Croatia vs Kuwait
Kuwait has 1.3× the population of Croatia: 4,865,298 vs 3,876,200, a gap of 989,098. Croatia is growing faster (+0.26% vs −0.65% a year), adding about 10,013 people a year against −31,860. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Croatia would overtake Kuwait in about 25 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2050) — a projection, not a forecast. Croatia is the older society: 23.6% aged 65+ against 3.2% in Kuwait, while Kuwait has more children (18.0% under 15 vs 13.7%). Kuwait is 3.9× as densely populated (272.4 vs 69.0 people per km²). People in Kuwait live 5.7 years longer on average (84.6 vs 78.9).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Croatia) and 2025 (Kuwait); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Croatia vs Kuwait — side by side
 Croatia |  Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,876,2002025 | 4,865,2982025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +0.26%2025 | −0.65%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 8.32024 | 10.02024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 13.22024 | 1.52024 |
| Children per woman | 1.462024 | 1.562024 |
| Life expectancy | 78.9 yrs2024 | 84.6 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 13.7%2025 | 18.0%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 23.6%2025 | 3.2%2025 |
| Density | 69.0 /km²2023 | 272.4 /km²2023 |
| Area | 56,199 km²2023 | 17,820 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 57.8%2025 | 100.0%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -3,4812025 | +42,7752025 |
| GDP per capita | $27,1042025 | $32,3122025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #130 | #127 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.05% | 0.06% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Croatia: 0.9× from 1960 to 2025; Kuwait: 15.6× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
More comparisons
Regions: Europe & Central Asia · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · rankings
Croatia: Croatia vs Kuwait, Croatia vs Panama, Croatia vs Georgia, Croatia vs Eritrea, Croatia vs Mongolia, Croatia vs Uruguay.
Kuwait: Kuwait vs New Zealand, Kuwait vs Mauritania, Kuwait vs Costa Rica, Kuwait vs Panama, Kuwait vs Georgia, Kuwait vs Croatia.
Compare anything
Pick any two. The result renders instantly from the same live data as the map, and the URL updates so you can share it.
What changed during your lifetime?
Turn these figures into a private, five-scene personal world story.
Compare like with like
This page is a structured reference entry. Its sources, geographic definition and reference dates determine what the figures mean; it is not independent reporting about the causes of change. Read the accompanying explanation before comparing different places or vintages.