People Of Kuwait

Population	2,257,549 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2004 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 27.5% (male 316,237; female 304,671) 15-64 years: 69.8% (male 1,007,298; female 569,128) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 38,408; female 21,807) (2004 est.)
Median age	total: 25.9 years male: 28.2 years female: 22 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	3.36% note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2004 est.)
Birth rate	21.85 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	2.44 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	14.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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: 1.76 male(s)/female total population: 1.52 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 10.26 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.27 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 76.84 years male: 75.86 years female: 77.86 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	3.03 children born/woman (2004 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%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
Languages	Arabic (official), English widely spoken
Literacy	conventional long form: State of Kuwait conventional short form: Kuwait local short form: Al Kuwayt local long form: Dawlat al Kuwayt

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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