Kuwait Demographics Profile 2013

Population

2,646,314 (July 2012 est.)
note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals

Age structure

0-14 years: 25.7% (male 353,611/female 326,035)
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
male: 29.9 years
female: 26.4 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

1.883%
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2012 est.)

Birth rate

20.96 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

2.13 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 98% of total population (2010)
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
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.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.87 deaths/1,000 live births
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
male: 76.09 years
female: 78.51 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.6 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population

Nationality

noun: Kuwaiti(s)
adjective: Kuwaiti

Ethnic groups

Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%

Religions

Muslim (official) 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%

Languages

Arabic (official), English widely spoken

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 94.4%
female: 91% (2005 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)

Education expenditures

3.8% of GDP (2006)

Maternal mortality rate

14 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Health expenditures

6.8% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

1.793 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

28.8% (2000)