Bahrain vs Kuwait: Total dependency ratio
Bahrain
29.2%
in 2023
Kuwait
27.5%
in 2023
Bahrain rank
233rd
Kuwait rank
234th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 29.2% against 27.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 233rd and Kuwait ranks 234th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 82.2% | 68.7% | 13.5% | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 89.0% | 72.5% | 16.5% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 76.1% | 79.3% | 3.2% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 56.3% | 63.4% | 7.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 54.0% | 1.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 37.9% | 0.8% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 32.1% | 2.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 29.8% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Bahrain, at 29.2% against 27.5% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 1.7%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Bahrain ranks 233rd and Kuwait ranks 234th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).