Population ages 15-64 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Population ages 15-64 was 78.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Kuwait, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 78.9% for population ages 15-64 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Kuwait peaked at 78.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 1971.
That places Kuwait 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 58.0% | 55.1% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.8% | 54.3% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 59.3% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 62.2% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 69.1% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 75.2% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 75.4% | 78.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Qatar 83.3% compare
- 2 United Arab Emirates 82.2% compare
- 4 Bahrain 77.6% compare
- 5 Maldives 76.0% compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 75.8% compare
More education data for Kuwait
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 32,782 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, male 77.0% (2021)
- Labor force, female 23.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.93 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.15 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Kuwait?
- Population ages 15-64 in Kuwait was 78.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for population ages 15-64?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.