Population ages 15-64 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Population ages 15-64 was 78.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Kuwait, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 78.9% for population ages 15-64 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Kuwait peaked at 78.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 1971.
That places Kuwait 3rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.3% | — |
| 1961 | 60.0% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 58.9% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 58.4% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 58.0% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 57.4% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 56.6% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 55.8% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 55.1% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 54.5% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 54.3% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 57.0% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 57.9% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 60.6% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 61.2% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 61.6% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 61.9% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 61.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 61.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 62.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 62.8% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 64.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 66.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 67.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 69.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.0% | 55.1% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.8% | 54.3% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 59.3% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 62.2% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 69.1% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 75.2% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 75.4% | 78.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Qatar 83.3% compare
- 2 United Arab Emirates 82.2% compare
- 4 Bahrain 77.6% compare
- 5 Maldives 76.0% compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 75.8% compare
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 0-14 18.0% (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 15-64 in Kuwait?
- Population ages 15-64 in Kuwait was 78.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for population ages 15-64?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.