Kuwait vs Zimbabwe: Annual change in population
Kuwait
249,267 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
271,768 people
in 2023
Kuwait rank
61st
Zimbabwe rank
59th
Annual change in population over time
- Kuwait
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 271,768 people against 249,267 people in Kuwait, a difference of 22,501 people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 73 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 61st and Zimbabwe ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13,951 people | 100,211 people | 86,260 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 46,993 people | 136,538 people | 89,545 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 67,406 people | 158,937 people | 91,531 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 79,395 people | 321,724 people | 242,329 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -31,744 people | 191,866 people | 223,609 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 89,545 people | 135,934 people | 46,388 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 164,671 people | 212,859 people | 48,187 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 99,145 people | 267,363 people | 168,218 people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in population, Kuwait or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 271,768 people against 249,267 people in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual change in population between Kuwait and Zimbabwe?
- 22,501 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Zimbabwe?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual change in population?
- Kuwait ranks 61st and Zimbabwe ranks 59th 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.