Kuwait vs Libya: Population by world region
Kuwait
9.60 million people
in 2100
Libya
9.78 million people
in 2100
Kuwait rank
105th
Libya rank
104th
Population by world region 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 318 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 105th and Libya ranks 104th of 239 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 69,000 people | 500,000 people | 431,000 people | Libya |
| 1100s | 69,000 people | 350,000 people | 281,000 people | Libya |
| 1200s | 69,000 people | 200,000 people | 131,000 people | Libya |
| 1300s | 69,000 people | 300,000 people | 231,000 people | Libya |
| 1400s | 69,000 people | 400,000 people | 331,000 people | Libya |
| 1500s | 69,000 people | 500,000 people | 431,000 people | Libya |
| 1600s | 135,000 people | 500,000 people | 365,000 people | Libya |
| 1700s | 117,000 people | 500,000 people | 383,000 people | Libya |
| 1710s | 120,284 people | 465,166 people | 344,882 people | Libya |
| 1720s | 121,499 people | 468,333 people | 346,834 people | Libya |
| 1730s | 122,726 people | 471,500 people | 348,774 people | Libya |
| 1740s | 123,966 people | 474,666 people | 350,700 people | Libya |
| 1750s | 125,218 people | 477,833 people | 352,615 people | Libya |
| 1760s | 126,483 people | 481,000 people | 354,517 people | Libya |
| 1770s | 127,760 people | 484,166 people | 356,406 people | Libya |
| 1780s | 129,051 people | 487,333 people | 358,282 people | Libya |
| 1790s | 130,354 people | 490,500 people | 360,146 people | Libya |
| 1800s | 81,280 people | 230,677 people | 149,397 people | Libya |
| 1810s | 81,280 people | 232,903 people | 151,623 people | Libya |
| 1820s | 81,280 people | 239,341 people | 158,061 people | Libya |
| 1830s | 81,280 people | 250,478 people | 169,198 people | Libya |
| 1840s | 81,280 people | 263,289 people | 182,009 people | Libya |
| 1850s | 81,397 people | 282,681 people | 201,284 people | Libya |
| 1860s | 81,666 people | 316,629 people | 234,963 people | Libya |
| 1870s | 84,204 people | 355,117 people | 270,912 people | Libya |
| 1880s | 89,631 people | 404,770 people | 315,139 people | Libya |
| 1890s | 95,450 people | 471,995 people | 376,544 people | Libya |
| 1900s | 101,652 people | 551,686 people | 450,034 people | Libya |
| 1910s | 109,491 people | 635,532 people | 526,042 people | Libya |
| 1920s | 119,232 people | 714,783 people | 595,551 people | Libya |
| 1930s | 129,753 people | 808,144 people | 678,391 people | Libya |
| 1940s | 141,393 people | 982,338 people | 840,945 people | Libya |
| 1950s | 196,711 people | 1.25 million people | 1.05 million people | Libya |
| 1960s | 510,192 people | 1.76 million people | 1.25 million people | Libya |
| 1970s | 1.09 million people | 2.57 million people | 1.48 million people | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.86 million people | 3.89 million people | 2.03 million people | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.70 million people | 4.85 million people | 3.16 million people | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.28 million people | 5.81 million people | 3.53 million people | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.73 million people | 6.55 million people | 2.81 million people | Libya |
| 2020s | 4.89 million people | 7.42 million people | 2.53 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 by world region, 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 by world region between Kuwait and Libya?
- 181,560 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for population by world region?
- Kuwait ranks 105th and Libya ranks 104th 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 Population by world region. 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 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.