Age dependency ratio, old in Kuwait
Kuwait: Age dependency ratio, old was 4.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Kuwait, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in Kuwait is 4.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Kuwait peaked at 5.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1996.
That places Kuwait 213th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.7% | — |
| 1961 | 3.7% | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 3.7% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 3.4% | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 3.3% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 3.3% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 3.3% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 3.3% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -20.4% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -19.8% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 6 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Kuwait?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Kuwait was 4.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1996.
- How does Kuwait rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Kuwait ranks 213th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.