Kuwait vs Norway: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Kuwait
900,149 people
in 2023
Norway
911,036 people
in 2023
Kuwait rank
130th
Norway rank
128th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 911,036 people against 900,149 people in Kuwait, a difference of 10,887 people.

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

Kuwait ranks 130th and Norway ranks 128th of 236 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 74,505 people 868,388 people 793,883 people Norway
1960s 206,465 people 926,988 people 720,523 people Norway
1970s 461,938 people 945,969 people 484,031 people Norway
1980s 693,192 people 844,297 people 151,104 people Norway
1990s 563,550 people 844,513 people 280,963 people Norway
2000s 583,745 people 907,740 people 323,994 people Norway
2010s 811,657 people 930,531 people 118,874 people Norway
2020s 891,342 people 917,900 people 26,558 people Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Kuwait or Norway?
Norway, at 911,036 people against 900,149 people in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Kuwait and Norway?
10,887 people, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Kuwait ranks 130th and Norway ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Share 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 0-14.