Kuwait Age Dependency Ratio

Current and historical age dependency ratio data for Kuwait, including latest value (27.1), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Kuwait
UNIT: percent
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-07 00:12:37
Economy Data Rating
Kuwait · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
66 / 100
Stable economy
Fiscal stability 18.3 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 15.1 / 20
External stability 5 / 15
Financial robustness 10.5 / 15
Structural stability 2.8 / 10
Future capacity 7 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.4 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 80% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2024 19602024
1960 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

Kuwait · age dependency ratio as a percentage of the working-age population.

1960–2024
27.1 percent
27.48 percent
30.66 percent
71 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1960 1973 1986 1999 2012 2024
age dependency ratio rate reference line

Countries by age dependency ratio

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Nigeria 78.77
Ethiopia 73.28
Japan 70.12
Pakistan 69.39
Israel 66.56
Kenya 66.12
Ghana 65.36
France 63

Interpretation

short note

This social and demographic indicator helps place economic development in population context.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

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Related indicators

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GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Inflation FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: SP.POP.DPND

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-07 00:12:37

Kuwait Snapshot

country profile
Population 4.9 m
GDP 160.23 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 2.9%
Unemployment 2.18%
Currency n/a
Region Middle East
Income group High income

Kuwait Age Dependency Ratio: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Age Dependency Ratio for Kuwait. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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