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