Country of citizenship		lower est.	upper est.
1	India	2,266,216	3,200,000
2	Pakistan	1,343,737	2,700,000
3	Bangladesh	1,157,072	2,100,000
4	Egypt	871,621	2,900,000
5	Syria	673,669	2,480,000
6	Yemen	697,296	> 700,000 (workers?)
7	Philippines	583,985	1,500,000-1,800,000
8	Indonesia	470,000	1,548,032
9	Nepal	455,905
10	Sudan	435,810	470,000
11	Afghanistan	300,000 (workers)	435,810
12	Sri Lanka	200,000	650,000
13	Palestine (holders of	n.a.	n.a.
	travel documents)
14	Burma (Myanmar)	242,510
15	Jordan	217,904	400,000
16	Ethiopia	148,753	>400,000
17	Lebanon	139,459	210,000
Source: Various (see endnote)

1. Data collection methodology;

Estimates have been collected from the UN database, from academic publications,

from Saudi press sources quoting Saudi officials, foreign diplomatic missions, and authorities from sending countries.
The exact origin of the estimate (stocks of expatriates or number of permit holders, or rough guess)

was not disclosed in most sources, nor was it inscribed in a specific time period

(before/ after the crackdowns and the deportations, for instance).

2. Data availability

1-UN/DESA. Migrant Stock By Origin And Destination, 2017 revision; http://www.arabnews.com/node/1192131/saudi-arabia

2-UN/DESA. Migrant Stock By Origin And Destination, 2017 revision; http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/531055; https://arynews.tv/en/2-7-million-pakistanis-living-saudi-arabia/

3-UN/DESA. Migrant Stock By Origin And Destination, 2017 revision; http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/142680; https://www.reuters.com/article/bangladesh-saudi/saudi-arabia-lifts-ban-on-bangladeshi-workers-after-seven-years-ministry-idUSL3N1AS3NP

4-UN/DESA. Migrant Stock By Origin And Destination, 2017 revision; http://www.arabnews.com/news/483296; http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/87637/Business/Economy/Thousands-of-Egyptians-facing-visa-troubles-in-Sau.aspx

5-Figures of displaced Syrians residing in Saudi Arabia since 2011 on a visit visa (December 2018) only, in: Osmandzikovic, E. The Saudi Approach to Reception and Accommodation: The Case of Displaced Syrians, “Commentaries”, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, 22 April 2019;

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2016/12/05/Saudi-sets-pace-globally-in-humanitarian-aid-says-envoy.html

6-UN/DESA. Migrant Stock By Origin And Destination, 2017 revision; https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-saudi-migrants/u-n-urges-saudi-arabia-not-to-deport-yemeni-migrants-to-war-zone-idUSKBN1IA1F7

7-UN/DESA. Migrant Stock By Origin And Destination, 2017 revision; http://www.arabnews.com/node/1259591/middle-east

8-https://www.globalmediainsight.com/blog/saudi-arabia-population-statistics-2018/; UN/DESA. Migrant Stock By Origin And Destination, 2017 revision.

9-UN/DESA. Migrant Stock By Origin And Destination, 2017 revision;

10-UN/DESA. Migrant Stock By Origin And Destination, 2017 revision;  https://www.globalmediainsight.com/blog/saudi-arabia-population-statistics-2018/

11-https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2017/11/22/passports-being-distributed-afghans-saudi-arabia; UN/DESA. Migrant Stock By Origin And Destination, 2017 revision

12-http://www.arabnews.com/node/1048796/saudi-arabia; https://www.globalmediainsight.com/blog/saudi-arabia-population-statistics-2018/

13-n.a.

14-UN/DESA. Migrant Stock By Origin And Destination, 2017 revision;

15-UN/DESA. Migrant Stock By Origin And Destination, 2017 ; http://www.ammonnews.net/article/237713  (2015 estimate).

16-UN/DESA. Migrant Stock By Origin And Destination, 2017 ; http://www.africanews.com/2017/07/26/ethiopia-confirms-30-day-amnesty-extension-for-illegal-migrants-in-saudi/

17-UN/DESA. Migrant Stock By Origin And Destination, 2017; https://stepfeed.com/10-biggest-lebanese-diaspora-communities-4373

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