Kuwait People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

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

printed major-language sample:
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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

MENA religious affiliation

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.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Kuwait on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kuwait 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kuwait 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.