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Demographics of Kuwait

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Demographics of Kuwait

The total population of Kuwait is 4,197,128 people. The people of Kuwait speak modern standard Arabic. Kuwait's linguistic diversity is diverse according to a fractionation scale, which for Kuwait is 0.3444. The average age is around 28.9 years. Life expectancy in Kuwait is 78. The female fertility rate in Kuwait is 2.3. Around 42% of Kuwait's population are obese. Ethnic diversity is quite diverse on a fractionation scale which for Kuwait is 0.6604. For details on the language, religion, age, gender distribution and development of the people of Kuwait, read the sections below and visit the section on education in the country.

Population

In Kuwait, the population density is 201 people per square kilometer (523 per square mile). Based on these statistics, this country is considered densely populated. The total population of Kuwait is 4,197,128 people. Kuwait has approximately 2,866,136 foreign immigrants. Immigrants to Kuwait make up 1.3 percent of the total number of immigrants worldwide. Immigrants to Kuwait make up 70 percent of the total number of immigrants worldwide. The ethnic diversity of Kuwait is quite diverse according to a factioning scale based on ethnicity. Ethnic fractionation (EF) deals with the number, size, socio-economic distribution, and geographic location of various cultural groups, usually in a state or otherwise demarcated territory. Specific cultural characteristics, alone or in combination, can relate to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history or other characteristic criteria. These characteristics are often used for social exclusion and monopoly of power. The ethnic fractionation index in Kuwait is 0.6604. This means that there are a relatively high number of unique ethnic groups in Kuwait. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethno-linguistic group proportions, which reproduces the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Below you will find statistics from Kuwait on the median age and the gender distribution at different age groups.

Age

The average age is around 28.9 years. The mean age for men is 30.1 years while the mean age for women is 26.8.

Gender

The gender ratio or number of men for each woman (estimated at birth) is 1.04. It can be further subdivided into the following categories: gender ratio below 15 - 1.04; Gender ratio from 15 to 64 - 1.78; Gender ratio over 64 - 1.66; Overall gender ratio - 1.54. The overall gender ratio differs from the gender ratio estimated at birth. This is because some newborns are included in the estimated gender ratio at birth, but die within the first few weeks of life and are not included in the overall gender ratio.

Religion

The majority religion in Kuwait is Islam, whose followers make up 74.1% of all believers in the country. Islam (Arabic: الإسلام) is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion articulated by the Quran, a religious text considered by its followers to be the literal Word of God (Allh), and for the vast majority of followers by the Teachings and normative example (called Sunna, Arabic سنة, composed of Hadith, Arabic حديث) of Mohammed, who is regarded by most as the last prophet of God. A follower of Islam is called a Muslim. In addition to Islam, there are several other religions in the country. Other religions in Kuwait are Christianity, Buddhism. The religious diversity of Kuwait is quite diverse on a fractionation scale based on the number of religions in Kuwait. The religious faction index in Kuwait is 0.6745. This score means that there are several major religions in Kuwait that are evenly distributed.

General development

Kuwait is considered a developed country. A nation's stage of development is determined by a number of factors, including economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. As a developed country, Kuwait is able to provide social services such as public education, health care and law enforcement to its citizens. Citizens of developed countries enjoy a high standard of living and a longer life expectancy than citizens of developing countries. In Kuwait, 79.18 out of 100 people use the Internet. Kuwait has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.814. Kuwait has a high HDI score. This suggests that the majority of citizens will be able to lead desirable lives while providing significant help and support to citizens with lower living standards. The migration rate in Kuwait is -1.58%.

Language

The people of Kuwait speak modern Standard Arabic. Kuwait's linguistic diversity is diverse according to a fractionation scale based on the number of unrelated languages spoken in Kuwait. The Kuwait linguistic fractionalization index is 0.3444. This means that some major languages are spoken in Kuwait. Unrelated languages share few features of grammatical structure, vocabulary, and etymological heritage in common. Linguistic diversity often creates social and cultural fractionation problems that can affect a country's political circumstances and public policies.

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