Kuwait vs Norway: Population, male
Kuwait
2.97 million
in 2025
Norway
2.83 million
in 2025
Kuwait rank
116th
Norway rank
119th
Population, male over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.97 million against 2.83 million in Norway, a difference of 143,230.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Kuwait ranks 116th and Norway ranks 119th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 303,992 | 1.85 million | 1.54 million | Norway |
| 1970s | 618,682 | 1.98 million | 1.36 million | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.07 million | 2.05 million | 987,360 | Norway |
| 1990s | 970,605 | 2.15 million | 1.18 million | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.33 million | 2.30 million | 964,090 | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.21 million | 2.59 million | 376,893 | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.84 million | 2.77 million | 75,243 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Kuwait or Norway?
- Kuwait, at 2.97 million against 2.83 million in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Kuwait and Norway?
- 143,230, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for population, male?
- Kuwait ranks 116th and Norway ranks 119th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. 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 based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.