Population ages 0-14 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Population ages 0-14 was 18.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Kuwait, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Kuwait is 18.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Kuwait peaked at 43.9% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2025.
That places Kuwait 140th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.4% | — |
| 1961 | 37.8% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 38.3% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 39.0% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 39.5% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 40.0% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 40.7% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 41.5% | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 42.3% | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 43.0% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 43.6% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 43.3% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 43.0% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 42.3% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 41.4% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 40.6% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 39.9% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 39.3% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 38.8% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 38.1% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 37.5% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 37.1% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 36.8% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 36.6% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 36.7% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 36.6% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 36.5% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 36.0% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 35.1% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 34.6% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 30.4% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.0% | 37.4% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.5% | 39.9% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.4% | 36.5% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.3% | 30.4% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 23.3% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 20.8% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.0% | 20.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 82.36 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Kuwait?
- Population ages 0-14 in Kuwait was 18.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 1971.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2025.
- How does Kuwait rank for population ages 0-14?
- Kuwait ranks 140th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.