Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Kuwait

Population aged 65 and over in Kuwait in 2025 — 154,468 people. Ranked 145 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,099.1%.

2025 154,468 people +1.59% vs 2024
World rank 145of 217
Period maximum 175,826 people2020
Period minimum 7,024 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Kuwait, 1960–2025050,000100,000150,000200,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7,024 people1962: 8,380 people1964: 9,520 people1966: 10,858 people1968: 12,840 people1970: 14,712 people1972: 16,115 people1974: 17,622 people1976: 19,238 people1978: 19,657 people1980: 20,400 people1982: 21,599 people1984: 23,312 people1986: 26,492 people1988: 32,905 people1990: 30,456 people1992: 35,446 people1994: 28,010 people1996: 22,586 people1998: 26,184 people2000: 30,163 people2002: 33,683 people2004: 36,156 people2006: 40,340 people2008: 46,637 people2010: 53,403 people2012: 65,196 people2014: 81,298 people2016: 105,646 people2018: 140,221 people2020: 175,826 people2022: 126,058 people2024: 152,052 people2025: 154,468 people
Change over the period: +147,444 (+2,099.15%) Average annual rate: 4.87 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 154,468 people
World 855M people
Western Asia computed 19.63M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 154,468 +2,416 +1.59%
2024 152,052 +8,742 +6.1%
2023 143,310 +17,252 +13.69%
2022 126,058 −23,228 −15.56%
2021 149,286 −26,540 −15.09%
2020 175,826 +15,742 +9.83%
2019 160,084 +19,863 +14.17%
2018 140,221 +19,020 +15.69%
2017 121,201 +15,555 +14.72%
2016 105,646 +13,276 +14.37%
2015 92,370 +11,072 +13.62%
2014 81,298 +8,625 +11.87%
2013 72,673 +7,477 +11.47%
2012 65,196 +6,739 +11.53%
2011 58,457 +5,054 +9.46%
2010 53,403 +3,507 +7.03%
2009 49,896 +3,259 +6.99%
2008 46,637 +3,203 +7.37%
2007 43,434 +3,094 +7.67%
2006 40,340 +2,601 +6.89%
2005 37,739 +1,583 +4.38%
2004 36,156 +1,099 +3.13%
2003 35,057 +1,374 +4.08%
2002 33,683 +1,651 +5.15%
2001 32,032 +1,869 +6.2%
2000 30,163 +1,989 +7.06%
1999 28,174 +1,990 +7.6%
1998 26,184 +1,884 +7.75%
1997 24,300 +1,714 +7.59%
1996 22,586 −231 −1.01%
1995 22,817 −5,193 −18.54%
1994 28,010 −6,893 −19.75%
1993 34,903 −543 −1.53%
1992 35,446 +7,834 +28.37%
1991 27,612 −2,844 −9.34%
1990 30,456 −6,374 −17.31%
1989 36,830 +3,925 +11.93%
1988 32,905 +3,431 +11.64%
1987 29,474 +2,982 +11.26%
1986 26,492 +1,972 +8.04%
1985 24,520 +1,208 +5.18%
1984 23,312 +989 +4.43%
1983 22,323 +724 +3.35%
1982 21,599 +639 +3.05%
1981 20,960 +560 +2.75%
1980 20,400 +439 +2.2%
1979 19,961 +304 +1.55%
1978 19,657 +231 +1.19%
1977 19,426 +188 +0.98%
1976 19,238 +627 +3.37%
1975 18,611 +989 +5.61%
1974 17,622 +810 +4.82%
1973 16,812 +697 +4.33%
1972 16,115 +657 +4.25%
1971 15,458 +746 +5.07%
1970 14,712 +895 +6.48%
1969 13,817 +977 +7.61%
1968 12,840 +1,004 +8.48%
1967 11,836 +978 +9.01%
1966 10,858 +768 +7.61%
1965 10,090 +570 +5.99%
1964 9,520 +574 +6.42%
1963 8,946 +566 +6.75%
1962 8,380 +659 +8.54%
1961 7,721 +697 +9.92%
1960 7,024

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.