Age dependency ratio in Kuwait
Kuwait: Age dependency ratio was 26.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Kuwait, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Kuwait stood at 26.8%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Kuwait peaked at 84.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2025.
That places Kuwait 215th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.8% | — |
| 1961 | 66.7% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 68.1% | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 69.7% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 71.1% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 72.3% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 74.2% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 76.8% | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 79.2% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 81.4% | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 83.3% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 83.5% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 82.8% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 81.9% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 80.7% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 78.4% | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 75.4% | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 72.7% | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 70.4% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 68.6% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 66.9% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 65.1% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 63.5% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 62.4% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 61.4% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 61.1% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 61.7% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 61.6% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 60.9% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 59.1% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 58.1% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 53.2% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 52.3% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 50.7% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 48.9% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 42.7% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 26.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.5% | 65.8% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.3% | 70.4% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.4% | 61.1% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 46.8% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 33.5% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 31.6% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 26.8% | 32.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 212 British Virgin Islands 31.9% compare
- 213 Maldives 31.6% compare
- 214 Bahrain 28.9% compare
- 216 United Arab Emirates 21.6% compare
- 217 Qatar 20.0% compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 287.2 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.5335 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.502 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.4308 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.7885 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Kuwait?
- Age dependency ratio in Kuwait was 26.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2025.
- How does Kuwait rank for age dependency ratio?
- Kuwait ranks 215th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.