Youth dependency ratio in Kuwait
Kuwait: Youth dependency ratio was 23.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth dependency ratio in Kuwait, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth dependency ratio in Kuwait is 23.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth dependency ratio in Kuwait peaked at 80.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2023.
That places Kuwait 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 64.1% | 60.4% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 69.1% | 62.1% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.4% | 68.0% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.1% | 58.9% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 44.7% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 31.1% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 27.5% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 23.7% | 27.4% | 4 |
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More population data for Kuwait
- World population growth 0.8% (2100)
- Population density 538.83 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 563,011 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 488 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.51 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth dependency ratio in Kuwait?
- Youth dependency ratio in Kuwait was 23.7% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth dependency ratio recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest youth dependency ratio recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for youth dependency ratio?
- Kuwait ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is youth dependency ratio rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 Youth dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).