British Virgin Islands vs Kuwait: Age dependency ratio
British Virgin Islands
31.9%
in 2025
Kuwait
26.8%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
213th
Kuwait rank
216th
Age dependency ratio over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Kuwait
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 31.9% against 26.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 213th and Kuwait ranks 216th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.0% | 72.5% | 11.5% | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 69.4% | 79.3% | 10.0% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 57.2% | 63.4% | 6.2% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 46.3% | 54.0% | 7.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 37.9% | 2.3% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 32.1% | 4.2% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 28.8% | 3.9% | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, British Virgin Islands or Kuwait?
- British Virgin Islands, at 31.9% against 26.8% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between British Virgin Islands and Kuwait?
- 5.1%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Kuwait?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Kuwait rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 213th and Kuwait 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 (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.