Kuwait Demographics Profile 2009

Population

2,691,158
note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 26.4% (male 361,150/female 348,518)
15-64 years: 70.7% (male 1,219,075/female 683,587)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 49,163/female 29,665) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 26.2 years
male: 28.1 years
female: 22.7 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

3.547%
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2009 est.)

Birth rate

21.81 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

2.35 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

16.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 98% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 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: 1.66 male(s)/female
total population: 1.54 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 8.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.71 years
male: 76.51 years
female: 78.95 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.76 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.12% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA (2007 est.)

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%, 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: 13 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)

Education expenditures

3.8% of GDP (2006)