Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Age dependency ratio
Kuwait
26.8%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
21.6%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
216th
United Arab Emirates rank
217th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 26.8% against 21.6% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 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 216th 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 | 72.5% | 56.6% | 16.0% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 79.3% | 41.4% | 37.9% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 63.4% | 44.8% | 18.5% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 37.4% | 16.6% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 24.5% | 13.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 22.4% | 9.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 22.0% | 6.9% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- Kuwait, at 26.8% against 21.6% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 5.2%, 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?
- Kuwait ranks 216th 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 (% 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.