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Age structure > 0-14 years
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27.2 |
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[123rd of 226]
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Age structure > 15-64 years
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70.1 |
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[24th of 226]
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Age structure > 65 years and over
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2.8 %
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[195th of 225]
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Birth rate
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21.9 births/1,000 population |
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[90th of 226]
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Chinese population
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200 |
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[95th of 127]
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Death rate
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2.37 deaths/1,000 population |
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[220th of 226]
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Ethnic groups
Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7% |
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Gender development
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0.804 |
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[42nd of 141]
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Percentage living in urban areas
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96% |
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[10th of 199]
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Population
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2,596,799 |
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[139th of 242]
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Population growth rate
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3.591% |
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[5th of 235]
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Population in 2015
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3,381 |
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[131st of 225]
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Projected population growth
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180.75% |
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[13th of 141]
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Sex ratio > 15-64 years
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1.77 |
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[2nd of 223]
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Sex ratio > Total population
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1.53 male(s)/female |
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[3rd of 224]
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Sex ratio > Under 15 years
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1.04 male(s)/female |
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[141st of 224]
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Total fertility rate
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2.81 children born/woman |
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[82nd of 225]
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Total Population
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2,418,393 |
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[140th of 227]
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Urban population
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2,492,344
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[110th of 195]
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Urbanization
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96 |
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[9th of 204]
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; University Libraries, Ohio University; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center
Spanish Statistical Institute; World Development Indicators database; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Kuwait, State of Kuwait, Dawlat al Kuwayt, Al Kuwayt
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