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The People of Kuwait

Kuwaiti People

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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.)

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

Net migration rate: 16.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 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)