Kuwait vs Luxembourg: Age dependency ratio, young
Kuwait
22.8%
in 2025
Luxembourg
23.0%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
180th
Luxembourg rank
178th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Kuwait
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 23.0% against 22.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 180th and Luxembourg ranks 178th of 218 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.1% | 33.2% | 35.9% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 76.4% | 31.3% | 45.1% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 61.1% | 25.5% | 35.7% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 26.9% | 24.6% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 27.5% | 8.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 24.2% | 4.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.0% | 1.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Kuwait or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 23.0% against 22.8% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Kuwait and Luxembourg?
- 0.2%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Luxembourg?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Luxembourg rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Kuwait ranks 180th and Luxembourg ranks 178th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.