Page last updated on February 5, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Kuwaiti(s)
adjective:
Kuwaiti
Ethnic groups:
Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%
Languages:
Arabic (official), English widely spoken
Religions:
Muslim (official) 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
Population:
2,646,314 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
note:
includes 1,291,354 non-nationals
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 25.7% (male 353,611/female 326,035)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
15.5% (male 225,381/female 184,927)
25-54 years:
52.3% (male 881,901/female 503,365)
55-64 years:
4.4% (male 67,903/female 48,648)
65 years and over:
2.1% (male 26,706/female 27,837) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 28.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
29.9 years
female:
26.4 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.883%
country comparison to the world: 63
note:
this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2012 est.)
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
20.96 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
2.13 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 222
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 98% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
KUWAIT (capital) 2.23 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.6 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.96 male(s)/female
total population:
1.43 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
14 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 7.87 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 158
male:
7.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.28 years
country comparison to the world: 67
male:
76.09 years
female:
78.51 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.6 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
6.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 87
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.793 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
