Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Kuwait
Kuwait: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 43.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
43.8%
Change on year
up 19.9%
World rank
27th
of 236 countries
All-time high
45.0%
in 1950
All-time low
36.5%
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Kuwait, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability that a man will outlive a woman in Kuwait is 43.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Kuwait peaked at 45.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2022.
Kuwait ranks 27th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45.0% | — |
| 1951 | 44.9% | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 44.9% | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 44.7% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 44.7% | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 44.6% | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 44.6% | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 44.6% | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 44.4% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 44.3% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 44.1% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 44.0% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 43.9% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 43.7% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 43.6% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 43.2% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 42.9% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 42.6% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 42.2% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 41.8% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 41.3% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 40.9% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 40.5% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 40.2% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 39.9% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 39.7% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 39.6% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 39.4% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 39.2% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 39.0% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 38.9% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 38.9% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 39.2% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 39.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 39.9% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 37.4% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 36.8% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 40.6% | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 40.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 40.2% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 39.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 44.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | +19.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 43.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 43.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.5%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.7% | 44.5% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.9% | 43.2% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.2% | 39.7% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.2% | 38.9% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 36.8% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 39.9% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 41.9% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 36.5% | 44.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More gender data for Kuwait
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 914.66 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,410 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,410 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,181 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Kuwait?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Kuwait was 43.8% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2022.
- How does Kuwait rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Kuwait ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.