Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: World population growth
Kuwait
0.8%
in 2100
United Arab Emirates
0.9%
in 2100
Kuwait rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
4th
World population growth over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Kuwait ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1800s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 6.6% | 5.8% | 0.9% | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 9.7% | 7.2% | 2.6% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 13.0% | 6.7% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 6.5% | 2.2% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | -1.6% | 6.1% | 7.6% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 7.0% | 3.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 1.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 2.6% | 0.9% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2030s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2040s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2050s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2060s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2070s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2080s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2090s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2100s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Kuwait as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for world population growth?
- Kuwait ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 238 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.