Demographics of Kuwait

Kuwaiti youth celebrating Kuwait's independence and liberation, 2011

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Kuwait.

Expatriates account for around 70% of Kuwait's total population, with Kuwaitis constituting 28%-32% of the total population. The government and Kuwaiti citizens consider the proportion of expatriates (which has been relatively stable since the mid-1970s) to be a problem, and in 2016 the number of deportations increased.[1]Kuwait consists of six governorates: Hawalli, Asimah (Capital), Farwaniyah, Jahra, Ahmadi and Mubarak Al-Kabeer.

Governorates

Kuwait consists of six governorates: Hawalli, Asimah, Farwaniyah, Jahra, Ahmadi and Mubarak Al-Kabeer.[2] Most Kuwaitis live in the governorates of Hawalli, Asimah and Farwaniyah.[2]

Historical populations

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950152,000—    
1960264,000+73.7%
1970753,000+185.2%
19801,377,000+82.9%
19902,088,000+51.6%
20001,941,000−7.0%
20102,737,000+41.0%
Source:[3]
Population of Kuwait according to nationality
census year Kuwaiti non-Kuwaiti Total Change
Number % Number % Number %
1975307,75530.9687,08269994,837-
1985470,473351,226,828651,697,30170.6
1995653,61641.5921,95458.51,575,570-7.2
2005860,32439.21,333,32760.82,193,65139.2
20111,089,969361,975,881643,065,85039.8
20131,403,962332,291,354673,695,31620

The biggest population difficulty in Kuwait involves the Bedoon, a stateless people numbering just over 100,000 who are classed as illegal residents and who are trying to claim Kuwaiti citizenship.[4] Critics argue that these people are Arabs who migrated from Iraq, Syria and Saudi Arabia; a large part of the problem the Bedoon face is that these other states do not consider them as their nationals either.[5] In 2013, a law was passed to grant citizenship to 4,000 of these people as part of an attempt to resolve the problem. However, the government has said that only a third of the Bedoon would qualify for possible naturalization as it considers that the rest hold other nationalities, with officials alleging that they have destroyed their documents in order to claim Kuwaiti citizenship.[4]

Vital statistics

UN estimates

[6]

Period Live births per year Deaths per year Natural change per year CBR* CDR* NC* TFR* IMR*
1950-19558 0002 0006 00043.712.331.47.21113
1955-19609 0002 0007 00040.09.630.47.2190
1960-196516 0003 00013 00043.47.635.87.3170
1965-197030 0004 00026 00048.86.342.57.4153
1970-197543 0005 00038 00047.65.242.46.9040
1975-198049 0005 00044 00040.74.236.55.8929
1980-198558 0005 00052 00037.13.433.65.1022
1985-199051 0005 00045 00026.52.823.73.3416
1990-199533 0005 00028 00018.02.715.32.2013
1995-200043 0005 00038 00024.13.021.12.9311
2000-200539 0006 00032 00018.53.115.42.2410
2005-201047 0008 00039 00018.73.115.62.328
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)
Registered births and deaths

[7][8]

Average population (x 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) TFR
1961 296 12 9422 50410 438 43.78.435.2
1962 337 15 2042 18013 024 45.16.538.6
1963 384 17 3972 13915 258 45.45.639.8
1964 433 19 4282 61816 810 44.86.038.8
1965 484 21 9502 45419 496 45.35.140.3
1966 536 23 7322 81320 919 44.35.339.0
1967 588 28 3343 11125 223 48.25.342.9
1968 642 33 0263 34629 680 51.55.246.3
1969 697 35 1353 37831 757 50.44.845.6
1970 753 33 8423 73530 107 44.95.040.0
1971 811 35 5583 83231 726 43.84.739.1
1972 870 37 6884 14933 539 43.34.838.5
1973 931 40 1654 60135 564 43.24.938.2
1974 992 41 0604 69336 367 41.44.736.7
1975 1 054 42 8614 77838 083 40.74.536.1
1976 1 116 46 0394 66141 378 41.34.237.1
1977 1 179 46 8645 36541 499 39.84.635.2
1978 1 243 48 0104 93643 074 38.64.034.7
1979 1 309 48 2735 02843 245 36.93.833.0
1980 1 377 51 0904 93246 158 37.13.633.5
1981 1 446 52 0414 67847 363 36.03.232.8
1982 1 514 54 2574 99249 265 35.83.332.5
1983 1 584 55 6174 65450 963 35.12.932.2
1984 1 660 56 7764 54452 232 34.22.731.5
1985 1 742 55 0874 71150 376 31.62.728.9
1986 1 836 53 8454 39049 455 29.32.426.9
1987 1 937 52 4124 11348 299 27.12.124.9
1988 2 028 53 0804 58148 499 26.22.323.9
1989 2 084 52 8584 62848 230 25.42.223.1
1990 2 088
1991 2 031 20 6093 38017 229 10.11.78.5
1992 1 924 34 8173 36931 448 18.11.816.3
1993 1 796 37 3793 44133 938 20.81.918.9
1994 1 688 38 8683 46435 404 23.02.121.0
1995 1 628 41 1693 78137 388 25.32.323.0
1996 1 628 44 6203 81240 808 27.42.325.1
1997 1 679 42 8154 01738 798 25.52.423.1
1998 1 764 41 4244 21637 208 23.52.421.1
1999 1 857 41 1354 18736 948 22.12.319.9
2000 1 941 41 8434 22737 616 21.62.219.4
2001 2 010 41 3424 36436 978 20.62.218.4
2002 2 070 43 4904 34239 148 21.02.118.9
2003 2 127 43 9824 42439 558 20.72.118.6
2004 2 189 47 2744 79342 481 21.62.219.4
2005 2 264 50 9414 78446 157 22.52.120.4
2006 2 351 52 7595 24747 512 22.42.220.2
2007 2 448 53 5875 29348 294 21.92.219.7
2008 2 548 54 5715 70148 870 21.42.219.2
2009 2 778 56 5036 26650 237 20.32.318.1
2010 2 933 57 5335 44852 085 19.61.917.8
2011 3 099 58 1985 33952 859 18.71.717.0 1.95
2012 59 7535 95053 803 18.41.816.6 1.86
2013 59 4265 90953 517 17.31.715.6 1.72
2014 61 3136 03155 282 16.31.614.7 1.90
2015 59 2716 48152 790 14.91.613.3
2016 58 7976 33852 459 14.41.512.9 1.47

Structure of the population [9]

Structure of the population (10.04.2011) (Census - provisional) :

Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 1 738 372 1 327 478 3 065 850 100
0-4 138 688 128 265 266 953 8,71
5-9 116 278 109 797 226 075 7,37
10-14 104 034 98 101 202 135 6,59
15-19 96 131 87 401 183 532 5,99
20-24 132 661 128 040 260 701 8,50
25-29 219 431 173 309 392 740 12,81
30-34 249 945 159 492 409 437 13,35
35-39 201 460 133 526 334 986 10,93
40-44 170 762 108 085 278 847 9,10
45-49 121 610 76 804 198 414 6,47
50-54 83 022 48 509 131 531 4,29
55-59 49 821 30 238 80 059 2,61
60-64 25 262 18 688 43 950 1,43
65+ 29 267 27 223 56 490 1,84
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0-14 359 000 336 163 695 163 22,67
15-64 1 350 105 964 092 2 314 197 75,48
65+ 29 267 27 223 56 490 1,84

Life expectancy

Period Life expectancy in
Years		 Period Life expectancy in
Years
1950–1955 53.6 1985–1990 71.6
1955–1960 58.3 1990–1995 72.4
1960–1965 62.0 1995–2000 73.0
1965–1970 64.9 2000–2005 73.3
1970–1975 67.1 2005–2010 73.7
1975–1980 68.7 2010–2015 74.3
1980–1985 70.3

Source: UN World Population Prospects[10]

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

Population pyramid 2017

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Age structure
  • 0–14 years: 25.8% (male 348,816; female 321,565)
  • 15–64 years: 72.2% (male 1,153,433; female 720,392)
  • 65 years and over: 2% (male 25,443; female 25,979) (2011 est.)
Population growth rate
  • 1.986% (2011 est.)
Gender ratio
  • at birth: 1.047 male(s)/female
  • under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
  • 15–64 years: 1.79 male(s)/female
  • 65 years and over: 1.65 male(s)/female
  • total population: 1.54 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
  • total population: 77.09 years
  • male: 75.95 years
  • female: 78.3 years (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate
  • 2.64 children born/woman (2011 est.)
Nationality
  • noun: Kuwaiti(s)
  • adjective: Kuwaiti
Ethnic groups )[11]
Languages[11]
Religions[11]
Literacy
  • definition: age 15 and over can read and write
  • total population: 94%

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/kuwait-steps-up-deportations-of-expat-workers
  2. 1 2 "2013 Population Census". Government of Kuwait. 2013.
  3. ↑ World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision Archived February 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. 1 2 "Kuwait MPs pass law to naturalise 4,000 stateless Bidun". BBC News. 20 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Stateless in Kuwait: Who Are the Bidoon?". Open Society Foundations. 24 March 2011.
  6. ↑ World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision
  7. ↑ United nations. Demographic Yearbooks
  8. ↑ Central Statistical Bureau
  9. ↑ http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm
  10. ↑ "World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations". Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  11. 1 2 3 "Middle East ::KUWAIT". CIA The World Factbook.
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