Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Kuwait: Net migration

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
-391,317
in 2025
Kuwait
42,775
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
26th
Kuwait rank
23rd

Net migration over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Kuwait
-2.0M-1.0M01.0M196019922025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 42,775 against -391,317 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 434,092.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s -65,618 29,791 95,409 Kuwait
1970s -192,490 30,073 222,564 Kuwait
1980s -847,255 29,160 876,415 Kuwait
1990s -294,726 -69,957 224,770 Kuwait
2000s -971,488 49,654 1.02 million Kuwait
2010s -480,306 108,917 589,223 Kuwait
2020s -737,281 62,378 799,659 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 42,775 against -391,317 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Kuwait?
434,092, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Kuwait?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Kuwait rank globally for net migration?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net migration
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.