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Kuwait

Statistics 
Demographic & Health Highlights
Population Mid-2007  2,800,000  
Births per 1,000 Population  21  
Deaths per 1,000 Population  2  
Rate of Natural Increase (Percent)  1.9  
Projected Population, 2025  3,900,000  
Projected Population, 2050  5,100,000  
Projected Pop. Change 2007-2050 (%)  84  
Infant Deaths per 1,000 Live Births  8  
Lifetime Births per Woman (TFR)  2.6  
Population Age <15 (%)  26  
Population Age 65+ (%)  2  
Life Expectancy at Birth, Total  78  
Life Expectancy at Birth, Male  77  
Life Expectancy at Birth, Female  79  
Urban Population (%)  98  
HIV/AIDS Among Adult Population, Ages 15-49, 2005/2006 (%)  -  
Underweight Children Age <5 (%)  2  
GNI PPP Per Capita, 2005 (US$)  $29,200  
Density (population/sq. km.)  156  
Youth Ages 10-24, 2006  600,000  
Youth Ages 10-24, 2025  800,000  
Ever-Married Females Ages 15-19 (%)  5  
Family Planning
Contraceptive Use Among Married Women, All Methods, Ages 15-49 (%)  52  
Contraceptive Use Among Married Women, Modern Methods, Ages 15-49 (%)  39  
Women Giving Birth by Age 18 (%)  -  
Contraceptive Use Among Single Sexually Active Women Ages 15-19, Modern Method (%)  -  
Contraceptive Use Among Single Sexually Active Women Ages 20-24, Modern Method (%)  -  
Source of Contraceptive Supply: Public, Modern Methods (%)  -  
Contraceptive Use Among Married Women 15-49, Most Used Method(s)  Pill  
Health & Environment Indicators
CO2 Emissions per Capita, 2002 (metric tons)  25.3  
Natural Habitat Remaining (%)  >95  
Indicators on Women
Women Ages < 15, 2005 (%)  31  
Women Ages 15-49, 2005 (%)  60  
Women Ages 50+, 2005 (%)  9  
Births Attended by Skilled Personnel (%)  98  
Maternal Deaths per 100,000 Live Births, 2000  5  
HIV-Infected Adults Who Are Women Population, 2003-04 (%)  -  
Literacy Rate, Ages 15-24, 2000-04, Female (%)  94  
Literacy Rate, Ages 15-24, 2000-04, Male (%)  92  
Economically Active, Female, Ages 15+, 1995-2002 (%)  43  
Economically Active, Male, Ages 15+, 1995-2002 (%)  83  
Women as % of Parliament, 2004  0  
Secondary School Enrollment, Female, 2000/2004 (as % of school-age enrollment)  92  
Secondary School Enrollment, Male, 2000/2004 (as % of school-age enrollment)  87  

For complete definitions of demographic terms, see our glossary.

Sources for statistics: 2006 World Population Data Sheet, PRB; Women of Our World 2005, PRB; The Wealth Gap in Health, PRB; Making the Link: Population, Health, Environment, PRB; and Family Planning Worldwide 2002 Data Sheet, PRB; World's Youth 2006 , PRB.


Kuwait

PRB Articles & Reports


World Population Highlights 2007: Migration

Challenges and Opportunities—The Population of the Middle East and North Africa

Youth in the Middle East and North Africa: Demographic Opportunity or Challenge?

Young People's Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Middle East and North Africa

Time to Intervene: Preventing the Spread of HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa

PRB-UNFPA Country Profiles for Population and Reproductive Health 2005

Reforming Family Laws to Promote Progress in the Middle East and North Africa

Investing in Reproductive Health to Achieve Development Goals: The Middle East and North Africa

Marriage in the Arab World

Islam and Family Planning


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Links


Top Links

- City Populations 1950-2015 (UN)
- Education for All 2007: Statistical Annex (PDF: 1MB)
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets: 2006 Update
- Kuwait Ministy of Planning
- Maternal Mortality in 2000 (PDF: 987KB)
- Population Policies 2005 (UN)
- Population Trends 1950-2050 (UN)
- Population Trends 1950-2050 (USCB)
- Urban/Rural Population Trends 1950-2030 (UN)
- WHO Country Health Info
- World Abortion Policies 2007
- World Bank GENDERSTATS
- World Bank World Development Indicators 2006
- World Migrant Stock 2005 (UN)
- WRI EarthTrends Country Profiles

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