Kazakhstan vs Kuwait: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Kazakhstan
3.39 million
in 2025
Kuwait
3.40 million
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
66th
Kuwait rank
65th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3.40 million against 3.39 million in Kazakhstan, a difference of 10,400.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 66th and Kuwait ranks 65th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 6 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 758,884 | 308,189 | 450,695 | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 1.06 million | 684,684 | 370,685 | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 1.28 million | 1.10 million | 178,088 | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 1.41 million | 1.23 million | 182,956 | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.78 million | 1.56 million | 222,293 | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 2.52 million | 2.52 million | 1,115 | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 3.24 million | 3.26 million | 26,868 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Kazakhstan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 3.40 million against 3.39 million in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Kazakhstan and Kuwait?
- 10,400, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Kuwait?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Kuwait rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Kazakhstan ranks 66th and Kuwait ranks 65th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.