Kuwait vs Malawi: Population growth
Kuwait
2.5%
in 2024
Malawi
2.6%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
28th
Malawi rank
26th
Population growth over time
- Kuwait
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 26th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 2.9% | 3.5% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -1.5% | 1.9% | 3.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.6% | 1.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.8% | 1.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Kuwait or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population growth between Kuwait and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malawi?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Malawi rank globally for population growth?
- Kuwait ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 26th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release