Kuwait vs New Zealand: Population, total
Kuwait
4.87 million
in 2025
New Zealand
5.32 million
in 2025
Kuwait rank
127th
New Zealand rank
124th
Population, total over time
- Kuwait
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 5.32 million against 4.87 million in Kuwait, a difference of 459,400.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 127th and New Zealand ranks 124th of 218 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 510,183 | 2.59 million | 2.08 million | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.09 million | 3.01 million | 1.92 million | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.86 million | 3.22 million | 1.36 million | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.70 million | 3.64 million | 1.94 million | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.28 million | 4.09 million | 1.81 million | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.73 million | 4.61 million | 876,307 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4.66 million | 5.18 million | 514,442 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Kuwait or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 5.32 million against 4.87 million in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 459,400, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for population, total?
- Kuwait ranks 127th and New Zealand ranks 124th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.