Kuwait vs Zambia: Age dependency ratio, old
Kuwait
4.0%
in 2025
Zambia
3.5%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
214th
Zambia rank
216th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Kuwait
- Zambia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 4.0% against 3.5% in Zambia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 214th and Zambia ranks 216th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 5.8% | 2.3% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 6.4% | 3.4% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 6.4% | 4.1% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 5.4% | 2.9% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 4.1% | 1.8% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 0.8% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Kuwait or Zambia?
- Kuwait, at 4.0% against 3.5% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Kuwait and Zambia?
- 0.5%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Zambia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Kuwait ranks 214th and Zambia ranks 216th 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.