Kuwait Population Growth Rate 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Kuwait population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Kuwait in 2020 is 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.
- The population of Kuwait in 2017 was 4,056,099, a 2.51% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Growth Rate |
| United States | 331,002,651 |
| Japan | 126,476,461 |
| Germany | 83,783,942 |
| United Kingdom | 67,886,011 |
| France | 65,273,511 |
| Italy | 60,461,826 |
| South Korea | 51,269,185 |
| Spain | 46,754,778 |
| Argentina | 45,195,774 |
| Poland | 37,846,611 |
| Canada | 37,742,154 |
| Saudi Arabia | 34,813,871 |
| Australia | 25,499,884 |
| Taiwan | 23,816,775 |
| Chile | 19,116,201 |
| Netherlands | 17,134,872 |
| Belgium | 11,589,623 |
| Greece | 10,423,054 |
| Portugal | 10,196,709 |
| Sweden | 10,099,265 |
| UAE | 9,890,402 |
| Hungary | 9,660,351 |
| Austria | 9,006,398 |
| Israel | 8,655,535 |
| Switzerland | 8,654,622 |
| Hong Kong | 7,496,981 |
| Singapore | 5,850,342 |
| Denmark | 5,792,202 |
| Finland | 5,540,720 |
| Norway | 5,421,241 |
| Oman | 5,106,626 |
| Ireland | 4,937,786 |
| New Zealand | 4,822,233 |
| Panama | 4,314,767 |
| Kuwait | 4,270,571 |
| Croatia | 4,105,267 |
| Uruguay | 3,473,730 |
| Qatar | 2,881,053 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,860,853 |
| Lithuania | 2,722,289 |
| Slovenia | 2,078,938 |
| Latvia | 1,886,198 |
| Bahrain | 1,701,575 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,399,488 |
| Estonia | 1,326,535 |
| Cyprus | 1,207,359 |
| Macao | 649,335 |
| Luxembourg | 625,978 |
| Malta | 441,543 |
| Bahamas | 393,244 |
| Iceland | 341,243 |
| Barbados | 287,375 |
| New Caledonia | 285,498 |
| French Polynesia | 280,908 |
| Channel Islands | 173,863 |
| Guam | 168,775 |
| Curacao | 164,093 |
| Aruba | 106,766 |
| Seychelles | 98,347 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 97,929 |
| Isle of Man | 85,033 |
| Andorra | 77,265 |
| Cayman Islands | 65,722 |
| Bermuda | 62,278 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 57,559 |
| Greenland | 56,770 |
| Faroe Islands | 48,863 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 42,876 |
| Monaco | 39,242 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 38,717 |
| Liechtenstein | 38,128 |
| San Marino | 33,931 |
| Gibraltar | 33,691 |
| British Virgin Islands | 30,231 |
| Palau | 18,094 |
| Kuwait - Historical Population Growth Rate Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Growth Rate | Growth Rate |
| 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% |
