Eritrea vs Kuwait: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Eritrea
144,058 people
in 2023
Kuwait
142,869 people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
145th
Kuwait rank
146th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Eritrea
  • Kuwait
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195019862023

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 144,058 people against 142,869 people in Kuwait, a difference of 1,189 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 145th and Kuwait ranks 146th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 7 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Kuwait Difference Ahead
1950s 26,916 people 5,193 people 21,723 people Eritrea
1960s 29,075 people 10,110 people 18,965 people Eritrea
1970s 35,201 people 17,767 people 17,434 people Eritrea
1980s 46,600 people 25,887 people 20,712 people Eritrea
1990s 59,423 people 28,054 people 31,369 people Eritrea
2000s 87,495 people 38,515 people 48,980 people Eritrea
2010s 120,420 people 95,042 people 25,378 people Eritrea
2020s 139,106 people 148,503 people 9,396 people Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Eritrea or Kuwait?
Eritrea, at 144,058 people against 142,869 people in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Eritrea and Kuwait?
1,189 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Kuwait?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Kuwait rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Eritrea ranks 145th and Kuwait ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.