Kuwait People:
Population:
2,335,648 (July 2005 est.)
note: Includes 1,291,354 non-nationals
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.2% (male:323,382; female:311,700)
15-64 years: 70.1% (male:1,045,589; female:591,243)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male:40,439; female:23,295) (2005)
Median age:
total: 25.86 years
male: 28.05 years
female: 22.12 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
3.44% (2005 est.)
note: This rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates
Birth rate:
21.88 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
2.42 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
14.96 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.77 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 1.74 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.52 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 9.95 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 10.96 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 8.9 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 77.03 years (2005 est.)
male: 76.01 years
female: 78.1 years
Total fertility rate:
2.97 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.12% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun: Kuwaiti(s)
adjective: Kuwaiti
Ethnic groups:
Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%
Religions:
Muslim (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%) 85%, Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
Languages:
Arabic (official), English widely spoken
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.5%
male: 85.1%
female: 81.7% (2003)
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