Kuwait vs Latin America & Caribbean: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Kuwait
70.0%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean
39.7%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
4th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
3rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Kuwait
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 70.0% against 39.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 30.3%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd of 121 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.6% | 25.4% | 34.2% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 63.2% | 29.8% | 33.4% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 59.3% | 32.9% | 26.4% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 34.6% | 38.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 36.2% | 31.9% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 37.7% | 29.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 39.2% | 30.9% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Kuwait or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Kuwait, at 70.0% against 39.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 30.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.