Saudi Arabia vs. Kuwait
Demographics
| Saudi Arabia | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 34,783,757 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up 38.3% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) | 3,032,065 (July 2021 est.) note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,420,110 for 2019, with non-Kuwaitis accounting for nearly 70% of the population |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 24.84% (male 4,327,830/female 4,159,242) 15-24 years: 15.38% (male 2,741,371/female 2,515,188) 25-54 years: 50.2% (male 10,350,028/female 6,804,479) 55-64 years: 5.95% (male 1,254,921/female 778,467) 65 years and over: 3.63% (male 657,395/female 584,577) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 24.29% (male 378,778/female 348,512) 15-24 years: 14.96% (male 245,354/female 202,642) 25-54 years: 52.39% (male 984,813/female 583,632) 55-64 years: 5.43% (male 90,583/female 72,026) 65 years and over: 2.92% (male 38,614/female 48,752) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 30.8 years male: 33 years female: 27.9 years (2020 est.) | total: 29.7 years male: 30.7 years female: 27.9 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.62% (2021 est.) | 1.2% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 14.56 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 17.9 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 2.23 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 5.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -3.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.52 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.61 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female total population: 1.3 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.21 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.69 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.26 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 1.38 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.86 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 7.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.89 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.4 years male: 74.81 years female: 78.07 years (2021 est.) | total population: 78.9 years male: 77.44 years female: 80.43 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.95 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 2.25 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2020 est.) | <.1% (2018 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Saudi(s) adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian | noun: Kuwaiti(s) adjective: Kuwaiti |
| Ethnic groups | Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% | Kuwaiti 30.4%, other Arab 27.4%, Asian 40.3%, African 1%, other .9% (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) (2018 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 12,000 (2020 est.) | <1000 (2018 est.) |
| Religions | Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) (2012 est.) note: despite having a large expatriate community of various faiths (more than 30% of the population), most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with the government-sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam are restricted; non-Muslims are not allowed to have Saudi citizenship and non-Muslim places of worship are not permitted (2013) | Muslim (official) 74.6%, Christian 18.2%, other and unspecified 7.2% (2013 est.) note: data represent the total population; about 69% of the population consists of immigrants |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <200 (2020 est.) | <100 (2018 est.) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.3% male: 97.1% female: 92.7% (2017) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.1% male: 96.7% female: 94.9% (2018) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2019) | total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 16 years (2015) |
| Education expenditures | NA | NA |
| Urbanization | urban population: 84.5% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.69% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 100% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.35% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 7.388 million RIYADH (capital), 4.697 million Jeddah, 2.079 million Mecca, 1.518 million Medina, 1.279 million Ad Dammam, 1.279 million Hufuf-Mubarraz (2021) | 3.177 million KUWAIT (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 12 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 6.4% (2018) | 5% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2018) | 2.65 physicians/1,000 population (2015) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.2 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 2 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 35.4% (2016) | 37.9% (2016) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 39.3 youth dependency ratio: 34.4 elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 potential support ratio: 20.5 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 32.4 youth dependency ratio: 28.4 elderly dependency ratio: 4 potential support ratio: 24.9 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
