Kuwait - Population Growth 1999
2.98%
−0.14pp from 1998
Kuwait's population growth was 2.98% in 1999, decreased +0.14pp from 3.12% in 1998. This was the 193rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1999▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Timor-Leste | -12.15% | -545.7% |
| 2nd | Kosovo | -10.51% | -89.9% |
| 3rd | Curaçao | -3.55% | -108.5% |
| 4th | Georgia | -2.06% | 16.8% |
| 5th | Armenia | -1.29% | -9.9% |
| 6th | Kazakhstan | -1.23% | 50.6% |
| 7th | Latvia | -0.81% | 13.7% |
| 8th | Ukraine | -0.80% | 0.2% |
| 9th | Lithuania | -0.71% | 2.1% |
| 10th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -0.69% | -3.1% |
| 11th | Albania | -0.63% | -0.6% |
| 12th | Bulgaria | -0.56% | 16.0% |
| 13th | Belarus | -0.45% | 0.1% |
| 14th | Croatia | -0.43% | -603.3% |
| 15th | Montenegro | -0.42% | -37.4% |
| 16th | Dominica | -0.37% | -45.6% |
| 17th | Serbia | -0.36% | 10.9% |
| 18th | Russian Federation | -0.31% | -86.9% |
| 19th | Hungary | -0.28% | -21.7% |
| 20th | Moldova | -0.16% | -288.7% |
| 21st | Romania | -0.16% | 24.2% |
| 22nd | Nauru | -0.11% | -1,200.5% |
| 23rd | Czechia | -0.10% | -7.8% |
| 24th | Poland | -0.01% | -123.2% |
| 25th | Greenland | 0.00% | -100.0% |
| 26th | Italy | 0.02% | -41.5% |
| 27th | Barbados | 0.03% | 84.0% |
| 28th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.06% | -65.6% |
| 29th | Germany | 0.06% | 326.8% |
| 30th | Slovenia | 0.07% | 132.7% |
| 31st | Sweden | 0.08% | 40.4% |
| 32nd | Slovak Republic | 0.10% | -23.9% |
| 33rd | Guyana | 0.12% | -33.2% |
| 34th | Gibraltar | 0.15% | -38.4% |
| 35th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.16% | 376.4% |
| 36th | European Union | 0.16% | 23.1% |
| 37th | Japan | 0.18% | -32.8% |
| 38th | Austria | 0.19% | 77.3% |
| 39th | Belgium | 0.23% | 7.3% |
| 40th | Finland | 0.23% | -12.6% |
| 41st | Lesotho | 0.26% | -47.9% |
| 42nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.27% | -1.3% |
| 43rd | Estonia | 0.29% | 130.7% |
| 44th | Denmark | 0.33% | -8.9% |
| 45th | United Kingdom | 0.33% | 14.4% |
| 46th | Cuba | 0.34% | 1.7% |
| 47th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.34% | 1.8% |
| 48th | Greece | 0.38% | -30.8% |
| 49th | Spain | 0.41% | -2.1% |
| 50th | Channel Islands | 0.44% | -6.8% |
| 51st | Monaco | 0.44% | -30.3% |
| 52nd | Uruguay | 0.45% | -8.0% |
| 53rd | Tuvalu | 0.48% | -12.2% |
| 54th | Switzerland | 0.48% | 60.5% |
| 55th | North Macedonia | 0.48% | -10.2% |
| 56th | Andorra | 0.50% | -52.3% |
| 57th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.50% | -12.9% |
| 58th | France | 0.52% | 39.2% |
| 59th | Tajikistan | 0.52% | -13.0% |
| 60th | Sierra Leone | 0.52% | -47.5% |
| 61st | New Zealand | 0.53% | -40.8% |
| 62nd | El Salvador | 0.56% | -9.1% |
| 63rd | Portugal | 0.57% | 11.9% |
| 64th | Malta | 0.59% | -8.8% |
| 65th | St. Martin (French part) | 0.61% | 182.0% |
| 66th | Tonga | 0.65% | -8.5% |
| 67th | Netherlands | 0.67% | 7.9% |
| 68th | Grenada | 0.68% | -0.4% |
| 69th | Norway | 0.68% | 15.0% |
| 70th | Korea | 0.71% | -1.5% |
| 71st | Samoa | 0.76% | 0.1% |
| 72nd | Jamaica | 0.78% | -9.1% |
| 73rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 0.79% | -8.1% |
| 74th | Bermuda | 0.80% | 4.2% |
| 75th | Singapore | 0.80% | -76.5% |
| 76th | Canada | 0.81% | -2.1% |
| 77th | Rwanda | 0.82% | -80.2% |
| 78th | China | 0.87% | -9.8% |
| 79th | Azerbaijan | 0.88% | -7.5% |
| 80th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.96% | 14.4% |
| 81st | Marshall Islands | 0.97% | 4.9% |
| 82nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.00% | -43.2% |
| 83rd | Faroe Islands | 1.05% | -13.9% |
| 84th | Eswatini | 1.09% | -15.5% |
| 85th | South Africa | 1.09% | -10.1% |
| 86th | Australia | 1.09% | 9.8% |
| 87th | Ireland | 1.13% | 8.1% |
| 88th | United States | 1.15% | -1.5% |
| 89th | Argentina | 1.15% | -1.9% |
| 90th | Fiji | 1.16% | -6.6% |
| 91st | Myanmar | 1.19% | -4.6% |
| 92nd | Tunisia | 1.19% | -6.2% |
| 93rd | São Tomé and Principe | 1.19% | -8.7% |
| 94th | Macao SAR, China | 1.20% | 0.8% |
| 95th | Iceland | 1.21% | 12.9% |
| 96th | Isle of Man | 1.25% | -3.7% |
| 97th | Thailand | 1.25% | -3.9% |
| 98th | Chile | 1.26% | -3.2% |
| 99th | San Marino | 1.27% | 1.5% |
| 100th | Mauritius | 1.27% | 20.9% |
| 101st | St. Lucia | 1.30% | -5.2% |
| 102nd | Viet Nam | 1.30% | -9.2% |
| 103rd | Guam | 1.30% | 0.2% |
| 104th | Türkiye | 1.34% | -4.0% |
| 105th | Bahamas, The | 1.34% | -6.2% |
| 106th | Luxembourg | 1.35% | 8.6% |
| 107th | Aruba | 1.36% | -44.9% |
| 108th | Oman | 1.36% | -5.6% |
| 109th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.36% | 4.4% |
| 110th | Algeria | 1.39% | -12.8% |
| 111th | Uzbekistan | 1.40% | -10.6% |
| 112th | Mongolia | 1.41% | 1.5% |
| 113th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.42% | 3.7% |
| 114th | Nicaragua | 1.43% | -6.4% |
| 115th | Brazil | 1.46% | -2.1% |
| 116th | Morocco | 1.46% | -2.1% |
| 117th | Eritrea | 1.47% | 12.8% |
| 118th | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.49% | -3.1% |
| 119th | Libya | 1.49% | 0.2% |
| 120th | Indonesia | 1.50% | -4.9% |
| 121st | Cabo Verde | 1.52% | -5.1% |
| 122nd | French Polynesia | 1.58% | -3.3% |
| 123rd | Mexico | 1.60% | -2.5% |
| 124th | Zimbabwe | 1.62% | -17.2% |
| 125th | Dominican Republic | 1.62% | -1.9% |
| 126th | American Samoa | 1.64% | -7.6% |
| 127th | Kiribati | 1.70% | -4.4% |
| 128th | Maldives | 1.70% | -8.2% |
| 129th | Cambodia | 1.71% | -58.6% |
| 130th | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.72% | -9.4% |
| 131st | Peru | 1.73% | -5.0% |
| 132nd | Liechtenstein | 1.73% | 24.9% |
| 133rd | Colombia | 1.74% | -3.0% |
| 134th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.75% | -1.1% |
| 135th | Lao PDR | 1.75% | -5.6% |
| 136th | Lebanon | 1.75% | -0.2% |
| 137th | Ecuador | 1.78% | -2.0% |
| 138th | Comoros | 1.78% | 3.5% |
| 139th | Cyprus | 1.81% | -3.5% |
| 140th | Turkmenistan | 1.83% | 8.8% |
| 141st | Haiti | 1.85% | -1.0% |
| 142nd | Sri Lanka | 1.86% | -1.6% |
| 143rd | Nepal | 1.86% | -5.3% |
| 144th | Guinea-Bissau | 1.90% | 1.7% |
| 145th | Bangladesh | 1.90% | 0.6% |
| 146th | India | 1.90% | -1.8% |
| 147th | Seychelles | 1.96% | 0.4% |
| 148th | Panama | 1.98% | -0.8% |
| 149th | Palau | 2.01% | -11.3% |
| 150th | Suriname | 2.06% | -0.2% |
| 151st | New Caledonia | 2.07% | -2.2% |
| 152nd | Vanuatu | 2.07% | -0.8% |
| 153rd | Costa Rica | 2.07% | -4.3% |
| 154th | Paraguay | 2.08% | -4.4% |
| 155th | Jordan | 2.15% | -7.0% |
| 156th | Botswana | 2.16% | -2.5% |
| 157th | Brunei Darussalam | 2.22% | -2.5% |
| 158th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2.23% | 2.1% |
| 159th | Guinea | 2.24% | 19.1% |
| 160th | Mozambique | 2.25% | -1.3% |
| 161st | Bhutan | 2.28% | 19.9% |
| 162nd | Malawi | 2.33% | 8.0% |
| 163rd | Senegal | 2.37% | 1.4% |
| 164th | Malaysia | 2.39% | -2.9% |
| 165th | Burundi | 2.40% | 25.4% |
| 166th | Ghana | 2.44% | 0.4% |
| 167th | Namibia | 2.49% | -2.2% |
| 168th | Sudan | 2.51% | -0.6% |
| 169th | Guatemala | 2.52% | -1.7% |
| 170th | British Virgin Islands | 2.53% | -0.5% |
| 171st | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.54% | -1.4% |
| 172nd | Israel | 2.55% | 11.3% |
| 173rd | Gabon | 2.55% | 0.7% |
| 174th | West Bank and Gaza | 2.56% | 0.0% |
| 175th | Philippines | 2.56% | 1.6% |
| 176th | Honduras | 2.63% | -0.8% |
| 177th | Bahrain | 2.63% | 0.0% |
| 178th | Nigeria | 2.64% | 0.9% |
| 179th | Cameroon | 2.65% | 0.2% |
| 180th | South Sudan | 2.66% | 33.5% |
| 181st | Mauritania | 2.67% | 3.1% |
| 182nd | Tanzania | 2.68% | 1.7% |
| 183rd | Zambia | 2.68% | 2.2% |
| 184th | Solomon Islands | 2.69% | -4.1% |
| 185th | Congo, Republic of | 2.70% | 22.8% |
| 186th | Pakistan | 2.72% | -1.4% |
| 187th | Central African Republic | 2.74% | 0.8% |
| 188th | Gambia, The | 2.78% | -1.0% |
| 189th | Mali | 2.78% | 9.8% |
| 190th | Togo | 2.83% | -0.3% |
| 191st | Kenya | 2.88% | 4.5% |
| 192nd | Burkina Faso | 2.93% | 6.0% |
| 193rd | Kuwait | 2.98% | -4.5% |
| 194th | Benin | 3.09% | 0.3% |
| 195th | Yemen, Republic of | 3.11% | -1.2% |
| 196th | Iraq | 3.23% | 2.9% |
| 197th | Uganda | 3.24% | 8.9% |
| 198th | Madagascar | 3.25% | -0.8% |
| 199th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.26% | -13.6% |
| 200th | Angola | 3.30% | -1.5% |
| 201st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.36% | 23.6% |
| 202nd | Niger | 3.44% | 1.7% |
| 203rd | Belize | 3.44% | -1.4% |
| 204th | Papua New Guinea | 3.48% | -1.0% |
| 205th | Djibouti | 3.49% | -13.0% |
| 206th | Chad | 3.51% | 2.1% |
| 207th | Saudi Arabia | 3.62% | -3.1% |
| 208th | Cayman Islands | 3.62% | -4.8% |
| 209th | Afghanistan | 3.73% | -1.0% |
| 210th | Equatorial Guinea | 3.93% | 0.7% |
| 211th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 4.04% | -2.3% |
| 212th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.25% | -2.0% |
| 213th | Qatar | 5.36% | 0.9% |
| 214th | Liberia | 5.52% | -45.5% |
| 215th | United Arab Emirates | 7.16% | -6.0% |
| 216th | Northern Mariana Islands | 7.20% | -10.5% |
FAQ
What was Kuwait's population growth in 1999?▾
Kuwait's population growth in 1999 was 2.98%. This ranked 193rd globally.
How did Kuwait's population growth change in 1999?▾
Kuwait's population growth decreased by 4.5% in 1999 compared to 1998.
Which country had the highest population growth in 1999?▾
Northern Mariana Islands had the highest population growth in 1999 at 7.20%.
What is the population growth of Kuwait in 1999?▾
The population growth of Kuwait in 1999 was 2.98%. This ranked 193rd globally.
How does 1999 compare to 1998 for Kuwait's population growth?▾
Kuwait's population growth went from 3.12% in 1998 to 2.98% in 1999, a 4.5% decrease.
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