Kuwait vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population, male
Kuwait
61.1%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
50.6%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
6th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
8th
Population, male over time
- Kuwait
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 61.1% against 50.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.7% | 51.5% | 8.2% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 56.7% | 51.4% | 5.3% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 57.4% | 51.2% | 6.2% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 57.2% | 51.0% | 6.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 51.0% | 7.5% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 50.8% | 8.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 50.7% | 10.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Kuwait or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Kuwait, at 61.1% against 50.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 10.5%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for population, male?
- Kuwait ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.