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

Population Forecast for Kuwait -
Population - Million People - -
     2023: 4.533
     2030: 4.900
     2060: 5.664
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2023: 1.298
     2030: 0.937
     2060: -0.146
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 12.60
     2030: 10.46
     2060: 9.972
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 2.899
     2030: 4.005
     2060: 13.10
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2023: 6.027
     2030: 5.167
     2060: 3.333
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2023: 79.95
     2030: 80.74
     2060: 82.73
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2023: 79.99
     2030: 80.75
     2060: 82.72
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2023: 79.89
     2030: 80.72
     2060: 82.74
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2023: 1.988
     2030: 1.900
     2060: 1.900
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2023: 0.023
     2030: 0.020
     2060: 0.007
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2023: 0.315
     2030: 0.261
     2060: 0.288
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2023: 0.972
     2030: 0.909
     2060: 0.915
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2023: 3.380
     2030: 3.615
     2060: 3.098
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2023: 0.181
     2030: 0.376
     2060: 1.651
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2023: 4.487
     2030: 4.886
     2060: 5.608
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2023: 0.577
     2030: 0.560
     2060: 0.449
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2023: 27.83
     2030: 29.67
     2060: 35.66

Health Forecast for Kuwait -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2023: 49.65
     2030: 50.93
     2060: 50.98
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2023: 22.39
     2030: 22.05
     2060: 20.60
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2023: 4.153
     2030: 3.944
     2060: 3.648
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 3.972
     2030: 3.005
     2060: 3.788
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 1.163
     2030: 0.960
     2060: 1.674

Education Forecast for Kuwait -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2023: 98.16
     2030: 101.5
     2060: 100.0
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2023: 91.48
     2030: 96.07
     2060: 100.0
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 99.93
     2030: 104.1
     2060: 101.0
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 92.23
     2030: 97.09
     2060: 95.23
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 54.89
     2030: 56.51
     2060: 57.04
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2023: 7.053
     2030: 7.660
     2060: 10.55
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2023: 97.89
     2030: 99.91
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Forecast for Kuwait
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 0.009
     2030: 0.003
     2060: 0.001
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 0.009
     2030: 0.003
     2060: 0.001
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 0.987
     2030: 0.996
     2060: 0.986
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 2.297
     2030: 1.940
     2060: 1.973
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2023: 3,450
     2030: 3,488
     2060: 3,456
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2023: 0.581
     2030: 0.586
     2060: 0.448
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2023: 1.386
     2030: 1.343
     2060: 0.929

Economy Forecast for Kuwait
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 269.4
     2030: 282.6
     2060: 221.4
Gross domestic product - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 172.1
     2030: 185.6
     2060: 162.5
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 59.42
     2030: 57.68
     2060: 39.10
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2023: 0.375
     2030: 0.367
     2060: 0.333
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2023: 36.30
     2030: 35.44
     2060: 33.38
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2023: 22.94
     2030: 23.91
     2060: 28.73

Energy Forecast for Kuwait
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2023: 0.908
     2030: 0.877
     2060: 0.563

Environment Forecast for Kuwait
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2023: 0.025
     2030: 0.024
     2060: 0.015

International Politics Forecast for Kuwait
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2023: 0.342
     2030: 0.313
     2060: 0.183

Domestic Government Forecast for Kuwait
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2023: 6.125
     2030: 6.329
     2060: 7.188
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2023: 3.603
     2030: 4.077
     2060: 6.398
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2023: 3.652
     2030: 3.871
     2060: 3.529
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2023: 2.336
     2030: 2.406
     2060: 2.452
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2023: 6.518
     2030: 6.501
     2060: 6.230