Kuwait vs North America: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Kuwait
70.0%
in 2025
North America
46.7%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
4th
North America rank
1st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Kuwait
- North America
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 70.0% against 46.7% in North America, a difference of 23.3%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 4th and North America ranks 1st of 121 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.6% | 39.1% | 20.5% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 63.2% | 40.8% | 22.4% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 59.3% | 41.2% | 18.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 42.6% | 30.6% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 44.0% | 24.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 45.3% | 22.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 46.6% | 23.5% | 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 North America?
- Kuwait, at 70.0% against 46.7% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Kuwait and North America?
- 23.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and North America rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and North America ranks 1st 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.