NationMaster - Kuwaiti People statistics

Age structure > 0-14 years	27.2	[123rd of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years	70.1	[24th of 226]
Age structure > 65 years and over	2.8 %	[195th of 225]
Chinese population	200	[95th of 127]
Gender development	0.804	[42nd of 141]
Percentage living in urban areas	96%	[10th of 199]
Persons per room	1.7	[10th of 60]
Population in 2015	3,381	[131st of 225]
Projected population growth	180.75%	[13th of 141]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	1.77	[2nd of 223]
Urbanization	96	[9th of 204]
Urbanization in 1975	83.8%	[8th of 164]
Urbanization in 2015	96.9%	[3rd of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males	95	[70th of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage %	95	[35th of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence %	50	[88th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males	105	[113rd of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported	5	[147th of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted	5	[160th of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery %	98	[57th of 172]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; 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; United Nations Secretariat and United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 2001 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.01.XVII.5), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.95.XVII.11) and United Nations, Compendium of Human Settlements Statistics 1983 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E/F.84.XVII.5); 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; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Kuwait, State of Kuwait, Dawlat al Kuwayt, Al Kuwayt

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