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Kuwait:
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Other pages in this profile of Kuwait:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 2,596,799 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 145.7 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 26.6% (male 351,057/female 338,634) 15-64 years: 70.6% (male 1,172,460/female 659,927) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 46,770/female 27,951) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 26.1 years male: 28 years female: 22.6 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.591% note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 21.9 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.37 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 16.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition 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: 1.67 male(s)/female total population: 1.53 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 9.22 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 77.53 years male: 76.38 years female: 78.73 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.81 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.12% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Kuwaiti(s) adjective: Kuwaiti |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7% |
Religions |
Definition Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15% |
Languages |
Definition Arabic (official), English widely spoken |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.3% male: 94.4% female: 91% (2005 census) |
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