Congo vs Kuwait: World population growth
Congo
0.7%
in 2100
Kuwait
0.8%
in 2100
Congo rank
9th
Kuwait rank
6th
World population growth over time
- Congo
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 6th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 13 and Kuwait in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1900s | -0.8% | 0.6% | 1.4% | Kuwait |
| 1910s | -0.7% | 0.8% | 1.5% | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Congo |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Congo |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 6.6% | 4.3% | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 9.7% | 7.0% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 6.3% | 3.6% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 4.3% | 1.7% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.7% | -1.6% | 4.3% | Congo |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 4.0% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 4.4% | 1.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Congo |
| 2030s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | Congo |
| 2040s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.1% | Congo |
| 2050s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Congo |
| 2060s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Congo |
| 2070s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Congo |
| 2080s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 2090s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2100s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Congo or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Congo as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Congo and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kuwait?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Congo and Kuwait rank globally for world population growth?
- Congo ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 6th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.