Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Population, male
Kuwait
61.1%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
60.4%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
6th
Saudi Arabia rank
7th
Population, male over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 61.1% against 60.4% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.7% | 51.3% | 8.4% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 56.7% | 52.1% | 4.6% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 57.4% | 53.4% | 4.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 57.2% | 54.0% | 3.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 58.0% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 62.0% | 3.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 60.7% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 61.1% against 60.4% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.7%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population, male?
- Kuwait ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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.