.43%
2060 0.82% 1.45%
2059 0.82% 1.48%
2058 0.82% 1.5%
2057 0.81% 1.53%
2056 0.82% 1.56%
2055 0.82% 1.59%
2054 0.82% 1.62%
2053 0.83% 1.65%
2052 0.84% 1.68%
2051 0.84% 1.71%
2050 0.85% 1.75%
2049 0.86% 1.79%
2048 0.87% 1.82%
2047 0.88% 1.86%
2046 0.89% 1.9%
2045 0.9% 1.94%
2044 0.9% 1.97%
2043 0.91% 2.01%
2042 0.91% 2.05%
2041 0.92% 2.1%
2040 0.92% 2.14%
2039 0.92% 2.19%
2038 0.92% 2.25%
2037 0.92% 2.3%
2036 0.92% 2.35%
2035 0.92% 2.39%
2034 0.91% 2.44%
2033 0.9% 2.49%
2032 0.9% 2.54%
2031 0.89% 2.58%
2030 0.94% 2.62%
2029 1.02% 2.66%
2028 1.17% 2.72%
2027 1.4% 2.76%
2026 1.65% 2.79%
2025 2.06% 2.83%
2024 0.9% 2.85%
2023 5.75% 2.83%
2022 5.25% 2.8%
2021 -0.9% 2.86%
2020 -0.95% 2.95%
2019 2.75% 3.01%
2018 4.06% 3.05%
2017 3.76% 3.12%
2016 4.42% 3.14%
2015 4.6% 3.17%
2014 4.51% 3.22%
2013 5.12% 3.25%
2012 6.52% 3.3%
2011 6.44% 3.38%
2010 5.29% 3.52%
2009 5.43% 3.6%
2008 5.72% 3.63%
2007 6.05% 3.59%
2006 5.72% 3.5%
2005 3.68% 3.36%
2004 2.25% 3.23%
2003 2.42% 3.15%
2002 2.58% 3.13%
2001 2.73% 3.07%
2000 2.88% 2.85%
1999 3.02% 2.72%
1998 3.17% 2.66%
1997 3.32% 2.59%
1996 2.9% 2.48%
1995 1.03% 2.44%
1994 -0.47% 2.42%
1993 2.27% 2.41%
1992 21% 2.44%
1991 -19.8% 2.51%
1990 -24% 2.6%
1989 3.88% 2.68%
1988 3.98% 2.78%
1987 4.08% 2.93%
1986 4.13% 3.03%
1985 4.04% 3.05%
1984 4.38% 3.13%
1983 4.92% 3.28%
1982 4.99% 3.26%
1981 5.23% 3.11%
1980 5.71% 3.04%
1979 6.21% 3.04%
1978 6.54% 3.07%
1977 6.73% 3.08%
1976 6.68% 3.08%
1975 6.41% 3.04%
1974 6.21% 2.98%
1973 6.23% 2.92%
1972 6.39% 2.85%
1971 6.92% 2.8%
1970 7.96% 2.97%
1969 8.98% 3.24%
1968 9.49% 3.28%
1967 9.69% 3.26%
1966 9.87% 3.25%
1965 10.2% 3.22%
1964 10.6% 3.21%
1963 11.1% 3.21%
1962 11.3% 3.2%
1961 11.2% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Kuwait grew by 0.9%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Kuwait Zambia
Current population
5100145
22697916
Population rank 127/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.27%
One net population change
12 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
10.5 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
1.18 hours
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +120 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +43,843 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +0.9% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 21/197
One migration net change every
12.3 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change +42,775 +6,562
Net migration rank 24/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 3,323,191 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 20/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 67.3% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 5/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kuwait
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kuwait Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 42,775 - 6,562
2024 - 61,624 - 7,381
2023 42,568 50,008 577,660 9,521
2022 41,752 368,560 563,456 -8,566
2021 42,057 19,678 535,629 8,143
2020 41,083 -168,379 536,484 8,156
2019 46,268 181 528,089 18,385
2018 47,222 145,973 515,644 18,431
2017 51,498 92,717 504,630 25,789
2016 51,397 105,818 497,521 25,860
2015 52,127 129,695 491,021 16,261
2014 54,673 100,891 483,663 16,574
2013 52,666 107,821 476,846 15,542
2012 53,181 127,777 469,406 8,958
2011 50,733 176,732 459,743 13,569
2010 49,838 101,566 448,337 22,761
2009 48,879 95,483 434,458 44,867
2008 47,505 96,268 419,560 39,249
2007 46,539 96,765 403,729 49,945
2006 45,911 97,087 387,891 29,517
2005 45,243 67,638 368,756 35,316
2004 44,341 1,713 349,352 7,819
2003 42,934 5,895 331,189 20,845
2002 41,651 9,335 316,041 3,206
2001 40,662 12,055 302,682 23,582
2000 39,811 14,296 293,186 -4,338
1999 39,342 15,912 283,297 -16,888
1998 39,324 16,878 275,568 -26,796
1997 39,581 17,457 268,198 -26,276
1996 39,920 17,914 262,468 -38,358
1995 39,198 438 257,897 -45,423
1994 36,533 -41,862 252,023 -45,504
1993 33,239 -43,501 245,917 -47,739
1992 32,016 52,620 239,953 -43,656
1991 21,867 460,628 237,957 -44,203
1990 46,720 -1,196,050 235,835 -38,619
1989 49,390 34,643 233,429 -36,736
1988 50,037 31,455 230,118 -31,270
1987 50,690 31,243 227,813 -26,338
1986 51,824 27,187 224,768 -16,610
1985 51,772 25,777 221,351 -18,474
1984 52,539 17,020 216,695 -18,652
1983 51,460 31,758 212,712 -11,849
1982 49,981 30,437 207,621 -3,676
1981 48,098 29,600 202,822 -16,072
1980 47,096 32,483 198,817 -24,664
1979 45,569 37,383 197,578 -29,515
1978 44,277 39,159 194,933 -30,284
1977 42,922 38,225 191,557 -30,423
1976 41,439 36,050 186,762 -30,612
1975 39,295 30,909 182,258 -30,886
1974 37,425 25,398 174,484 -31,178
1973 35,741 22,830 168,258 -31,472
1972 34,045 21,984 161,648 -31,672
1971 32,339 22,182 155,249 -31,651
1970 30,789 26,614 149,380 -31,370
1969 28,774 33,143 142,660 -11,469
1968 26,161 35,399 137,315 -5,447
1967 23,520 34,177 131,938 -5,298
1966 20,914 32,383 127,164 -5,129
1965 18,952 30,580 122,814 -5,023
1964 17,064 29,537 117,197 -4,851
1963 15,357 28,889 114,555 -4,676
1962 13,730 27,417 110,173 -4,428
1961 12,327 24,618 106,318 -4,043
1960 11,054 21,769 102,335 -3,898

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 35.8% of the population change in Kuwait is from natural causes (a gain of 470,645 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 845,142 people). In Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

Biggest cities by population

Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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