Kuwait vs Kyrgyzstan: Refugees by country of origin
Kuwait
3,019 people
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
3,400 people
in 2024
Kuwait rank
85th
Kyrgyzstan rank
84th
Refugees by country of origin over time
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 3,400 people against 3,019 people in Kuwait, a difference of 381 people.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 85th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 84th of 204 countries.
Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 835.83 people | 7,488 people | 6,652 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 660.3 people | 2,383 people | 1,723 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 1,097 people | 2,789 people | 1,692 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 2,080 people | 3,188 people | 1,108 people | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Kuwait or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 3,400 people against 3,019 people in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?
- 381 people, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- Kuwait ranks 85th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 84th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees, not just those who fled that year.