Kuwait vs Uganda: Age dependency ratio, old
Kuwait
4.0%
in 2025
Uganda
4.1%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
213th
Uganda rank
212th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Kuwait
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Kuwait ranks 213th and Uganda ranks 212th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 4.4% | 0.9% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 5.5% | 2.6% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 6.3% | 4.1% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 6.0% | 3.4% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 4.8% | 2.5% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.9% | 0.6% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Kuwait or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Kuwait and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uganda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Uganda rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Kuwait ranks 213th and Uganda ranks 212th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.