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HistoryCentral Est. 1996
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Kuwait

People

4,897,263
Population
World Bank · 2024
84.6 yrs
Life Expectancy
World Bank · 2024
100.0%
Urban Population
World Bank · 2024
96.5%
Literacy
World Bank · 2020

Kuwait's population is majority non-citizen: a large expatriate workforce from South Asia and the Arab world outnumbers Kuwaiti nationals. Arabic is official and English widely used.

Islam is the state religion, with a Sunni majority and a significant Shia minority among citizens.

Society

Kuwaiti citizens enjoy high incomes, free education and healthcare, and no income tax, while the economy runs heavily on foreign labor.

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