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Saudi Arabia vs. Kuwait

Demographics

Saudi ArabiaKuwait
Population34,783,757 (July 2021 est.)

note: immigrants make up 38.3% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
3,032,065 (July 2021 est.)

note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,420,110 for 2019, with non-Kuwaitis accounting for nearly 70% of the population
Age structure0-14 years: 24.84% (male 4,327,830/female 4,159,242)

15-24 years: 15.38% (male 2,741,371/female 2,515,188)

25-54 years: 50.2% (male 10,350,028/female 6,804,479)

55-64 years: 5.95% (male 1,254,921/female 778,467)

65 years and over: 3.63% (male 657,395/female 584,577) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 24.29% (male 378,778/female 348,512)

15-24 years: 14.96% (male 245,354/female 202,642)

25-54 years: 52.39% (male 984,813/female 583,632)

55-64 years: 5.43% (male 90,583/female 72,026)

65 years and over: 2.92% (male 38,614/female 48,752) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 30.8 years

male: 33 years

female: 27.9 years (2020 est.)
total: 29.7 years

male: 30.7 years

female: 27.9 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate1.62% (2021 est.)1.2% (2021 est.)
Birth rate14.56 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)17.9 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)2.23 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate5.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-3.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.52 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.61 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female

total population: 1.3 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.21 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.69 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.26 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female

total population: 1.38 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 13.86 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 11.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 7.6 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 7.89 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 7.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 76.4 years

male: 74.81 years

female: 78.07 years (2021 est.)
total population: 78.9 years

male: 77.44 years

female: 80.43 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.95 children born/woman (2021 est.)2.25 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1% (2020 est.)<.1% (2018 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Saudi(s)

adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian
noun: Kuwaiti(s)

adjective: Kuwaiti
Ethnic groupsArab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%Kuwaiti 30.4%, other Arab 27.4%, Asian 40.3%, African 1%, other .9% (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) (2018 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS12,000 (2020 est.)<1000 (2018 est.)
ReligionsMuslim (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)
Muslim (official) 74.6%, Christian 18.2%, other and unspecified 7.2% (2013 est.)

note: data represent the total population; about 69% of the population consists of immigrants
HIV/AIDS - deaths<200 (2020 est.)<100 (2018 est.)
LanguagesArabic (official)

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Arabic (official), English widely spoken

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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 95.3%

male: 97.1%

female: 92.7% (2017)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 96.1%

male: 96.7%

female: 94.9% (2018)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 17 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2019)
total: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 16 years (2015)
Education expendituresNANA
Urbanizationurban population: 84.5% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.69% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 100% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.35% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population7.388 million RIYADH (capital), 4.697 million Jeddah, 2.079 million Mecca, 1.518 million Medina, 1.279 million Ad Dammam, 1.279 million Hufuf-Mubarraz (2021)3.177 million KUWAIT (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)12 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures6.4% (2018)5% (2018)
Physicians density2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2018)2.65 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
Hospital bed density2.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)2 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate35.4% (2016)37.9% (2016)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 39.3

youth dependency ratio: 34.4

elderly dependency ratio: 4.9

potential support ratio: 20.5 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 32.4

youth dependency ratio: 28.4

elderly dependency ratio: 4

potential support ratio: 24.9 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook