Age dependency ratio in Kuwait
Kuwait: Age dependency ratio was 26.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Kuwait, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Kuwait stood at 26.8%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Kuwait peaked at 84.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2025.
That places Kuwait 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.5% | 65.8% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.3% | 70.4% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.4% | 61.1% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 46.8% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 33.5% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 31.6% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 26.8% | 32.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 210 British Virgin Islands 31.9% compare
- 211 Maldives 31.6% compare
- 212 Bahrain 28.9% compare
- 214 United Arab Emirates 21.6% compare
- 215 Qatar 20.0% compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Population, male 2.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 33,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 31,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 33,795 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 31,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 31,922 (2025)
- Population, male 61.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 33,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 32,481 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 31,517 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Kuwait?
- Age dependency ratio in Kuwait was 26.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2025.
- How does Kuwait rank for age dependency ratio?
- Kuwait ranks 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.