Age structure:
0-14 years:
29.36% (male 295,102; female 284,327)
15-64 years:
68.32% (male 860,318; female 488,004)
65 years and over:
2.32% (male 29,544; female 16,277) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate:
3.44% (2000 est.)
note:
this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates
Birth rate: 22.04 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 2.45 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 14.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.76 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.82 male(s)/female
total population:
1.5 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 11.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
76.08 years
male:
75.27 years
female:
76.92 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.26 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Kuwaiti(s)
adjective:
Kuwaiti
Ethnic groups: Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%
Religions: Muslim 85% (Sunni 45%, Shi'a 40%), 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.)
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