Old age dependency ratio fell 34.5% to 3.92% in Kuwait in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, old age dependency ratio in Kuwait reached an all time high of 5.99% in 2021 and an all time low of 1.85% in 1985. When compared to Kuwait's main peers, old age dependency ratio in Bahrain amounted to 4.46%, 5.87% in Iraq, 10.5% in Iran and 6.53% in Saudi Arabia in 2022.
Kuwait has been ranked 172nd within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of old age dependency ratio, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Old Age Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Bahrain | % | 18.8% | 19.4% | 21.2% | 23.1% | 25.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 27.5% | 28.8% | 30.8% | 32.8% | 34.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 10.3% | 10.6% | 10.9% | 11.3% | 11.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 16.8% | 17.5% | 18.3% | 19.1% | 19.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 11.2% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 14.0% | 15.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 12.5% | 12.9% | 13.3% | 13.8% | 14.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 26.7% | 29.1% | 33.0% | 37.2% | 41.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 22.4% | 23.6% | 25.0% | 26.3% | 27.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 16.5% | 17.1% | 18.0% | 18.8% | 19.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 16.2% | 16.6% | 17.2% | 17.8% | 18.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 20.1% | 23.0% | 26.3% | 29.7% | 33.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 7.30% | 7.57% | 8.03% | 8.48% | 8.93% |
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