Kuwait vs Turkey: Annual change in population
Kuwait
249,267 people
in 2023
Turkey
212,033 people
in 2023
Kuwait rank
61st
Turkey rank
63rd
Annual change in population over time
- Kuwait
- Turkey
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 249,267 people against 212,033 people in Turkey, a difference of 37,234 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Turkey ahead.
Kuwait ranks 61st and Turkey ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13,951 people | 722,799 people | 708,848 people | Turkey |
| 1960s | 46,993 people | 826,144 people | 779,151 people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 67,406 people | 872,265 people | 804,859 people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 79,395 people | 1.05 million people | 967,233 people | Turkey |
| 1990s | -31,744 people | 961,520 people | 993,263 people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 89,545 people | 787,293 people | 697,748 people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 164,671 people | 1.29 million people | 1.12 million people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 99,145 people | 478,208 people | 379,063 people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in population, Kuwait or Turkey?
- Kuwait, at 249,267 people against 212,033 people in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual change in population between Kuwait and Turkey?
- 37,234 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Turkey?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Turkey rank globally for annual change in population?
- Kuwait ranks 61st and Turkey ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.