Ireland vs Kuwait: Net migration

Ireland

35,417

in 2025

Kuwait

42,775

in 2025

Ireland rank

26th

Kuwait rank

23rd

Net migration over time

Ireland
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 42,775 against 35,417 in Ireland, a difference of 7,358.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

Globally, Ireland ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 23rd of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Net migration in Ireland
Net migration in Kuwait
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Net migration
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,424 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.