Kuwait vs Pre-demographic dividend: Population in the largest city
Kuwait
70.0%
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
27.1%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
9th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
7th
Population in the largest city over time
- Kuwait
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 70.0% against 27.1% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 42.9%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.6 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 9th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 153 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.1% | 27.9% | 48.2% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 72.4% | 30.2% | 42.2% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 61.0% | 30.5% | 30.5% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 74.3% | 30.6% | 43.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 28.9% | 39.3% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 27.2% | 40.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 27.0% | 43.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Kuwait or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Kuwait, at 70.0% against 27.1% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Kuwait and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 42.9%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Kuwait ranks 9th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban 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 largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.