Kuwait vs Suriname: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas

Kuwait
168,504 people
in 2020
Suriname
179,059 people
in 2020
Kuwait rank
164th
Suriname rank
162nd

Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time

  • Kuwait
  • Suriname
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195019852020

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 179,059 people against 168,504 people in Kuwait, a difference of 10,555 people.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 162nd of 236 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Suriname Difference Ahead
1950s 20,794 people 115,215 people 94,421 people Suriname
1960s 35,539 people 137,226 people 101,687 people Suriname
1970s 52,636 people 155,510 people 102,874 people Suriname
1980s 75,631 people 142,168 people 66,537 people Suriname
1990s 69,496 people 157,279 people 87,783 people Suriname
2000s 104,102 people 183,794 people 79,692 people Suriname
2010s 136,104 people 180,936 people 44,832 people Suriname
2020s 168,504 people 179,059 people 10,555 people Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Kuwait or Suriname?
Suriname, at 179,059 people against 168,504 people in Kuwait as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Kuwait and Suriname?
10,555 people, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Suriname?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Kuwait and Suriname rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
Kuwait ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.