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     Forecast Categories for Kuwait
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human Needs
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Kuwait -
Population - Million People - -
     2013: 2.925
     2030: 3.844
     2060: 5.226
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2013: 2.152
     2030: 1.520
     2060: 0.666
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2013: 16.27
     2030: 13.45
     2060: 11.67
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2013: 3.038
     2030: 4.122
     2060: 10.74
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Infants - -
     2013: 6.933
     2030: 3.620
     2060: 1.895
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2013: 75.29
     2030: 79.28
     2060: 82.99
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2013: 74.55
     2030: 78.46
     2060: 82.05
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2013: 76.35
     2030: 80.34
     2060: 84.00
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2013: 2.118
     2030: 1.900
     2060: 1.900
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2013: 0.037
     2030: 0.029
     2060: 0.010
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2013: 0.312
     2030: 0.285
     2060: 0.351
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2013: 0.771
     2030: 0.704
     2060: 0.874
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2013: 2.072
     2030: 2.853
     2060: 3.229
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2013: 0.082
     2030: 0.286
     2060: 1.123
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2013: 2.857
     2030: 3.759
     2060: 5.144
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2013: 0.525
     2030: 0.561
     2060: 0.478
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2013: 25.19
     2030: 29.52
     2060: 34.91

Health Forecast for Kuwait -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2013: 49.91
     2030: 53.43
     2060: 50.75
Smoking Rate - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2013: 23.99
     2030: 22.65
     2060: 22.07
Malnourished children as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2013: 1.691
     2030: 1.647
     2060: 1.965
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2013: 1.629
     2030: 0.000
     2060: 0.029
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2013: 5.225
     2030: 1.499
     2060: 0.000

Education Forecast for Kuwait -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2013: 97.80
     2030: 102.5
     2060: 100.1
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2013: 90.37
     2030: 99.97
     2060: 100.00
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 96.74
     2030: 103.6
     2060: 99.63
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 80.38
     2030: 96.76
     2060: 99.48
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 25.99
     2030: 53.22
     2060: 72.80
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2013: 6.505
     2030: 8.300
     2060: 12.14
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2013: 95.20
     2030: 100.0
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Needs Forecast for Kuwait
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation - Million People - -
     2013: 0.000
     2030: 0.000
     2060: 0.000
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation - Million People - -
     2013: 0.000
     2030: 0.000
     2060: 0.000
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2013: 0.938
     2030: 1.000
     2060: 1.000
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2013: 3.421
     2030: 0.921
     2060: 0.804
Calories per capita available - Available per Person per Day - -
     2013: 3,702
     2030: 3,800
     2060: 3,657
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2013: -1.051
     2030: -0.802
     2060: -0.371
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2013: -0.482
     2030: -0.259
     2060: 0.268

Economy Forecast for Kuwait
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 134.0
     2030: 296.5
     2060: 452.0
Gross domestic product - Billion 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 107.4
     2030: 246.3
     2060: 401.3
GDP per capita at PPP - Thousand 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 45.80
     2030: 77.13
     2060: 86.48
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2013: 0.348
     2030: 0.327
     2060: 0.352
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2013: 33.51
     2030: 52.87
     2060: 57.25
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2013: 22.72
     2030: 44.26
     2060: 66.63

Energy Forecast for Kuwait
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2013: 1.000
     2030: 1.999
     2060: 1.428

Environment Forecast for Kuwait
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2013: 0.023
     2030: 0.034
     2060: 0.032

International Politics Forecast for Kuwait
Power index (percent of global total) - Index - -
     2013: 0.187
     2030: 0.266
     2060: 0.175

Domestic Government Forecast for Kuwait
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2013: 7.089
     2030: 7.656
     2060: 7.984
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2013: 3.442
     2030: 4.904
     2060: 7.402
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2013: 5.073
     2030: 9.189
     2060: 10.00
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2013: 2.686
     2030: 3.052
     2060: 3.209
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2013: 7.514
     2030: 7.765
     2060: 7.763