Population ages 15-64, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Population ages 15-64, female was 73.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in Kuwait, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, female in Kuwait is 73.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Kuwait peaked at 73.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 4th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 49.2% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.3% | 48.9% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.9% | 53.8% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 57.6% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 63.8% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 72.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.0% | 73.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 British Virgin Islands 76.3% compare
- 2 United Arab Emirates 75.8% compare
- 3 Cayman Islands 73.7% compare
- 5 Macao 73.0% compare
- 6 Jamaica 72.6% compare
- 7 Singapore 72.4% compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 23,996 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 33,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 24,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 28,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,018 (2025)
- Population, male 2.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 23,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 25,736 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in Kuwait?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Kuwait was 73.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.