Kuwait vs Palestine: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Kuwait
5.03 million people
in 2025
Palestine
4.88 million people
in 2025
Kuwait rank
99th
Palestine rank
102nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Kuwait
- Palestine
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 5.03 million people against 4.88 million people in Palestine, a difference of 141,760 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.
Kuwait ranks 99th and Palestine ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Palestine in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 136,365 people | 400,634 people | 264,270 people | Palestine |
| 1960s | 401,649 people | 546,380 people | 144,731 people | Palestine |
| 1970s | 966,951 people | 745,316 people | 221,635 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.81 million people | 1.10 million people | 707,023 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.66 million people | 1.75 million people | 89,601 people | Palestine |
| 2000s | 2.28 million people | 2.79 million people | 513,361 people | Palestine |
| 2010s | 3.73 million people | 3.81 million people | 72,996 people | Palestine |
| 2020s | 4.69 million people | 4.63 million people | 57,485 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Kuwait or Palestine?
- Kuwait, at 5.03 million people against 4.88 million people in Palestine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Kuwait and Palestine?
- 141,760 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Palestine?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Palestine rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Kuwait ranks 99th and Palestine ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.