Kuwait - Dependency Ratio 2025
24.92
−2.19 from 2024
Kuwait's dependency ratio was 24.92 in 2025, decreased +2.19 from 27.10 in 2024. This was the 214th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2025▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Central African Republic | 105.17 | 0.4% |
| 2nd | Monaco | 99.03 | 0.5% |
| 3rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 96.57 | 0.1% |
| 4th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 96.32 | -0.5% |
| 5th | Niger | 95.48 | -1.4% |
| 6th | Mali | 93.06 | -1.3% |
| 7th | Chad | 91.67 | -1.3% |
| 8th | Mozambique | 89.05 | -0.5% |
| 9th | Angola | 89.02 | -0.4% |
| 10th | Burundi | 87.70 | -2.0% |
| 11th | Mauritania | 84.04 | -1.1% |
| 12th | Tanzania | 83.02 | -0.9% |
| 13th | Uganda | 82.81 | -1.7% |
| 14th | Afghanistan | 81.62 | -1.4% |
| 15th | Samoa | 80.46 | 1.0% |
| 16th | Benin | 79.87 | -1.1% |
| 17th | Zimbabwe | 79.31 | -1.0% |
| 18th | Guinea | 78.73 | -1.2% |
| 19th | Cameroon | 78.50 | -1.1% |
| 20th | Burkina Faso | 78.23 | -2.2% |
| 21st | Nigeria | 77.36 | -1.8% |
| 22nd | Yemen, Republic of | 77.32 | -0.2% |
| 23rd | Sudan | 77.18 | -0.9% |
| 24th | Côte d'Ivoire | 76.11 | -1.1% |
| 25th | Congo, Republic of | 76.10 | -0.9% |
| 26th | Zambia | 75.30 | -1.8% |
| 27th | Gambia, The | 75.27 | -1.5% |
| 28th | Malawi | 74.20 | -2.8% |
| 29th | Vanuatu | 74.12 | -0.2% |
| 30th | Togo | 73.93 | -1.0% |
| 31st | Madagascar | 73.77 | -0.9% |
| 32nd | Liberia | 73.52 | -1.9% |
| 33rd | Tonga | 72.97 | 0.3% |
| 34th | Eritrea | 71.60 | -2.5% |
| 35th | West Bank and Gaza | 71.37 | -1.0% |
| 36th | Guinea-Bissau | 71.15 | -1.7% |
| 37th | Comoros | 70.35 | -1.2% |
| 38th | Japan | 70.21 | 0.1% |
| 39th | Senegal | 70.02 | -2.5% |
| 40th | São Tomé and Principe | 69.84 | -2.5% |
| 41st | South Sudan | 69.72 | -3.4% |
| 42nd | Nauru | 69.46 | 1.5% |
| 43rd | Sierra Leone | 69.23 | -1.7% |
| 44th | Equatorial Guinea | 69.19 | -0.3% |
| 45th | Rwanda | 69.17 | -1.6% |
| 46th | Namibia | 68.86 | 0.5% |
| 47th | Pakistan | 68.78 | -0.9% |
| 48th | Gabon | 68.23 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Tajikistan | 67.53 | 0.8% |
| 50th | Solomon Islands | 67.26 | -1.6% |
| 51st | Tuvalu | 66.61 | 1.5% |
| 52nd | Israel | 66.55 | 0.0% |
| 53rd | St. Martin (French part) | 65.86 | -0.1% |
| 54th | Iraq | 65.36 | -1.9% |
| 55th | Virgin Islands (US) | 65.35 | 1.4% |
| 56th | Marshall Islands | 65.14 | 1.4% |
| 57th | Ghana | 64.52 | -1.3% |
| 58th | Kenya | 64.44 | -2.5% |
| 59th | Guam | 64.16 | 2.1% |
| 60th | Kiribati | 63.75 | 0.0% |
| 61st | France | 63.30 | 0.5% |
| 62nd | Finland | 63.07 | 0.6% |
| 63rd | Kazakhstan | 62.30 | 1.5% |
| 64th | Timor-Leste | 61.86 | -3.0% |
| 65th | Lesotho | 61.53 | -1.2% |
| 66th | Kyrgyz Republic | 61.48 | 0.2% |
| 67th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 60.87 | 0.2% |
| 68th | Sweden | 60.62 | 0.0% |
| 69th | Portugal | 60.19 | 1.0% |
| 70th | Mongolia | 60.13 | 0.9% |
| 71st | Faroe Islands | 60.06 | -0.8% |
| 72nd | Uzbekistan | 59.94 | 2.2% |
| 73rd | Germany | 59.88 | 1.5% |
| 74th | Isle of Man | 59.83 | 0.2% |
| 75th | Croatia | 59.80 | 1.3% |
| 76th | Greece | 59.65 | 0.9% |
| 77th | Eswatini | 59.59 | -1.2% |
| 78th | Serbia | 59.41 | 1.2% |
| 79th | Latvia | 59.40 | 0.5% |
| 80th | Algeria | 58.87 | 0.6% |
| 81st | Estonia | 58.79 | 0.4% |
| 82nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 58.38 | -1.1% |
| 83rd | Slovenia | 58.33 | 1.5% |
| 84th | Papua New Guinea | 58.02 | -1.0% |
| 85th | United Kingdom | 57.98 | 0.1% |
| 86th | Belgium | 57.97 | 0.6% |
| 87th | European Union | 57.80 | 0.7% |
| 88th | Georgia | 57.76 | 0.8% |
| 89th | Denmark | 57.74 | 0.2% |
| 90th | Bulgaria | 57.65 | 0.3% |
| 91st | Italy | 57.60 | 0.1% |
| 92nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 57.48 | 0.7% |
| 93rd | Moldova | 57.33 | 1.9% |
| 94th | Turkmenistan | 57.20 | 1.5% |
| 95th | Czechia | 56.78 | -0.1% |
| 96th | Montenegro | 56.77 | 1.1% |
| 97th | Lebanon | 56.61 | -0.8% |
| 98th | Guyana | 56.26 | 0.5% |
| 99th | Botswana | 56.16 | -0.9% |
| 100th | Guatemala | 55.99 | -2.3% |
| 101st | Romania | 55.98 | 0.8% |
| 102nd | Bermuda | 55.77 | 2.0% |
| 103rd | Cambodia | 55.76 | -0.7% |
| 104th | Australia | 55.63 | 0.8% |
| 105th | Hungary | 55.37 | 1.1% |
| 106th | Netherlands | 55.33 | 0.4% |
| 107th | Haiti | 55.29 | -1.2% |
| 108th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.26 | 1.4% |
| 109th | New Zealand | 55.05 | 0.8% |
| 110th | United States | 54.86 | 0.8% |
| 111th | Liechtenstein | 54.76 | 1.7% |
| 112th | Poland | 54.60 | 1.6% |
| 113th | Switzerland | 54.36 | 1.1% |
| 114th | Canada | 54.28 | 1.2% |
| 115th | North Macedonia | 54.28 | 1.5% |
| 116th | Gibraltar | 54.27 | -0.4% |
| 117th | Austria | 54.11 | 1.2% |
| 118th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 54.02 | -1.5% |
| 119th | Paraguay | 54.02 | -0.2% |
| 120th | Norway | 53.94 | 0.3% |
| 121st | San Marino | 53.90 | 1.6% |
| 122nd | Jordan | 53.31 | -1.8% |
| 123rd | Russian Federation | 53.29 | 1.4% |
| 124th | Slovak Republic | 53.26 | 2.0% |
| 125th | Lithuania | 53.20 | -0.6% |
| 126th | Honduras | 53.19 | -1.4% |
| 127th | American Samoa | 52.97 | -1.9% |
| 128th | Lao PDR | 52.90 | -1.2% |
| 129th | Nepal | 52.64 | -2.0% |
| 130th | Dominican Republic | 52.59 | 0.0% |
| 131st | Ireland | 52.51 | -0.1% |
| 132nd | Bangladesh | 52.36 | -0.5% |
| 133rd | Belarus | 52.20 | 1.5% |
| 134th | Channel Islands | 52.19 | 0.3% |
| 135th | Sri Lanka | 51.85 | 0.0% |
| 136th | Panama | 51.80 | -0.6% |
| 137th | Uruguay | 51.76 | -1.0% |
| 138th | Aruba | 51.76 | 0.9% |
| 139th | Spain | 51.72 | 0.1% |
| 140th | Albania | 51.72 | 1.5% |
| 141st | Barbados | 51.64 | 1.2% |
| 142nd | Nicaragua | 51.37 | -1.6% |
| 143rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 51.17 | 3.1% |
| 144th | Morocco | 50.94 | -0.1% |
| 145th | Tunisia | 50.77 | 0.5% |
| 146th | Argentina | 50.70 | -1.7% |
| 147th | Malta | 50.65 | 1.7% |
| 148th | Djibouti | 50.58 | -1.9% |
| 149th | Iceland | 50.29 | 0.2% |
| 150th | Suriname | 50.24 | -0.4% |
| 151st | Fiji | 50.10 | -0.9% |
| 152nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.85 | 0.4% |
| 153rd | Ukraine | 49.33 | 0.8% |
| 154th | Armenia | 49.29 | 0.3% |
| 155th | Peru | 48.95 | -1.5% |
| 156th | Philippines | 48.84 | -2.4% |
| 157th | New Caledonia | 48.65 | 0.0% |
| 158th | El Salvador | 48.51 | -1.3% |
| 159th | Mexico | 48.27 | -0.9% |
| 160th | Ecuador | 48.16 | -1.3% |
| 161st | Viet Nam | 47.87 | 0.5% |
| 162nd | South Africa | 47.85 | -0.9% |
| 163rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 47.69 | -7.0% |
| 164th | Northern Mariana Islands | 47.69 | 2.5% |
| 165th | Libya | 47.03 | -2.0% |
| 166th | Greenland | 46.88 | 1.4% |
| 167th | Cuba | 46.87 | 0.2% |
| 168th | Cabo Verde | 46.86 | -2.2% |
| 169th | Türkiye | 46.64 | 0.3% |
| 170th | Curaçao | 46.58 | 0.3% |
| 171st | Indonesia | 46.45 | -0.8% |
| 172nd | Grenada | 46.23 | -0.3% |
| 173rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 46.19 | 1.2% |
| 174th | Myanmar | 46.16 | -0.1% |
| 175th | India | 45.96 | -1.3% |
| 176th | Luxembourg | 45.60 | 0.3% |
| 177th | Chile | 45.16 | 0.0% |
| 178th | Belize | 44.91 | -2.8% |
| 179th | Costa Rica | 44.84 | -0.3% |
| 180th | Cyprus | 44.81 | 1.2% |
| 181st | China | 44.62 | 0.8% |
| 182nd | Brazil | 44.44 | 0.2% |
| 183rd | Dominica | 44.43 | -0.3% |
| 184th | Kosovo | 44.22 | -0.6% |
| 185th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 44.08 | -0.4% |
| 186th | French Polynesia | 43.70 | -0.1% |
| 187th | Azerbaijan | 43.67 | 0.1% |
| 188th | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.59 | 1.0% |
| 189th | Thailand | 43.55 | 1.1% |
| 190th | Korea | 43.40 | 2.0% |
| 191st | Colombia | 42.79 | -0.4% |
| 192nd | Palau | 42.44 | 1.0% |
| 193rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 42.36 | 0.8% |
| 194th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 41.92 | 0.6% |
| 195th | Bahamas, The | 41.75 | -1.1% |
| 196th | Malaysia | 41.19 | -1.7% |
| 197th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 41.18 | 0.4% |
| 198th | Macao SAR, China | 40.41 | 3.0% |
| 199th | Seychelles | 40.09 | 0.6% |
| 200th | Mauritius | 39.65 | 0.3% |
| 201st | Andorra | 38.53 | -0.1% |
| 202nd | Brunei Darussalam | 38.48 | 0.5% |
| 203rd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 37.79 | 0.5% |
| 204th | Oman | 37.76 | 0.2% |
| 205th | St. Lucia | 37.06 | -0.6% |
| 206th | Bhutan | 36.67 | -2.8% |
| 207th | Jamaica | 36.29 | -1.4% |
| 208th | Saudi Arabia | 35.77 | -2.2% |
| 209th | Singapore | 34.58 | 1.9% |
| 210th | Cayman Islands | 34.19 | 1.6% |
| 211th | Maldives | 31.50 | -1.5% |
| 212th | British Virgin Islands | 31.18 | -1.9% |
| 213th | Bahrain | 28.77 | -1.3% |
| 214th | Kuwait | 24.92 | -8.1% |
| 215th | United Arab Emirates | 21.76 | 0.0% |
| 216th | Qatar | 20.12 | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was Kuwait's dependency ratio in 2025?▾
Kuwait's dependency ratio in 2025 was 24.92. This ranked 214th globally.
How did Kuwait's dependency ratio change in 2025?▾
Kuwait's dependency ratio decreased by 8.1% in 2025 compared to 2024.
Which country had the highest dependency ratio in 2025?▾
Central African Republic had the highest dependency ratio in 2025 at 105.17.
What is the dependency ratio of Kuwait in 2025?▾
The dependency ratio of Kuwait in 2025 was 24.92. This ranked 214th globally.
How does 2025 compare to 2024 for Kuwait's dependency ratio?▾
Kuwait's dependency ratio went from 27.10 in 2024 to 24.92 in 2025, a 8.1% decrease.
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