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GCC: Employed population by nationality (nationals/ non-nationals) and sector of employment (mid-2022)

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Interna-tional/ Regional

Non profit Domestic Total
Bahrain Bahrainis Males 22,976 n/a n/a 75,352 n/a n/a 0 98,328
Females 26,489 n/a n/a 36,613 n/a n/a 0 63,102
Total 49,465 n/a n/a 111,965 n/a n/a 0 161,430
Non-Bahrainis Males 5,582 n/a n/a 436,480 n/a n/a 22,148 464,210
Females 3,372 n/a n/a 43,002 n/a n/a 52,748 99,122
Total 8,954 n/a n/a 479,482 n/a n/a 74,896 563,332
Total Males 28,558 n/a n/a 511,832 n/a n/a 22,148 562,538
Females 29,861 n/a n/a 79,615 n/a n/a 52,748 162,224
Total 58,419 n/a n/a 591,447 n/a n/a 74,896 724,762
Kuwait Kuwaitis Males 148,158 n/a n/a 36,997 n/a n/a 0 185,155
Females 218,080 n/a n/a 35,324 n/a n/a 0 253,404
Total 366,238 n/a n/a 72,321 n/a n/a 0 438,559
Non-Kuwaitis Males 50,829 n/a n/a 1,253,533 n/a n/a 315,545 1,619,907
Females 40,082 n/a n/a 132,862 n/a n/a 339,219 512,163
Total 90,911 n/a n/a 1,386,395 n/a n/a 654,764 2,132,070
Total Males 198,987 n/a n/a 1,290,530 n/a n/a 315,545 1,805,062
Females 258,162 n/a n/a 168,186 n/a n/a 339,219 765,567
Total 457,149 n/a n/a 1,458,716 n/a n/a 654,764 2,570,629
Oman Omanis Males N.A. n/a n/a N.A. n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Females N.A. n/a n/a N.A. n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Total N.A. n/a n/a 282,363 n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Non-Omanis Males N.A. n/a n/a N.A. n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Females N.A. n/a n/a N.A. n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Total 31,125 n/a n/a 1,250,880 n/a n/a 271,976 1,553,981
Total Males N.A. n/a n/a N.A. n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Females N.A. n/a n/a N.A. n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Total   n/a n/a N.A. n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Qatar Qataris Males 50,843 7,558 5,680 5,921 164 148 0 70,314
Females 31,292 5,936 4,048 3,634 98 183 0 45,191
Total 82,135 13,494 9,728 9,555 262 331 0 115,505
Non-Qataris Males 59,791 37,926 20,918 1,453,991 4,948 1,296 64,413 1,643,283
Females 16,943 15,066 2,124 130,127 1,887 276 96,373 262,796
Total 76,734 52,992 23,042 1,584,118 6,835 1,572 160,786 1,906,079
Total Males 110,634 45,484 26,598 1,459,912 5,112 1,444 64,413 1,713,597
Females 48,235 21,002 6,172 133,761 1,985 459 96,373 307,987
Total 158,869 66,486 32,770 1,593,673 7,097 1,903 160,786 2,021,584
Saudi Arabia Saudis Males 955,378 n/a n/a 1,307,157 n/a n/a 0 2,262,535
Females 588,923 n/a n/a 786,686 n/a n/a 0 1,375,609
Total 1,544,301 n/a n/a 2,093,843 n/a n/a 0 3,638,144
Non-Saudis Males 97,271 n/a n/a 6,713,866 n/a n/a 2,509,842 9,320,979
Females 62,212 n/a n/a 271,201 n/a n/a 877,227 1,210,640
Total 159,483 n/a n/a 6,985,067 n/a n/a 3,387,069 10,531,619
Total Males 1,052,649 n/a n/a 8,021,023 n/a n/a 2,509,842 11,583,514
Females 651,135 n/a n/a 1,057,887 n/a n/a 877,227 2,586,249
Total 1,703,784 n/a n/a 9,078,910 n/a n/a 3,387,069 14,169,763
UAE Emiratis Males N.A. n/a n/a N.A. n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Females N.A. n/a n/a N.A. n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Total N.A. n/a n/a N.A. n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Non-Emiratis Males N.A. n/a n/a N.A. n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Females N.A. n/a n/a N.A. n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Total N.A. n/a n/a N.A. n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Total Males N.A. n/a n/a 4,608,834 n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Females N.A. n/a n/a 584,904 n/a n/a N.A. N.A.
Total N.A. n/a n/a 5,193,738 n/a n/a N.A. N.A.

Sources: national institutes of statistics

1- Definitions and remarks:

n/a: not applicable (sector is not singled out in country’s statistics)

N.A.: Not available (data is not published)

Period of reference: Q2, 2022

Qatar: 2021 data.

UAE: end of year data.

“Mixed” sector refers to establishments in which the government shares capital with another party,

whether national, regional or foreign.

The listed sectors only exist in Qatar (and the UAE), or are not singled out in other countries’ statistics.

The “Government” sector may not include employees in the security and military sectors.

Administrative records usually do not include self-employed persons.

Qatar: population of reference: labour force.

UAE: total population employed in private sector. Figures disaggregated by nationality are not available. No figures available for public sector and domestic sector employment.

2- Sources of data:

Bahrain: Labour Market Regulation Authority (LMRA). Bahrain Labour Market Indicators (BLMI), Q2 2022,

Tables A; A1; A2

http://blmi.lmra.bh/2021/12/data/lmr/Table_A.xlsx

Kuwait: Central Statistical Bureau. Integrated Database – LMIS, Q2, 2022 data.

https://lmis.csb.gov.kw/

Oman: Royal Oman Police in National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI). Monthly Statistical Bulletin July 2022 (June 2022 data)

https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Elibrary/Pages/LibraryContentView.aspx

Qatar: Planning and Statistics Authority. Annual Bulletins of Labour Force Sample Survey 2021

https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2021/Annual_Bulletin_Labour_force_2021_AE.xlsx

Saudi Arabia: General Authority for Statistics (GAStat). Labour Force Survey, Q2, 2022 data.

https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/814

UAE: Labour Market Information System, Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE).

https://www.mohre.gov.ae/en/data-library/statistical-report.aspx

Last accessed: March 2023.

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Keywords: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Labour Market, Employment, National & Foreign Labour, National Labour, Foreign Labour, Domestic Workers

 

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