Kuwait Population Growth Rate 1950-2021
Chart and table of Kuwait population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Kuwait in 2021 is 4,328,550, a 1.36% increase from 2020.
- The population of Kuwait in 2020 was 4,270,571, a 1.51% increase from 2019.
- The population of Kuwait in 2019 was 4,207,083, a 1.69% increase from 2018.
- The population of Kuwait in 2018 was 4,137,312, a 2% increase from 2017.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate |
| Country Name |
2021 Population Growth Rate |
| United States |
332,915,073 |
| Japan |
126,050,804 |
| Germany |
83,900,473 |
| United Kingdom |
68,207,116 |
| France |
65,426,179 |
| Italy |
60,367,477 |
| South Korea |
51,305,186 |
| Spain |
46,745,216 |
| Argentina |
45,605,826 |
| Canada |
38,067,903 |
| Poland |
37,797,005 |
| Saudi Arabia |
35,340,683 |
| Australia |
25,788,215 |
| Taiwan |
23,855,010 |
| Chile |
19,212,361 |
| Netherlands |
17,173,099 |
| Belgium |
11,632,326 |
| Greece |
10,370,744 |
| Portugal |
10,167,925 |
| Sweden |
10,160,169 |
| UAE |
9,991,089 |
| Hungary |
9,634,164 |
| Austria |
9,043,070 |
| Israel |
8,789,774 |
| Switzerland |
8,715,494 |
| Hong Kong |
7,552,810 |
| Singapore |
5,896,686 |
| Denmark |
5,813,298 |
| Finland |
5,548,360 |
| Norway |
5,465,630 |
| Oman |
5,223,375 |
| Ireland |
4,982,907 |
| New Zealand |
4,860,643 |
| Panama |
4,381,579 |
| Kuwait |
4,328,550 |
| Croatia |
4,081,651 |
| Uruguay |
3,485,151 |
| Qatar |
2,930,528 |
| Puerto Rico |
2,828,255 |
| Lithuania |
2,689,862 |
| Slovenia |
2,078,724 |
| Latvia |
1,866,942 |
| Bahrain |
1,748,296 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1,403,375 |
| Estonia |
1,325,185 |
| Cyprus |
1,215,584 |
| Macao |
658,394 |
| Luxembourg |
634,814 |
| Malta |
442,784 |
| Bahamas |
396,913 |
| Iceland |
343,353 |
| New Caledonia |
288,218 |
| Barbados |
287,711 |
| French Polynesia |
282,530 |
| Channel Islands |
175,245 |
| Guam |
170,179 |
| Curacao |
164,798 |
| Aruba |
107,204 |
| Seychelles |
98,908 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
98,731 |
| Isle of Man |
85,410 |
| Andorra |
77,355 |
| Cayman Islands |
66,497 |
| Bermuda |
62,090 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
57,917 |
| Greenland |
56,877 |
| Faroe Islands |
49,049 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
43,412 |
| Monaco |
39,511 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
39,231 |
| Liechtenstein |
38,250 |
| San Marino |
34,017 |
| Gibraltar |
33,698 |
| British Virgin Islands |
30,421 |
| Palau |
18,169 |
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Kuwait - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
|
| Year |
Population Growth Rate |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
4,328,550 |
1.36% |
| 2020 |
4,270,571 |
1.51% |
| 2019 |
4,207,083 |
1.69% |
| 2018 |
4,137,312 |
2.00% |
| 2017 |
4,056,099 |
2.51% |
| 2016 |
3,956,875 |
3.16% |
| 2015 |
3,835,591 |
3.92% |
| 2014 |
3,690,941 |
4.67% |
| 2013 |
3,526,376 |
5.30% |
| 2012 |
3,348,853 |
5.71% |
| 2011 |
3,168,060 |
5.89% |
| 2010 |
2,991,884 |
6.06% |
| 2009 |
2,821,045 |
6.21% |
| 2008 |
2,656,009 |
6.07% |
| 2007 |
2,504,019 |
5.49% |
| 2006 |
2,373,672 |
4.56% |
| 2005 |
2,270,198 |
3.17% |
| 2004 |
2,200,492 |
1.80% |
| 2003 |
2,161,626 |
1.15% |
| 2002 |
2,136,997 |
1.60% |
| 2001 |
2,103,282 |
2.84% |
| 2000 |
2,045,123 |
4.79% |
| 1999 |
1,951,636 |
6.58% |
| 1998 |
1,831,119 |
7.07% |
| 1997 |
1,710,256 |
5.13% |
| 1996 |
1,626,857 |
1.30% |
| 1995 |
1,605,901 |
-3.22% |
| 1994 |
1,659,307 |
-6.39% |
| 1993 |
1,772,607 |
-7.31% |
| 1992 |
1,912,433 |
-5.85% |
| 1991 |
2,031,296 |
-3.06% |
| 1990 |
2,095,344 |
0.12% |
| 1989 |
2,092,777 |
2.85% |
| 1988 |
2,034,857 |
4.95% |
| 1987 |
1,938,909 |
5.82% |
| 1986 |
1,832,310 |
5.59% |
| 1985 |
1,735,274 |
5.03% |
| 1984 |
1,652,150 |
4.77% |
| 1983 |
1,576,968 |
4.60% |
| 1982 |
1,507,645 |
4.75% |
| 1981 |
1,439,331 |
5.16% |
| 1980 |
1,368,677 |
5.60% |
| 1979 |
1,296,081 |
5.88% |
| 1978 |
1,224,067 |
6.11% |
| 1977 |
1,153,583 |
6.24% |
| 1976 |
1,085,861 |
6.28% |
| 1975 |
1,021,720 |
6.23% |
| 1974 |
961,770 |
6.20% |
| 1973 |
905,635 |
6.31% |
| 1972 |
851,916 |
6.67% |
| 1971 |
798,642 |
7.28% |
| 1970 |
744,450 |
8.05% |
| 1969 |
688,979 |
8.86% |
| 1968 |
632,899 |
9.66% |
| 1967 |
577,164 |
10.32% |
| 1966 |
523,166 |
10.83% |
| 1965 |
472,037 |
11.36% |
| 1964 |
423,898 |
11.92% |
| 1963 |
378,746 |
12.27% |
| 1962 |
337,348 |
12.23% |
| 1961 |
300,576 |
11.73% |
| 1960 |
269,029 |
10.80% |
| 1959 |
242,798 |
9.56% |
| 1958 |
221,614 |
8.16% |
| 1957 |
204,892 |
6.77% |
| 1956 |
191,896 |
5.50% |
| 1955 |
181,888 |
4.44% |
| 1954 |
174,154 |
3.67% |
| 1953 |
167,993 |
3.19% |
| 1952 |
162,806 |
3.03% |
| 1951 |
158,016 |
3.21% |
| 1950 |
153,098 |
0.00% |
