Kuwait's People | Kuwaiti People

Population: 2,335,648 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2005 est.)

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 est.)

Median age: total: 25.86 years male: 28.05 years female: 22.12 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.44% note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (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 under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.77 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.74 male(s)/female total population: 1.52 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 9.95 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.96 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.03 years male: 76.01 years female: 78.1 years (2005 est.)

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 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), 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 est.)



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