Kuwait vs Qatar: Population ages 15-64
Kuwait
78.9%
in 2025
Qatar
83.3%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
3rd
Qatar rank
1st
Population ages 15-64 over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 83.3% against 78.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 217 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.0% | 59.4% | 1.4% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 55.8% | 63.2% | 7.4% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 71.0% | 9.8% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 72.9% | 7.9% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 78.8% | 6.2% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 84.8% | 9.1% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 83.3% | 5.6% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 83.3% against 78.9% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 4.4%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.