Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Age dependency ratio, old
Kuwait
4.0%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
2.2%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
214th
United Arab Emirates rank
217th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 4.0% against 2.2% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.8 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Kuwait ranks 214th and United Arab Emirates ranks 217th of 218 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 0.8% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.0% | 2.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- Kuwait, at 4.0% against 2.2% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 1.8%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Kuwait ranks 214th and United Arab Emirates ranks 217th of 218 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.