Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Old-age dependency ratio
Kuwait
3.8%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
3.9%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
232nd
Saudi Arabia rank
231st
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.9% against 3.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 232nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.5% | 6.2% | 1.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 5.9% | 2.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 4.8% | 1.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 3.8% | 1.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 3.6% | 1.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 3.6% | 1.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 3.9% against 3.8% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Kuwait ranks 232nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 231st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).