Brunei vs Kuwait: Natural population growth rate

Brunei
0.8%
in 2023
Kuwait
0.8%
in 2023
Brunei rank
112th
Kuwait rank
109th

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Brunei
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Brunei, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 112th and Kuwait ranks 109th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Kuwait Difference Ahead
1950s 3.5% 3.1% 0.3% Brunei
1960s 3.1% 3.7% 0.6% Kuwait
1970s 2.8% 3.5% 0.8% Kuwait
1980s 2.5% 2.7% 0.2% Kuwait
1990s 2.0% 2.2% 0.1% Kuwait
2000s 1.4% 2.0% 0.6% Kuwait
2010s 1.2% 1.4% 0.2% Kuwait
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Brunei or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Brunei as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Brunei and Kuwait?
0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Kuwait?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Kuwait rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Brunei ranks 112th and Kuwait ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.