Population growth rate:
3.36%
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of
expatriates (2004 est.)

Birth rate:
21.85 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate:
2.44 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate:
14.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.77 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.76 male(s)/female
total population: 1.52 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 10.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.84 years
male: 75.86 years
female: 77.86 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate:
3.03 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.12% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA