| People | Kuwait |
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Population:
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2,691,158
note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 98% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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152 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 26.4% (male 361,150/female 348,518)
15-64 years: 70.7% (male 1,219,075/female 683,587)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 49,163/female 29,665) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 26.2 years
male: 28.1 years
female: 22.7 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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3.547%
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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21.81 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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2.37 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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16.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.78 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.66 male(s)/female
total population: 1.54 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 8.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.71 years
male: 76.51 years
female: 78.95 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.76 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.12% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Kuwaiti(s)
adjective: Kuwaiti |
Ethnic groups:
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Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7% |
Religions:
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Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15% |
Languages:
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Arabic (official), English widely spoken |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 94.4%
female: 91% (2005 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 13 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.8% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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void |
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