Kuwait vs Singapore: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Kuwait
70.0%
in 2025
Singapore
100.0%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
4th
Singapore rank
1st

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Kuwait
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 100.0% against 70.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 30.0%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.

Kuwait ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st of 121 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 59.6% 99.4% 39.8% Singapore
1970s 63.2% 99.8% 36.6% Singapore
1980s 59.3% 98.4% 39.1% Singapore
1990s 73.2% 97.8% 24.6% Singapore
2000s 68.1% 99.3% 31.2% Singapore
2010s 67.4% 99.8% 32.4% Singapore
2020s 70.1% 100.0% 29.9% Singapore

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 Singapore?
Singapore, at 100.0% against 70.0% in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Kuwait and Singapore?
30.0%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Kuwait ranks 4th and Singapore 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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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.