Saudi Arabia vs. Kuwait
Demographics
| Saudi Arabia | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 27,345,986 note: immigrants make up more than 30% of the total population, according to UN data (2013) (July 2014 est.) | 2,742,711 note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 3,996,899 for 2014, with immigrants accounting for almost 69% (July 2014 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 27.6% (male 3,869,961/female 3,681,616) 15-24 years: 19.3% (male 2,832,538/female 2,458,339) 25-54 years: 45.4% (male 7,086,004/female 5,323,373) 55-64 years: 4.5% (male 674,571/female 555,136) 65 years and over: 3.2% (male 444,302/female 420,146) (2014 est.) | 0-14 years: 25.4% (male 363,001/female 334,851) 15-24 years: 15.3% (male 230,628/female 188,892) 25-54 years: 52.3% (male 910,832/female 524,690) 55-64 years: 4.7% (male 73,816/female 54,678) 65 years and over: 2.2% (male 29,312/female 32,011) (2014 est.) |
| Median age | total: 26.4 years male: 27.3 years female: 25.3 years (2014 est.) | total: 28.9 years male: 30.1 years female: 26.8 years (2014 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.49% (2014 est.) | 1.7% note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2014 est.) |
| Birth rate | 18.78 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) | 20.26 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.32 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) | 2.16 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) | -1.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.15 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.33 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.2 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.08 male(s)/female total population: 1.21 male(s)/female (2014 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.22 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.74 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.42 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female total population: 1.43 male(s)/female (2014 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 14.58 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) | total: 7.51 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.26 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 74.82 years male: 72.79 years female: 76.94 years (2014 est.) | total population: 77.64 years male: 76.37 years female: 78.96 years (2014 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.17 children born/woman (2014 est.) | 2.53 children born/woman (2014 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.01% (2001 est.) | 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Saudi(s) adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian | noun: Kuwaiti(s) adjective: Kuwaiti |
| Ethnic groups | Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% | Kuwaiti 31.3%, other Arab 27.9%, Asian 37.8%, African 1.9%, other 1.1% (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) (2013 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA | NA |
| Religions | Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) (2012 est.) note: despite having a large expatriate community of various faiths (more than 30% of the population), most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with the government-sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam are restricted; non-Muslims are not allowed to have Saudi citizenship and non-Muslim places of worship are not permitted (2013) (2012 est.) | Muslim (official) 76.7%, Christian 17.3%, other and unspecified 5.9% note: represents the total population; about 69% of the population consists of immigrants (2013 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA | NA |
| Languages | Arabic (official) | Arabic (official), English widely spoken |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.2% male: 90.8% female: 82.2% (2011 est.) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.9% male: 95% female: 91.8% (2008 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 16 years male: 15 years female: 16 years (2012) | total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2004) |
| Education expenditures | 5.1% of GDP (2008) | 3.8% of GDP (2006) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 82.3% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 2.38% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) | urban population: 98.3% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 2.42% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 97% of population rural: 97% of population total: 97% of population unimproved: urban: 3% of population rural: 3% of population total: 3% of population (2012 est.) | improved: urban: 99% of population rural: 99% of population total: 99% of population unimproved: urban: 1% of population rural: 1% of population total: 1% of population (2012 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population 0% of population 0% of population 0% of population (2012 est.) |
| Major cities - population | RIYADH (capital) 5.451 million; Jeddah 3.578 million; Mecca 1.591 million; Medina 1.142 million; Ad Dammam 941,000 (2011) | KUWAIT (capital) 2.406 million (2011) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 24 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) | 14 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 5.3% (2005) | 2.2% (2012) |
| Health expenditures | 3.7% of GDP (2011) | 2.7% of GDP (2011) |
| Physicians density | 0.94 physicians/1,000 population (2008) | 1.79 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.2 beds/1,000 population (2009) | 2 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 33% (2008) | 42% (2008) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 46.1 % youth dependency ratio: 41.8 % elderly dependency ratio: 4.3 % potential support ratio: 23.5 (2014 est.) | total dependency ratio: 37.1 % youth dependency ratio: 33.8 % elderly dependency ratio: 3.3 % potential support ratio: 30.4 (2014 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
