Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Kuwait

Share of population under 15 in Kuwait in 2025 — 18%. Ranked 139 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 19.5 pp.

2025 18% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 139of 217
Period maximum 43.9%1971
Period minimum 18%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Kuwait, 1960–2025102030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 37.4%1962: 38.3%1964: 39.5%1966: 40.7%1968: 42.3%1970: 43.6%1972: 43.8%1974: 43.3%1976: 42.3%1978: 40.6%1980: 39.3%1982: 38.1%1984: 37.1%1986: 36.6%1988: 36.6%1990: 36%1992: 34.6%1994: 33.4%1996: 33%1998: 31.4%2000: 29.4%2002: 27.4%2004: 25.6%2006: 24.5%2008: 23.7%2010: 23%2012: 22.1%2014: 21.9%2016: 21.6%2018: 21.1%2020: 20.6%2022: 19.2%2024: 18.2%2025: 18%
Change over the period: −19.5 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kuwait 18%
World 24.4%
Western Asia computed 27.4%
High-income countries computed 15.5%
Share of population under 15 — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18 −0.2 pp
2024 18.2 −0.4 pp
2023 18.6 −0.6 pp
2022 19.2 −0.9 pp
2021 20.1 −0.5 pp
2020 20.6 −0.2 pp
2019 20.8 −0.3 pp
2018 21.1 −0.3 pp
2017 21.4 −0.2 pp
2016 21.6 −0.2 pp
2015 21.8 −0.1 pp
2014 21.9 −0.1 pp
2013 22 −0.1 pp
2012 22.1 −0.4 pp
2011 22.5 −0.5 pp
2010 23 −0.3 pp
2009 23.3 −0.4 pp
2008 23.7 −0.4 pp
2007 24.1 −0.4 pp
2006 24.5 −0.4 pp
2005 24.9 −0.7 pp
2004 25.6 −0.9 pp
2003 26.4 −0.9 pp
2002 27.4 −1 pp
2001 28.3 −1 pp
2000 29.4 −1 pp
1999 30.4 −1 pp
1998 31.4 −0.9 pp
1997 32.3 −0.7 pp
1996 33 −0.3 pp
1995 33.4 −0 pp
1994 33.4 −0.4 pp
1993 33.8 −0.8 pp
1992 34.6 −0.5 pp
1991 35.1 −0.9 pp
1990 36 −0.4 pp
1989 36.5 −0.2 pp
1988 36.6 −0 pp
1987 36.7 +0.1 pp
1986 36.6 −0.2 pp
1985 36.8 −0.4 pp
1984 37.1 −0.4 pp
1983 37.5 −0.6 pp
1982 38.1 −0.6 pp
1981 38.8 −0.6 pp
1980 39.3 −0.6 pp
1979 39.9 −0.7 pp
1978 40.6 −0.8 pp
1977 41.4 −0.9 pp
1976 42.3 −0.7 pp
1975 43 −0.3 pp
1974 43.3 −0.2 pp
1973 43.6 −0.2 pp
1972 43.8 −0.1 pp
1971 43.9 +0.2 pp
1970 43.6 +0.6 pp
1969 43 +0.7 pp
1968 42.3 +0.8 pp
1967 41.5 +0.8 pp
1966 40.7 +0.7 pp
1965 40 +0.5 pp
1964 39.5 +0.6 pp
1963 39 +0.6 pp
1962 38.3 +0.5 pp
1961 37.8 +0.4 pp
1960 37.4

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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