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Kuwait vs Switzerland: Population by world region

Kuwait
9.60 million people
in 2100
Switzerland
9.13 million people
in 2100
Kuwait rank
104th
Switzerland rank
106th

Population by world region over time

  • Kuwait
  • Switzerland
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M100015502100

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 9.60 million people against 9.13 million people in Switzerland, a difference of 475,880 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Switzerland ahead.

Kuwait ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 106th of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 46.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Switzerland Difference Ahead
1000s 69,000 people 300,000 people 231,000 people Switzerland
1100s 69,000 people 400,000 people 331,000 people Switzerland
1200s 69,000 people 500,000 people 431,000 people Switzerland
1300s 69,000 people 800,000 people 731,000 people Switzerland
1400s 69,000 people 600,000 people 531,000 people Switzerland
1500s 69,000 people 800,000 people 731,000 people Switzerland
1600s 135,000 people 1.00 million people 865,000 people Switzerland
1700s 117,000 people 1.25 million people 1.13 million people Switzerland
1710s 120,284 people 1.29 million people 1.17 million people Switzerland
1720s 121,499 people 1.32 million people 1.20 million people Switzerland
1730s 122,726 people 1.36 million people 1.24 million people Switzerland
1740s 123,966 people 1.40 million people 1.27 million people Switzerland
1750s 125,218 people 1.44 million people 1.31 million people Switzerland
1760s 126,483 people 1.48 million people 1.35 million people Switzerland
1770s 127,760 people 1.52 million people 1.39 million people Switzerland
1780s 129,051 people 1.57 million people 1.44 million people Switzerland
1790s 130,354 people 1.61 million people 1.48 million people Switzerland
1800s 81,280 people 1.80 million people 1.72 million people Switzerland
1810s 81,280 people 1.92 million people 1.84 million people Switzerland
1820s 81,280 people 2.04 million people 1.96 million people Switzerland
1830s 81,280 people 2.15 million people 2.07 million people Switzerland
1840s 81,280 people 2.29 million people 2.21 million people Switzerland
1850s 81,397 people 2.44 million people 2.36 million people Switzerland
1860s 81,666 people 2.57 million people 2.49 million people Switzerland
1870s 84,204 people 2.73 million people 2.65 million people Switzerland
1880s 89,631 people 2.89 million people 2.80 million people Switzerland
1890s 95,450 people 3.10 million people 3.01 million people Switzerland
1900s 101,652 people 3.49 million people 3.38 million people Switzerland
1910s 109,491 people 3.79 million people 3.68 million people Switzerland
1920s 119,232 people 3.95 million people 3.83 million people Switzerland
1930s 129,753 people 4.12 million people 3.99 million people Switzerland
1940s 141,393 people 4.43 million people 4.28 million people Switzerland
1950s 196,711 people 4.97 million people 4.78 million people Switzerland
1960s 510,192 people 5.78 million people 5.27 million people Switzerland
1970s 1.09 million people 6.28 million people 5.19 million people Switzerland
1980s 1.86 million people 6.47 million people 4.61 million people Switzerland
1990s 1.70 million people 6.98 million people 5.28 million people Switzerland
2000s 2.28 million people 7.42 million people 5.14 million people Switzerland
2010s 3.73 million people 8.22 million people 4.49 million people Switzerland
2020s 4.89 million people 8.91 million people 4.02 million people Switzerland
2030s 5.55 million people 9.21 million people 3.66 million people Switzerland
2040s 6.07 million people 9.31 million people 3.24 million people Switzerland
2050s 6.61 million people 9.33 million people 2.72 million people Switzerland
2060s 7.17 million people 9.24 million people 2.07 million people Switzerland
2070s 7.79 million people 9.15 million people 1.36 million people Switzerland
2080s 8.47 million people 9.09 million people 622,577 people Switzerland
2090s 9.19 million people 9.10 million people 92,824 people Kuwait
2100s 9.60 million people 9.13 million people 475,880 people Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Kuwait or Switzerland?
Kuwait, at 9.60 million people against 9.13 million people in Switzerland as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Kuwait and Switzerland?
475,880 people, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Switzerland?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Kuwait and Switzerland rank globally for population by world region?
Kuwait ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 106th 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 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

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.