Kuwait vs Libya: Population
Kuwait
9.60 million people
in 2100
Libya
9.78 million people
in 2100
Kuwait rank
104th
Libya rank
103rd
Population over time
- Kuwait
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 9.78 million people against 9.60 million people in Kuwait, a difference of 181,560 people.
Across all 77 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 104th and Libya ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5.12 million people | 7.59 million people | 2.47 million people | Libya |
| 2030s | 5.55 million people | 8.24 million people | 2.69 million people | Libya |
| 2040s | 6.07 million people | 8.94 million people | 2.87 million people | Libya |
| 2050s | 6.61 million people | 9.45 million people | 2.84 million people | Libya |
| 2060s | 7.17 million people | 9.71 million people | 2.54 million people | Libya |
| 2070s | 7.79 million people | 9.87 million people | 2.08 million people | Libya |
| 2080s | 8.47 million people | 9.96 million people | 1.49 million people | Libya |
| 2090s | 9.19 million people | 9.88 million people | 686,871 people | Libya |
| 2100s | 9.60 million people | 9.78 million people | 181,560 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Kuwait or Libya?
- Libya, at 9.78 million people against 9.60 million people in Kuwait as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population between Kuwait and Libya?
- 181,560 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
- How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for population?
- Kuwait ranks 104th and Libya ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.