Kuwait People - 2021

Population

3,032,065 (July 2021 est.)

note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,420,110 for 2019, with non-Kuwaitis accounting for nearly 70% of the population

Nationality

noun: Kuwaiti(s)

adjective: Kuwaiti

Ethnic groups

Kuwaiti 30.4%, other Arab 27.4%, Asian 40.3%, African 1%, other .9% (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) (2018 est.)

Languages

Arabic (official), English widely spoken

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Religions

Muslim (official) 74.6%, Christian 18.2%, other and unspecified 7.2% (2013 est.)

note: data represent the total population; about 69% of the population consists of immigrants

Age structure

0-14 years: 24.29% (male 378,778/female 348,512)

15-24 years: 14.96% (male 245,354/female 202,642)

25-54 years: 52.39% (male 984,813/female 583,632)

55-64 years: 5.43% (male 90,583/female 72,026)

65 years and over: 2.92% (male 38,614/female 48,752) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 32.4

youth dependency ratio: 28.4

elderly dependency ratio: 4

potential support ratio: 24.9 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 29.7 years

male: 30.7 years

female: 27.9 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

1.2% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

17.9 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

2.23 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-3.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

densest settlement is along the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait City and on Bubiyan Island; significant population threads extend south and west along highways that radiate from the capital, particularly in the southern half of the country

Urbanization

urban population: 100% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.35% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

3.177 million KUWAIT (capital) (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.21 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.69 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.26 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female

total population: 1.38 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

12 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.6 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 7.89 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 7.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.9 years

male: 77.44 years

female: 80.43 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.25 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

5% (2018)

Physicians density

2.65 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Hospital bed density

2 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

<.1 est.>

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

37.9% (2016)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

3% (2014)

Education expenditures

N/A

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 96.1%

male: 96.7%

female: 94.9% (2018)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 16 years (2015)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 15.4%

male: 9.4%

female: 30% (2016 est.)