Kuwait vs Oman: The global population hockey stick

Kuwait
4.84 million people
in 2023
Oman
5.05 million people
in 2023
Kuwait rank
129th
Oman rank
127th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Kuwait
  • Oman
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How they compare

Oman currently reports 5.05 million people against 4.84 million people in Kuwait, a difference of 210,490 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Oman ahead.

Kuwait ranks 129th and Oman ranks 127th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Oman in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Oman Difference Ahead
1000s 69,000 people 200,000 people 131,000 people Oman
1100s 69,000 people 200,000 people 131,000 people Oman
1200s 69,000 people 200,000 people 131,000 people Oman
1300s 69,000 people 200,000 people 131,000 people Oman
1400s 69,000 people 200,000 people 131,000 people Oman
1500s 69,000 people 200,000 people 131,000 people Oman
1600s 135,000 people 235,000 people 100,000 people Oman
1700s 117,000 people 270,000 people 153,000 people Oman
1710s 120,284 people 274,000 people 153,716 people Oman
1720s 121,499 people 278,000 people 156,501 people Oman
1730s 122,726 people 282,000 people 159,274 people Oman
1740s 123,966 people 286,000 people 162,034 people Oman
1750s 125,218 people 290,000 people 164,782 people Oman
1760s 126,483 people 294,000 people 167,517 people Oman
1770s 127,760 people 298,000 people 170,240 people Oman
1780s 129,051 people 302,000 people 172,949 people Oman
1790s 130,354 people 306,000 people 175,646 people Oman
1800s 81,280 people 303,970 people 222,690 people Oman
1810s 81,280 people 312,958 people 231,678 people Oman
1820s 81,280 people 322,140 people 240,860 people Oman
1830s 81,280 people 331,509 people 250,229 people Oman
1840s 81,280 people 341,148 people 259,868 people Oman
1850s 81,397 people 349,308 people 267,911 people Oman
1860s 81,666 people 355,463 people 273,797 people Oman
1870s 84,204 people 361,687 people 277,483 people Oman
1880s 89,631 people 367,980 people 278,349 people Oman
1890s 95,450 people 374,390 people 278,940 people Oman
1900s 101,652 people 394,263 people 292,611 people Oman
1910s 109,491 people 416,629 people 307,138 people Oman
1920s 119,232 people 425,570 people 306,338 people Oman
1930s 129,753 people 435,874 people 306,121 people Oman
1940s 141,393 people 446,592 people 305,199 people Oman
1950s 196,711 people 486,821 people 290,110 people Oman
1960s 510,192 people 582,516 people 72,324 people Oman
1970s 1.09 million people 781,091 people 310,512 people Kuwait
1980s 1.86 million people 1.31 million people 547,750 people Kuwait
1990s 1.70 million people 2.06 million people 364,923 people Oman
2000s 2.28 million people 2.46 million people 170,771 people Oman
2010s 3.73 million people 3.95 million people 217,452 people Oman
2020s 4.55 million people 4.70 million people 153,310 people Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Kuwait or Oman?
Oman, at 5.05 million people against 4.84 million people in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Kuwait and Oman?
210,490 people, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Oman?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Oman rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Kuwait ranks 129th and Oman ranks 127th 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 The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
The global population hockey stick
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.