Population 2,111,561
note: includes 1,159,913 non-nationals (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 28.3% (male 304,200; female 292,900)
15-64 years: 69.2% (male 934,115; female 527,331)
65 years and over: 2.5% (male 34,106; female 18,909) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 3.33%
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2002 est.)

Birth rate 21.84 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 2.46 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 13.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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: 1.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1.52 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 10.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.46 years
male: 75.56 years
female: 77.39 years (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate 3.14 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.12% (1999 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
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.6%
male: 82.2%
female: 74.9% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Kuwait on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kuwait People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kuwait People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.