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| Population: |
2,041,961
note:
includes 1,159,913 non-nationals (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
28.76% (male 299,080; female 288,125)
15-64 years:
68.82% (male 897,839; female 507,527)
65 years and over:
2.42% (male 31,843; female 17,547) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
3.38% (2001 est.)
note:
this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates
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| Birth rate: |
21.91 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
2.45 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
14.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.77 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.81 male(s)/female
total population:
1.51 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
11.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
76.27 years
male:
75.42 years
female:
77.15 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
3.2 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.12% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Kuwaiti(s)
adjective:
Kuwaiti
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| Ethnic groups: |
Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%
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| Religions: |
Muslim 85% (Sunni 45%, Shi'a 40%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
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| Languages: |
Arabic (official), English widely spoken
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
78.6%
male:
82.2%
female:
74.9% (1995 est.)
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