Egypt vs Kuwait: Population growth rate
Egypt
1.8%
in 2023
Kuwait
1.9%
in 2023
Egypt rank
62nd
Kuwait rank
60th
Population growth rate over time
- Egypt
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Egypt ranks 62nd and Kuwait ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4% | 6.6% | 4.3% | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 9.7% | 7.2% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 6.3% | 3.9% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 4.3% | 1.5% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.3% | -1.6% | 3.9% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 4.0% | 2.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 4.4% | 2.4% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 2.2% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Egypt or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Egypt and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for population growth rate?
- Egypt ranks 62nd and Kuwait ranks 60th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.