Kuwait Demographics Profile 2008

Population

2,596,799
note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

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

total: 26.1 years
male: 28 years
female: 22.6 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

3.591%
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2008 est.)

Birth rate

21.9 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

2.37 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

16.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

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

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

total population: 77.53 years
male: 76.38 years
female: 78.73 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.81 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.12% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Kuwaiti(s)
adjective: Kuwaiti

Ethnic groups

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

Religions

Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 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)