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Population: |
2,335,648
note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2005 est.)
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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.)
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Median age: |
total: 25.86 years
male: 28.05 years
female: 22.12 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
3.44%
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
21.88 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
2.42 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
14.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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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.)
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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.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 77.03 years
male: 76.01 years
female: 78.1 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
2.97 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.12% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA
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Nationality: |
noun: Kuwaiti(s)
adjective: Kuwaiti
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Ethnic groups: |
Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%
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Religions: |
Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
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Languages: |
Arabic (official), English widely spoken
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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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