Kuwait vs Pakistan: Number of people living in the capital city
Kuwait
7.77 million people
in 2100
Pakistan
8.31 million people
in 2100
Kuwait rank
35th
Pakistan rank
33rd
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Kuwait
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 8.31 million people against 7.77 million people in Kuwait, a difference of 535,500 people.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 35th and Pakistan ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 3.98 million people | 4.69 million people | 709,755 people | Pakistan |
| 2030s | 4.61 million people | 5.46 million people | 847,990 people | Pakistan |
| 2040s | 5.01 million people | 6.19 million people | 1.18 million people | Pakistan |
| 2050s | 5.42 million people | 6.81 million people | 1.39 million people | Pakistan |
| 2060s | 5.84 million people | 7.28 million people | 1.44 million people | Pakistan |
| 2070s | 6.32 million people | 7.71 million people | 1.40 million people | Pakistan |
| 2080s | 6.83 million people | 8.04 million people | 1.21 million people | Pakistan |
| 2090s | 7.36 million people | 8.22 million people | 859,250 people | Pakistan |
| 2100s | 7.77 million people | 8.31 million people | 535,500 people | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Kuwait or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 8.31 million people against 7.77 million people in Kuwait as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Kuwait and Pakistan?
- 535,500 people, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Pakistan?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Kuwait and Pakistan rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Kuwait ranks 35th and Pakistan ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.