UNITED NATIONS The Demographic Profile of Kuwait Population Trends - Mortality - Fertility - Age Structure - Urbanization - International Migration - Education and Youth Unemployment Population Trends Population size (thousands) Male Female Total 198 78.41 87.278 1 372.318 198 982.847 76.1 1 738.994 199 1 193.33 96.82 2 99.61 199 93.27 67.444 1 61.61 2 1 198.8 82.238 2.741 2 1 344.277 932.343 2 276.623 21 1 733.82 1 264.497 2 998.83 21 2 26.98 1 674.88 3 93.794 22 2 468.27 1 834.339 4 32.87 22 2 624.777 1 978.128 4 62.914 23 2 763.248 2 11.432 4 873.674 23 2 876.936 2 234.389 111.323 24 2 97.493 2 348.327 323.821 24 3 4.787 2 449.691 4.477 2 3 111.398 2 32.13 643.32 6 4 3 2 1 Male Female Total Population size (thousands) 198 21 23 2 Population Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Population growth rate (percentage) Mortality Average annual rate of population change 198-198 4.74 198-199 3.77 199-199 -.3 199-2 4.83 2-2 2.9 2-21.1 21-21.44 21-22 1.78 22-22 1.3 22-23 1.14 23-23.9 23-24.82 24-24.67 24-2. Life expectancy at birth (years) Male Female Total 198-198 69.39 71.82 7.32 198-199 7.84 72.94 71.63 199-199 71.68 73.61 72.42 199-2 72.22 74.7 72.9 2-2 72.62 74.43 73.34 2-21 73.1 74.76 73.71 21-21 73.46 7.48 74.29 21-22 73.9 76.21 74.86 22-22 74.46 76.91 7.4 22-23 74.98 77. 76.2 23-23 7.1 78.18 76.62 23-24 76.8 78.8 77.23 24-24 76.68 79.41 77.86 24-2 77.28 79.98 78.48 4 3 2 Average annual rate of population change (percentage) Population Prospects: The 1 72.62 74.43 73.34 2-21 73.1 74.76 73.71 21-21 198-198 73.46 217.48-22 74.29 22-23 24-2 21-22 73.9 76.21 74.86 Population Prospects: 22-22 The 217 Revision 74.46 (217). 76.91 7.4 22-23 74.98 77. 76.2 23-23 7.1 78.18 76.62 23-24 76.8 78.8 77.23 24-24 76.68 79.41 77.86 24-2 77.28 79.98 78.48 Note: Custom data acquired via website, accessed October 217. 1 8 6 4 2 Male Female Total Life expectancy at birth (years) 198-198 21-22 22-23 24-2 Source: United Nations, Department of of Economic and and Social Affairs, Population Division, World World Population Prospects: The Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Note: Custom data acquired via website, accessed October 217. Infant mortality rate (per 1 live births)
Infant mortality rate (per 1 live births) Total 198-198 24 198-199 16 199-199 13 199-2 11 2-2 1 2-21 1 21-21 8 21-22 7 22-22 6 22-23 6 23-23 23-24 24-24 4 24-2 4 3 2 2 1 1 Infant mortality rate (infant deaths per 1 live births) 198-198 21-22 22-23 24-2 Under- mortality rate (per 1 live births) Total 198-198 3 198-199 21 199-199 17 199-2 14 2-2 13 2-21 12 21-21 11 21-22 9 22-22 8 22-23 7 23-23 6 23-24 6 24-24 24-2 3 3 2 2 1 1 Under- mortality rate (deaths under age per 1 live births) 198-198 21-22 22-23 24-2 Maternal mortality ratio (maternal deaths per 1 live births) 199 21 7 4 Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Available from http:// apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.matmort?lang=en (accessed October 217). Fertility Fertility rate (children per woman) Total 198-198. 198-199 3.6 199-199 2. 199-2 3. 2-2 2.6 2-21 2.4 21-21 2. 21-22 1.97 22-22 1.91 22-23 1.88 23-23 1.8 23-24 1.84 24-24 1.83 24-2 1.82 6 4 3 2 1 Total fertility rate (children per woman) 198-198 21-22 22-23 24-2 Population Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Contraceptive prevalence/any method of contraception (percentage) 198 21 23 1-49 Married/In-Union Women 32.2.2 6.8 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Model-based Estimates and Projections of Family Planning Indicators 217.
The Demographic Profile of Kuwait Age Structure Population age composition (thousands) -14 1-24 2-64 6+ 198 212.861 34.64 246.8 49.73 22.37 198 268.331 38.72 3.619 76.677 23.647 199 249.78 482.71 374.22 96.2 27.898 199 174.642 32.62 243.14 8.891 21.911 2 226.93 3.394 332.27 1 13.87 32.34 2 213.62 377.7 369.664 1 266.416 49.136 21 273.838 422.39 4.7 1 786.736 9.76 21 31.784 11.242 447.191 2 8.338 81.239 22 324.221 93.4 2.78 2 731.12 128.911 22 33.9 639.2 89.289 2 81.692 219.138 23 296.716 632.146 6.76 2 969.72 324.327 23 32.476 63.312 68.86 3 27.39 492.91 24 312.396 61.299 677.677 3 64.317 668.132 24 322.69 617.47 648.62 3 12.3 796.39 2 326.437 637.286 646.187 3 148.686 884.936 1 8 6 4 2 Population by age group (percentage) -14 1-24 2-64 6+ 198 2 21 23 2 Population pyramid (198) Proportion of young age groups (percentage) 8+ Age 198 21 23 2 7.9..9. Male 9..2 6.7.9 11.2 8.2 8.9 8. 9.9 6.2 7.3.9 Female 8.9 6.6 7.1 6.1 8.8 1.2 7.4 6.9 8.7. 6..4 Total 9.3.8 6.9 6. 1.2 9.1 8.2 7. Population Prospects: 1 The 217 Revision (217). 1 Proportion of old age groups (percentage) Age 198 21 23 2 6+ 2.4 4. 12.4 18.9 Male 6+ 1. 2.1 7. 14.6 8+.2.2.4 2. 6+ 2.7 3. 11.6 22. Female 6+ 1.8 2.1 6.1 17. 8+.3.2.4 3. 6+ 2. 4.1 12.1 2. Total 6+ 1.6 2.1 6.7 1.7 8+.3.2.4 2.7 Population Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Population pyramid Population pyramid (21) (198) Population pyramid (21) 8+ 1 1 1 8+ 1 1 Population pyramid (23) Population pyramid (2) 8+ 8+ 1 1 1 1 Population Prospects: Th
Dependency ratios (percentage) Child Old age Total 198 69. 2.8 72.3 198 61.6 2.2 63.9 199 4.7 2.1 6.8 199 4.2 2. 47.2 2 4. 2.2 42.8 2 36.1 3. 39.2 21 31. 2.7 33.7 21 27.1 2.7 29.8 22 28.2 4. 32.1 22 27.4 6.4 33.8 23 2.7 9. 34.6 23 24.4 13.3 37.7 24 24.4 17.9 42.3 24 24.9 21.1 46.1 2 2.4 23.3 48.7 1 8 6 4 2 Dependency ratio (percentage) Child Old age 198 2 21 23 2 Population Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Demographic dividend (percentage) The demographic change in Kuwait is not clear due to the distorted age structure resulting from the sizeable labour migration flow into the country. This is the case in most oilproducing countries. Urbanization Urban population by age and sex, 21 (thousands)* Age Male Female Total 169.728 163.3 332.763 146.34 14.33 286.634 124.73 119.661 244.396 12.43 113.14 233.74 14.374 117.68 271.442 266.89 149.967 416.826 346.98 169.94 16.7 28.24 137.8 39.824 16.93 97.69 28.611 13.721 77.846 213.67 8.9 44.93 13.461 7.448 33.49 9.87 29.16 18.362 47.18 6+ 48.289 37.139 8.428 Total 2 14.724 1 419.23 3 23.977 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex: 198-21 (214). 6+ Urban population by age and sex, 21 1 8 6 4 2 2 4 6 8 1 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex: 198-21 (214). Rural population by age and sex, 21 (thousands)* Age Male Female Total 3.214 3.82 6.296 2.744 2.628.372 2.269 2.197 4.466 2.66 2.17 4.84 2.438 1.92 4.39 4.266 2.463 6.729.43 2.728 8.18 4.73 2.219 6.293 2.482 1.67 4. 2.83 1.268 3.31 1.371.77 2.142.96.89 1.49.23.338.861 6+.91.79 1.66 Total 34.89 24.27 9.422 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex: 198-21 (214). 6+ Rural population by age and sex, 21 1 8 6 4 2 2 4 6 8 1 Source: ESCWA based on United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex: 198-21 (214). * Findings are consistent with the size of the total population of each country as estimated or projected in the 212 Revision of World Population Prospects (United Nations, 213).
The Demographic Profile of Kuwait International Migration International migrant stock by age and sex, 21 Age Male Female Total 11 336 6 67 17 943 91 276 36 141 82 66 268 3 973 12 241 7 32 28 327 8 679 144 16 76 43 22 9 24 694 17 69 43 384 312 792 141 19 43 91 277 83 12 382 43 212 213 34 1 3 313 69 14 744 93 4 239 284 98 343 124 148 467 6 926 33 6 99 26 29 848 1 212 4 6 19 483 6 761 26 244 8 2 389 1 439 7+ 1 814 4 16 14 92 Total 1 888 22 977 916 2 866 136 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Age and Sex (United Nations database, POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.21). 7+ International migrant stock by age and sex, 21 12 1 8 6 4 2 2 4 6 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Age and Sex (United Nations database, POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.21). Migrant stock by origin, 21 Migrant stock by destination, 21 Top 3 countries or areas of origin Top 3 countries or areas of destination India 1 61 78 United Arab Emirates 62 46 Egypt 387 993 United States of America 2 434 Bangladesh 3 229 State of Palestine 17 111 Total 2 866 136 Total 187 871 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Destination and Origin (United Nations database, POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.21). Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 216 (217). Available from http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/unhcrstats/943e8a34/global-trends-forceddisplacement-216.html. Remittances (millions of US dollars) Inflows (21) 34 Outflows (21) 1 23 Inflows as share of GDP (percentage). Source: World Bank, Annual Remittances Data (April 217). Available from http://www.worldbank. org/en/topic/migrationremittancesdiasporaissues/brief/migration-remittances-data (accessed 26 September 217). Note: World Bank staff calculation based on data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Balance of Payments Statistics database and data releases from central banks, national statistical agencies, and World Bank country desks. Ouflow data based on numbers reported by country authorities to IMF Balance of Payments. Refugee population, end 216 Total 939 Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 216 (217). Internally displaced persons*, end 216 Total.. Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 216 (217). Available from http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/unhcrstats/943e8a34/global-trends-forceddisplacement-216.html. * Reflect Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) protected/assisted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, including people in IDP-like situations. Education and Youth Unemployment Net primary school enrolment rate (percentage) Net secondary school enrolment rate (percentage) 2 21 21 2 21 21 Male 89.21 89.92.. Male 87.9 84.88 79.2 Female 92.46 93.1.. Female 9.2 82.11 91.4 Total 9.77 91.44.. Total 88.88 83.48 84.74 Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institue for Statistics. Available from http://data.uis.unesco.org (accessed 16 November 217). Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institue for Statistics. Available from http://data.uis.unesco.org (accessed 16 November 217). Gross tertiary school enrolment ratio* (percentage) Youth unemployment rate (percentage) 2 21 21 2 21 21 Male...... Male.3 11.9 16.4 Female...... Female 3.1 7.1 11.4 Total...... Total 4. 1. 14.4 Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institue for Statistics. Available from http://data.uis.unesco.org (accessed 16 November 217). * The net rate is not available. Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT, ILO Modelled Estimates, November 216. Available from http://www.ilo.org/ilostat/faces/wcnav_defaultselection?_afrloop=27963711213797&_afrwindowmode=&_ afrwindowid=null#!%4%4%3f_afrwindowid%3dnull%26afrloop%3d27963711213797%26 afrwindowmode%3d%26_adf.ctrl-state%3d8mvi1mek2_4 (accessed 27 September 217).
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