Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia

Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Population

Population in 2023: 4.84 million people in Kuwait and 33.3 million people in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 28.4 million people, or 6.87 times that in Kuwait.

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Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 4.84 million people in Kuwait and 33.3 million people in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 28.4 million people, or 6.87 times that in Kuwait.
KuwaitSaudi ArabiaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Kuwait ranked 128 and Saudi Arabia ranked 48 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kuwait at 9.6 million people and Saudi Arabia at 71 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearKuwaitSaudi ArabiaWorld
20234.84 million33.3 million8.09 billion
20224.59 million32.2 million8.02 billion
20214.36 million31.3 million7.95 billion
20204.4 million31 million7.89 billion
20194.44 million30.5 million7.81 billion
20184.32 million30.4 million7.73 billion
20174.16 million30.8 million7.65 billion
20164 million30.7 million7.56 billion
20153.83 million30 million7.47 billion
20143.67 million29 million7.38 billion
20133.51 million28 million7.29 billion
20123.34 million27.1 million7.2 billion
20113.13 million26.1 million7.11 billion
20102.94 million25.2 million7.02 billion
20092.8 million24.2 million6.93 billion
20082.65 million23.3 million6.84 billion
20072.51 million22.4 million6.76 billion
20062.37 million21.5 million6.67 billion
20052.24 million20.6 million6.59 billion
20042.16 million19.7 million6.5 billion
20032.11 million18.8 million6.42 billion
20022.06 million17.9 million6.34 billion
20012.01 million17 million6.26 billion
20001.96 million16.2 million6.17 billion
19991.9 million15.5 million6.09 billion
19981.84 million14.9 million6.01 billion
19971.79 million14.4 million5.93 billion
19961.73 million13.8 million5.84 billion
19951.68 million13.3 million5.76 billion
19941.66 million12.8 million5.68 billion
19931.67 million12.2 million5.59 billion
19921.64 million11.7 million5.51 billion
19911.35 million11.2 million5.42 billion
19901.69 million10.6 million5.33 billion
19892.22 million10.1 million5.23 billion
19882.14 million9.63 million5.14 billion
19872.05 million9.13 million5.05 billion
19861.97 million8.63 million4.96 billion
19851.89 million8.15 million4.87 billion
19841.82 million7.7 million4.78 billion
19831.74 million7.25 million4.7 billion
19821.66 million6.82 million4.61 billion
19811.58 million6.42 million4.53 billion
19801.51 million6.05 million4.45 billion
19791.42 million5.7 million4.37 billion
19781.34 million5.38 million4.29 billion
19771.26 million5.08 million4.22 billion
19761.18 million4.81 million4.14 billion
19751.11 million4.56 million4.07 billion
19741.04 million4.32 million4 billion
1973977,7004.11 million3.92 billion
1972920,4003.91 million3.85 billion
1971865,1003.72 million3.77 billion
1970809,1003.56 million3.7 billion
1969749,5003.42 million3.62 billion
1968687,7003.28 million3.55 billion
1967628,1003.16 million3.47 billion
1966572,6003.04 million3.4 billion
1965521,2002.93 million3.34 billion
1964473,1002.82 million3.26 billion
1963427,7002.72 million3.19 billion
1962385,0002.62 million3.12 billion
1961345,9002.53 million3.07 billion
1960311,1002.44 million3.02 billion
1959279,5002.35 million2.97 billion
1958250,2002.26 million2.91 billion
1957227,0002.18 million2.85 billion
1956207,2002.11 million2.8 billion
1955186,1002.03 million2.74 billion
1954173,2001.96 million2.69 billion
1953168,1001.89 million2.63 billion
1952163,2001.83 million2.58 billion
1951158,5001.76 million2.54 billion
1950154,0001.7 million2.49 billion
1949148,5003.05 million–
1948145,4003.01 million–
1947144,2002.99 million–
1946143,0002.96 million–
1945141,8002.93 million–
1944140,6002.91 million–
1943139,4002.88 million–
1942138,2002.85 million–
1941137,0002.83 million–
1940135,9002.8 million–
1939134,7002.78 million–
1938133,6002.75 million–
1937132,5002.73 million–
1936131,4002.7 million–
1935130,3002.68 million–
1934129,2002.65 million–
1933128,1002.63 million–
1932127,0002.6 million–
1931125,9002.58 million–
1930124,9002.56 million–
1929123,8002.53 million–
1928122,8002.51 million–
1927121,7002.49 million–
1926120,7002.46 million–
1925119,7002.44 million–
1924118,7002.42 million–
1923117,7002.4 million–
1922116,7002.38 million–
1921115,7002.35 million–
1920114,7002.33 million–
1919113,8002.31 million–
1918112,8002.29 million–
1917111,9002.27 million–
1916110,9002.26 million–
1915109,9002.25 million–
1914109,0002.23 million–
1913108,0002.22 million–
1912107,1002.21 million–
1911106,2002.2 million–
1910105,4002.19 million–
1909104,6002.18 million–
1908103,9002.17 million–
1907103,2002.17 million–
1906102,6002.16 million–
1905102,0002.15 million–
1904101,3002.15 million–
1903100,7002.14 million–
1902100,0002.13 million–
190199,4202.13 million–
190098,7902.12 million–
189998,1802.12 million–
189897,5602.12 million–
189796,9502.13 million–
189696,3402.13 million–
189595,7402.13 million–
189495,1402.14 million–
189394,5402.14 million–
189293,9502.14 million–
189193,3602.14 million–
189092,7702.15 million–
188992,1902.15 million–
188891,6102.15 million–
188791,0402.15 million–
188690,4702.16 million–
188589,9002.16 million–
188489,3402.16 million–
188388,7702.16 million–
188288,2202.17 million–
188187,6602.17 million–
188087,1102.17 million–
187986,5702.17 million–
187886,0302.18 million–
187785,4902.18 million–
187684,9502.18 million–
187584,4202.18 million–
187483,8902.19 million–
187383,3602.19 million–
187282,8402.19 million–
187182,4202.19 million–
187082,0902.2 million–
186981,8702.2 million–
186881,7502.2 million–
186781,7202.2 million–
186681,7002.2 million–
186581,6702.21 million–
186481,6402.21 million–
186381,6202.21 million–
186281,5902.21 million–
186181,5702.21 million–
186081,5402.22 million–
185981,5102.22 million–
185881,4902.22 million–
185781,4602.22 million–
185681,4402.22 million–
185581,4102.23 million–
185481,3802.23 million–
185381,3602.23 million–
185281,3302.23 million–
185181,3102.23 million–
185081,2802.24 million–
184981,2802.23 million–
184881,2802.23 million–
184781,2802.22 million–
184681,2802.22 million–
184581,2802.21 million–
184481,2802.21 million–
184381,2802.2 million–
184281,2802.2 million–
184181,2802.19 million–
184081,2802.19 million–
183981,2802.18 million–
183881,2802.18 million–
183781,2802.17 million–
183681,2802.17 million–
183581,2802.16 million–
183481,2802.16 million–
183381,2802.15 million–
183281,2802.15 million–
183181,2802.14 million–
183081,2802.14 million–
182981,2802.13 million–
182881,2802.13 million–
182781,2802.12 million–
182681,2802.12 million–
182581,2802.11 million–
182481,2802.11 million–
182381,2802.11 million–
182281,2802.1 million–
182181,2802.1 million–
182081,2802.09 million–
181981,2802.09 million–
181881,2802.08 million–
181781,2802.08 million–
181681,2802.07 million–
181581,2802.07 million–
181481,2802.06 million–
181381,2802.06 million–
181281,2802.05 million–
181181,2802.05 million–
181081,2802.05 million–
180981,2802.04 million–
180881,2802.04 million–
180781,2802.03 million–
180681,2802.03 million–
180581,2802.02 million–
180481,2802.02 million–
180381,2802.01 million–
180281,2802.01 million–
180181,2802 million–
180081,2802 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearKuwaitSaudi ArabiaWorld
20244.94 million4.69 million–5.11 million34 million33.6 million–34.2 million8.16 billion
20255.03 million4.42 million–5.58 million34.6 million33.7 million–35.2 million8.23 billion
20265.1 million4.29 million–5.99 million35.2 million33.7 million–36.3 million8.3 billion
20275.17 million4.19 million–6.29 million35.8 million33.7 million–37.4 million8.37 billion
20285.23 million4.1 million–6.59 million36.3 million33.8 million–38.5 million8.44 billion
20295.28 million4.04 million–6.87 million36.9 million34 million–39.6 million8.5 billion
20305.32 million3.97 million–7.12 million37.4 million34.1 million–40.6 million8.57 billion
20315.37 million3.91 million–7.35 million38 million34.3 million–41.5 million8.63 billion
20325.42 million3.85 million–7.61 million38.5 million34.3 million–42.4 million8.7 billion
20335.47 million3.77 million–7.86 million39 million34.5 million–43.3 million8.76 billion
20345.52 million3.67 million–8.06 million39.5 million34.6 million–44.2 million8.82 billion
20355.57 million3.61 million–8.28 million40 million34.7 million–45.2 million8.89 billion
20365.62 million3.59 million–8.52 million40.5 million34.9 million–46.2 million8.95 billion
20375.67 million3.51 million–8.77 million41.1 million35.1 million–47.2 million9.01 billion
20385.73 million3.43 million–8.99 million41.6 million35.2 million–48.1 million9.06 billion
20395.78 million3.38 million–9.19 million42.1 million35.2 million–48.9 million9.12 billion
20405.83 million3.3 million–9.4 million42.6 million35.3 million–49.7 million9.18 billion
20415.89 million3.26 million–9.63 million43.1 million35.4 million–50.6 million9.23 billion
20425.94 million3.19 million–9.89 million43.6 million35.5 million–51.5 million9.29 billion
20435.99 million3.08 million–10.1 million44.1 million35.6 million–52.5 million9.34 billion
20446.05 million3 million–10.3 million44.6 million35.8 million–53.6 million9.39 billion
20456.1 million2.94 million–10.5 million45.2 million36 million–54.5 million9.44 billion
20466.15 million2.87 million–10.6 million45.7 million36.2 million–55.4 million9.49 billion
20476.21 million2.77 million–10.8 million46.2 million36.4 million–56.3 million9.54 billion
20486.26 million2.7 million–11 million46.7 million36.7 million–57.2 million9.58 billion
20496.31 million2.7 million–11.3 million47.2 million37 million–58.2 million9.62 billion
20506.37 million2.65 million–11.6 million47.7 million37.2 million–59.1 million9.66 billion
20516.42 million2.57 million–11.8 million48.2 million37.2 million–59.9 million9.7 billion
20526.48 million2.55 million–12 million48.7 million37.3 million–60.9 million9.74 billion
20536.53 million2.51 million–12.3 million49.2 million37.6 million–62 million9.78 billion
20546.58 million2.46 million–12.4 million49.7 million37.9 million–63 million9.81 billion
20556.64 million2.44 million–12.6 million50.2 million38.2 million–63.9 million9.85 billion
20566.69 million2.34 million–12.7 million50.7 million38.4 million–64.8 million9.88 billion
20576.74 million2.17 million–12.9 million51.2 million38.6 million–65.7 million9.91 billion
20586.8 million2.04 million–13.2 million51.7 million38.8 million–66.7 million9.94 billion
20596.86 million1.97 million–13.4 million52.2 million38.9 million–67.6 million9.96 billion
20606.91 million1.89 million–13.7 million52.7 million39 million–68.5 million9.99 billion
20616.97 million1.82 million–13.9 million53.2 million39 million–69.6 million10 billion
20627.02 million1.69 million–14.2 million53.7 million39.2 million–70.8 million10 billion
20637.08 million1.55 million–14.4 million54.1 million39.3 million–71.7 million10.1 billion
20647.14 million1.44 million–14.7 million54.6 million39.4 million–72.5 million10.1 billion
20657.2 million1.31 million–15.1 million55.1 million39.5 million–73.5 million10.1 billion
20667.26 million1.23 million–15.4 million55.6 million39.6 million–74.7 million10.1 billion
20677.32 million1.14 million–15.6 million56.1 million39.7 million–75.7 million10.1 billion
20687.38 million1.04 million–15.9 million56.5 million39.8 million–76.7 million10.2 billion
20697.44 million991,700–16.2 million57 million39.9 million–77.8 million10.2 billion
20707.5 million887,100–16.5 million57.5 million40 million–78.8 million10.2 billion
20717.57 million784,000–16.9 million57.9 million40.1 million–79.7 million10.2 billion
20727.63 million661,700–17.3 million58.4 million40.3 million–80.8 million10.2 billion
20737.69 million554,200–17.5 million58.8 million40.1 million–82 million10.2 billion
20747.76 million500,700–17.7 million59.3 million40.1 million–83.3 million10.2 billion
20757.82 million429,700–18 million59.7 million40.1 million–84.6 million10.3 billion
20767.89 million351,900–18.4 million60.2 million39.9 million–85.9 million10.3 billion
20777.95 million259,000–18.6 million60.6 million39.7 million–87 million10.3 billion
20788.02 million192,400–18.8 million61.1 million39.5 million–87.9 million10.3 billion
20798.09 million64,270–19.1 million61.5 million39.5 million–89 million10.3 billion
20808.16 million0–19.4 million62 million39.4 million–90.2 million10.3 billion
20818.22 million0–19.9 million62.4 million39.3 million–91.1 million10.3 billion
20828.29 million0–20.1 million62.9 million39.2 million–92 million10.3 billion
20838.36 million0–20.4 million63.3 million39 million–93 million10.3 billion
20848.43 million0–20.6 million63.8 million38.9 million–94 million10.3 billion
20858.5 million0–20.9 million64.2 million38.8 million–95 million10.3 billion
20868.57 million0–21.2 million64.7 million38.7 million–96.2 million10.3 billion
20878.64 million0–21.5 million65.1 million38.7 million–97.3 million10.3 billion
20888.71 million0–21.6 million65.6 million38.6 million–98.2 million10.3 billion
20898.79 million0–21.8 million66 million38.5 million–99.4 million10.3 billion
20908.86 million0–22 million66.5 million38.4 million–101 million10.3 billion
20918.93 million0–22 million66.9 million38.3 million–102 million10.3 billion
20929 million0–22 million67.4 million38.1 million–103 million10.3 billion
20939.08 million0–22.2 million67.8 million38 million–104 million10.3 billion
20949.15 million0–22.5 million68.3 million38.1 million–105 million10.2 billion
20959.23 million0–22.8 million68.8 million38.1 million–106 million10.2 billion
20969.3 million0–23 million69.2 million38.2 million–107 million10.2 billion
20979.38 million0–23.3 million69.7 million38.2 million–108 million10.2 billion
20989.45 million0–23.6 million70.1 million38.2 million–109 million10.2 billion
20999.53 million0–23.9 million70.6 million38.1 million–110 million10.2 billion
21009.6 million0–23.9 million71 million38.1 million–112 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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