Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Kuwait: Population density

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
19.95 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Kuwait
272.36 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
46th
Kuwait rank
45th

Population density over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Kuwait
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 272.36 people per sq. km of land area against 19.95 people per sq. km of land area in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 252.41 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 13.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 46th and Kuwait ranks 45th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 229.61 people per sq. km of land area 29.87 people per sq. km of land area 199.74 people per sq. km of land area Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 255.93 people per sq. km of land area 61.26 people per sq. km of land area 194.67 people per sq. km of land area Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 283.81 people per sq. km of land area 104.31 people per sq. km of land area 179.5 people per sq. km of land area Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 75.17 people per sq. km of land area 95.13 people per sq. km of land area 19.96 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
2000s 19.13 people per sq. km of land area 128.21 people per sq. km of land area 109.07 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
2010s 19.68 people per sq. km of land area 209.58 people per sq. km of land area 189.89 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait
2020s 20.07 people per sq. km of land area 255.39 people per sq. km of land area 235.32 people per sq. km of land area Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 272.36 people per sq. km of land area against 19.95 people per sq. km of land area in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kuwait?
252.41 people per sq. km of land area, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kuwait?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kuwait rank globally for population density?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 46th and Kuwait ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.