Kuwait vs Mauritania: Population ages 65 and above
Kuwait
3.2%
in 2025
Mauritania
3.2%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
190th
Mauritania rank
187th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Kuwait
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.2% against 3.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Kuwait ranks 190th and Mauritania ranks 187th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 2.6% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 2.9% | 1.3% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 3.0% | 1.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 3.1% | 1.4% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 3.2% | 1.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 3.5% | 1.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Kuwait or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 3.2% against 3.2% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Kuwait and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Mauritania rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Kuwait ranks 190th and Mauritania ranks 187th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.