Total dependency ratio in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total dependency ratio was 27.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total dependency ratio in Kuwait, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 27.5% for total dependency ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total dependency ratio in Kuwait peaked at 84.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2023.
Kuwait ranks 234th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.7% | 64.4% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 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 | 29.8% | 27.5% | 32.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 231 Maldives 32.3% compare
- 232 British Virgin Islands 32.2% compare
- 233 Bahrain 29.2% compare
- 235 United Arab Emirates 22.0% compare
- 236 Qatar 20.1% compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.33 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7222 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0679 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1686 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 151.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total dependency ratio in Kuwait?
- Total dependency ratio in Kuwait was 27.5% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total dependency ratio recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest total dependency ratio recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for total dependency ratio?
- Kuwait ranks 234th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total dependency ratio rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).