Population 1,913,285 (July 1998 est.)
note: includes 1,168,185 non-nationals (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 32% (male 338,933; female 279,087)
15-64 years: 66% (male 811,713; female 444,679)
65 years and over: 2% (male 23,642; female 15,231) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 4.1% (1998 est.)
note: this rate reflects the continued post-Gulf crisis return of expatriates

Birth rate 20.97 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 2.29 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 22.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.21 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.82 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.55 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 10.74 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.78 years
male: 74.76 years
female: 78.91 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 3.44 children born/woman (1998 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Kuwait on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kuwait People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kuwait People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.