ARRIVALS

Nationality	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
ARAB COUNTRIES
Iraq	7.410	10.741	10.359	10.223	34.896	n.a.	45.638	71.245	95.854	182.354	238.949	339.698
Syria	778.342	865.143	923.436	953.977	1.041.337	n.a.	1.210.545	1.365.094	1.395.903	1.492.121	1.596.094	1.333.538
Lebanon	118.073	132.456	149.924	158.856	180.652	n.a.	217.343	257.068	273.894	295.701	325.815	283.435
Jordan	455.460	472.469	508.874	526.282	571.570	n.a.	729.727	796.945	865.868	944.952	1.054.166	1.117.081
Kuwait	1.348.492	1.347.382	1.512.632	1.451.385	1.584.531	n.a.	2.032.634	2.142.925	2.378.318	2.496.382	2.459.935	1.994.658
Yemen	309.082	411.259	498.787	510.822	530.823	n.a.	603.998	662.000	717.437	752.469	831.990	813.663
Bahrain	952.184	1.049.049	1.128.634	1.291.062	1.407.001	n.a.	1.561.882	1.767.358	1.679.447	1.425.553	1.600.619	1.184.801
Qatar	451.946	480.142	509.960	553.701	604.441	n.a.	801.392	925.516	946.890	918.916	937.669	755.511
UAE	191.895	209.164	216.049	236.422	259.785	n.a.	320.252	383.663	401.744	366.111	420.162	349.388
Oman	102.389	121.604	144.244	160.814	174.154	n.a.	237.325	251.178	236.121	201.317	248.187	165.589
Palestine	86.637	89.444	94.310	65.088	66.411	n.a.	103.983	82.932	94.348	100.498	111.787	109.673
Algeria	57.121	52.068	59.835	65.219	83.858	n.a.	107.411	120.228	127.408	141.141	159.464	188.549
Mauritania	3.259	2.784	3.762	2.966	3.856	n.a.	4.436	4.194	4.258	3.185	4.258	5.733
Egypt	1.363.965	1.457.416	1.555.376	1.509.117	1.714.341	n.a.	1.793.629	1.957.763	2.114.774	2.096.942	2.353.159	2.544.702
Morocco	55.356	41.210	56.000	53.907	59.657	n.a.	74.994	93.078	95.176	93.503	110.318	131.841
Sudan	279.433	310.708	337.496	311.170	342.656	n.a.	339.551	358.516	363.287	372.662	403.828	444.032
Tunisia	39.006	31.653	37.819	37.882	41.574	n.a.	48.270	51.298	54.663	42.601	66.815	73.856
Libya	25.958	21.508	26.341	28.114	40.754	n.a.	57.041	60.134	63.251	67.043	86.536	2.430
Somalia	11.125	11.427	15.994	15.497	14.799	n.a.	12.661	11.075	9.837	9.515	9.621	8.884
Djibouti	1.383	969	1.042	997	1.075	n.a.	1.073	1.290	1.288	1.428	1.757	1.774
Displaced Arab Tribes	6.220	6.545	7.978	9.093	517	n.a.	1.599	705	428	461	283	447
Comore Islands	402	256	267	183	180	n.a.	214	284	320	493	1.991	3.941
Kuwait (No-Nationality)	7.171	2.090	1.528	1.262	1.237	n.a.	1.466	8.180
Other Arab Nationalities	12.101	14.785	15.867	23.413	56.125	n.a.	19.760	7.405	55.814	60.094	65.272	62.490
Total	6.664.410	7.142.272	7.816.514	7.977.452	8.816.230	n.a.	10.326.824	11.380.074	11.976.328	12.065.442	13.088.675	11.915.714
ASIA
Afghanistan	12.282	11.792	14.021	12.876	11.590	n.a.	19.627	17.471	33.767	35.722	42.652	47.557
Turkey	109.893	99.180	121.199	134.484	165.487	n.a.	239.484	276.236	322.355	327.513	434.185	562.490
Iran	230.876	220.264	286.709	548.796	504.572	n.a.	577.628	621.946	642.492	803.425	415.075	792.377
Malaysia	59.451	48.213	57.413	43.170	61.235	n.a.	66.483	77.824	90.480	98.376	123.536	157.199
Japan	10.928	10.174	12.586	11.547	10.470	n.a.	15.915	20.353	20.721	20.126	20.942	22.432
Indonesia	282.475	266.025	323.951	295.175	363.012	n.a.	448.490	452.540	472.731	498.326	545.756	550.969
Philippines	260.179	272.149	287.905	295.052	310.347	n.a.	411.012	457.409	494.324	534.395	556.273	556.977
Pakistan	695.197	697.403	823.379	887.404	957.363	n.a.	1.127.905	1.195.555	1.272.313	1.367.031	1.522.400	1.770.065
India	765.505	802.943	904.003	961.300	1.046.523	n.a.	1.376.865	1.596.975	1.762.780	2.008.212	2.241.884	2.463.612
China	1.211	1.163	1.951	1.544	2.079	n.a.	2.178	2.309	3.030	3.313	3.007	3.400
South Korea	5.983	5.965	6.264	6.207	6.826	n.a.	9.906	14.898	20.099	27.043	32.449	38.464
Singapore	13.803	11.045	9.226	4.866	7.469	n.a.	8.113	8.617	9.782	9.015	10.111	11.891
Bangladesh	330.435	351.163	411.266	413.491	433.953	n.a.	458.689	589.994	537.798	463.300	475.331	520.598
Hong Kong	22	28	17	35	53	n.a.			743	521	132	63
Thailand	7.318	7.110	9.261	8.128	8.337	n.a.	9.327	8.311	9.450	8.452	9.517	11.643
Sri Lanka	109.384	117.215	127.843	137.073	133.371	n.a.	132.713	140.404	153.240	167.230	173.762	176.069
Other Asian Nationalities	55.685	59.812	73.922	97.765	72.605	n.a.	128.116	179.809	214.090	252.994	261.418	275.655
Total	6.664.410	7.142.272	7.816.514	7.977.452	4.095.292	n.a.	5.032.451	329.078	6.573.320	6.624.994	6.868.430	7.961.461
EUROPE
Britain	161.721	155.196	168.635	164.845	180.015	n.a.	221.539	238.142	246.293	269.565	287.774	309.200
France	23.089	23.562	27.393	26.551	26.843	n.a.	35.120	38.447	45.824	50.162	56.658	65.013
Holland	9.850	8.177	9.588	9.878	11.531	n.a.	15.799	18.031	18.841	20.925	20.200	23.713
Belgium	3.154	2.949	3.563	3.371	4.037	n.a.	5.119	7.517	9.632	10.062	10.235	11.429
Italy	11.046	11.230	12.341	11.780	12.363	n.a.	16.554	20.973	24.525	26.548	28.916	33.023
Sweden	6.744	6.298	7.065	6.440	6.319	n.a.	6.913	7.459	7.638	7.631	7.999	8.619
Norway	2.551	2.369	2.564	2.259	2.258	n.a.	3.091	3.489	4.357	3.717	3.875	4.316
Switzerland	2.729	2.763	3.373	3.484	3.315	n.a.	4.726	5.371	5.961	6.414	6.100	6.342
Austria	2.031	2.067	2.140	2.597	3.023	n.a.	5.166	5.721	5.476	5.970	6.366	7.095
Germany	16.804	16.360	17.851	18.285	23.035	n.a.	31.804	37.099	42.797	48.002	54.488	58.575
Spain	2.731	2.668	3.053	3.092	3.078	n.a.	5.250	7.199	9.974	10.534	12.455	15.322
Denmark	3.317	2.818	3.173	2.859	2.834	n.a.	2.920	3.464	4.204	4.702	5.561	6.440
Greece	3.555	3.712	3.665	3.240	3.505	n.a.	4.600	4.640	4.745	4.540	5.326	7.354
Cyprus	1.816	1.825	1.675	1.278	1.250	n.a.	1.381	1.708	1.988	1.782	1.767	1.911
Finland	1.349	1.466	1.759	1.459	1.056	n.a.	1.264	2.245	2.509	2.709	3.103	3.840
Other European Nationalities	18.998	18.604	17.808	20.943	23.767	n.a.	41.376	33.783	46.502	45.146	49.569	62.117
Total	271.485	262.064	285.646	282.361	308.229	n.a.	402.622	435.288	481.266	518.409	560.392	624.309
AFRICA
Ethiopia	27.593	24.888	37.051	40.294	51.472	n.a.	21.761	28.977	40.365	54.225	49.634	95.605
Mali	3.201	2.132	2.623	2.147	2.368	n.a.	2.941	3.715	2.883	2.771	3.467	6.047
Nigeria	37.431	37.567	45.489	49.424	54.547	n.a.	51.879	38.386	34.693	36.254	50.748	73.969
South Africa	20.314	19.908	23.242	27.688	34.748	n.a.	34.772	37.291	44.667	44.878	50.545	58.411
Chad	11.411	9.097	11.549	9.251	11.343	n.a.	7.903	5.343	3.985	4.181	4.613	6.098
Other African Nationalities	44.294	37.091	42.819	39.148	47.853	n.a.	50.554	47.319	51.693	50.194	58.426	80.581
Total	144.244	130.683	162.773	167.952	202.331	n.a.	169.810	161.031	178.286	192.503	217.433	320.711
AMERICA AND OCEANIA
U.S.A	137.982	137.483	145.713	143.170	138.397	n.a.	161.447	176.503	193.032	216.691	241.863	243.953
Canada	36.608	40.195	46.301	48.045	53.897	n.a.	63.430	71.114	78.759	87.799	96.994	96.601
Australia	15.317	17.090	18.032	18.514	20.767	n.a.	26.527	28.186	30.707	31.398	32.634	33.335
Other American and Oceanian Nationalities	8.329	9.996	11.760	5.040	11.430	n.a.	11.301	25.998	32.301	37.081	37.216	34.505
Total	198.236	204.764	221.806	214.769	224.491	n.a.	262.705	301.801	334.799	372.969	408.707	408.394
Unknown Nationalities	91	169	564	5	12	n.a.	30	4.459	208	1.337	940	996
TOTAL ARRIVALS	10.229.093	10.721.596	11.958.219	12.501.452	13.646.585	14.846.151	16.194.442	12.611.731	19.633.321	19.775.654	21.144.577	21.231.585

DEPARTURES

Nationality	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
ARAB COUNTRIES
Iraq	7.453	10.502	10.194	9.915	34.330	n.a.	44.368	69.017	95.519	181.936	238.560	338.757
Syria	743.773	836.774	893.608	933.916	1.016.640	n.a.	1.176.649	1.355.700	1.376.027	1.478.275	1.586.058	1.299.071
Lebanon	116.144	130.633	147.619	158.658	181.171	n.a.	212.309	255.526	275.697	292.345	322.496	281.795
Jordan	448.127	463.607	495.960	510.955	565.535	n.a.	715.760	793.940	862.670	940.337	1.045.651	1.110.183
Kuwait	1.337.749	1.343.607	1.524.084	1.434.248	1.576.592	n.a.	2.057.560	2.145.795	2.373.458	2.479.194	2.461.288	1.860.219
Yemen	293.668	351.280	426.217	452.532	506.077	n.a.	578.613	624.631	668.472	690.703	787.336	749.879
Bahrain	949.308	1.041.334	1.127.520	1.281.834	1.396.272	n.a.	1.543.006	1.755.354	1.639.589	1.396.175	1.588.018	1.134.931
Qatar	451.083	475.358	512.613	547.616	600.541	n.a.	796.137	928.381	930.518	905.707	933.276	729.302
UAE	191.582	205.364	212.422	236.513	256.198	n.a.	311.429	368.036	346.758	334.952	407.112	326.061
Oman	100.609	115.148	136.489	160.938	168.827	n.a.	211.916	202.274	179.891	173.387	203.301	139.451
Palestine	88.586	88.420	93.127	64.378	66.621	n.a.	103.859	83.262	94.114	101.008	111.792	109.914
Algeria	56.967	51.706	58.827	64.798	83.276	n.a.	106.101	119.967	127.395	140.410	158.926	187.190
Mauritania	2.763	2.672	2.779	2.823	3.002	n.a.	4.050	4.207	3.983	3.699	4.327	5.538
Egypt	1.322.384	1.384.880	1.486.682	1.449.794	1.673.279	n.a.	1.738.408	1.872.108	2.004.612	2.016.450	2.290.923	2.491.795
Morocco	55.827	40.068	54.196	52.323	60.080	n.a.	74.080	92.486	93.049	91.808	108.782	129.611
Sudan	270.239	282.604	307.755	319.365	338.635	n.a.	353.900	370.685	363.581	368.929	393.596	429.333
Tunisia	38.552	31.392	37.299	37.655	42.041	n.a.	47.869	50.689	54.550	42.333	65.836	71.707
Libya	25.756	21.335	26.108	27.948	40.589	n.a.	56.741	60.038	62.989	66.695	86.404	2.417
Somalia	8.620	8.658	9.638	8.549	8.237	n.a.	10.016	12.000	9.917	9.984	9.986	9.424
Djibouti	1.404	1.001	1.037	1.045	1.091	n.a.	1.076	1.292	1.282	1.490	1.777	1.755
Displaced Arab Tribes	7.719	6.498	8.069	9.382	487	n.a.	1.606	726	422	441	360	408
Comore Islands	438	371	345	179	204	n.a.	214	237	262	449	1.919	3.414
Kuwait (No-Nationality)	6.197	1.724	1.401	1.110	1.116	n.a.	1.252	7.082
Other Arab Nationalities	12.335	14.750	15.948	23.061	56.295	n.a.	17.746	7.400	55.586	60.307	65.391	62.170
Total	6.537.283	6.909.686	7.589.937	7.789.535	8.677.136	n.a.	10.164.665	11.180.833	11.620.341	11.777.014	12.873.115	11.474.325
ASIA
Afghanistan	10.523	11.246	13.611	11.626	13.010	n.a.	15.748	20.701	39.589	37.303	44.140	50.619
Turkey	107.972	93.270	116.920	134.406	165.011	n.a.	237.770	275.109	323.452	325.260	434.063	560.735
Iran	229.086	218.803	284.939	546.200	502.003	n.a.	576.022	620.791	641.516	802.919	414.741	791.610
Malaysia	59.151	47.822	56.949	42.906	61.052	n.a.	65.288	77.088	89.948	96.627	124.111	155.921
Japan	11.071	10.098	12.453	11.432	10.599	n.a.	15.498	20.083	21.076	20.005	20.810	21.923
Indonesia	254.428	245.377	271.665	268.455	317.340	n.a.	359.916	380.500	452.313	447.976	524.160	607.642
Philippines	255.458	262.021	270.435	286.514	311.017	n.a.	366.036	417.393	458.547	479.156	506.962	528.899
Pakistan	637.377	607.102	719.057	791.881	909.804	n.a.	1.130.614	1.162.163	1.191.326	1.223.756	1.399.779	1.619.795
India	760.661	769.665	831.961	900.373	1.005.039	n.a.	1.289.859	1.479.434	1.627.748	1.812.981	2.084.061	2.319.324
China	1.232	1.246	2.029	1.442	2.126	n.a.	2.074	2.322	3.037	3.407	3.029	3.109
South Korea	6.138	5.983	6.295	6.214	6.992	n.a.	9.702	14.182	19.803	26.922	31.807	35.958
Singapore	13.708	10.947	9.163	4.863	7.475	n.a.	8.018	8.577	9.751	8.964	10.035	11.593
Bangladesh	232.334	256.292	282.487	295.693	325.068	n.a.	391.030	436.112	470.707	508.827	526.168	552.218
Hong Kong	20	29	17	34	55	n.a.			754	521	135	57
Thailand	7.796	7.973	9.110	8.032	8.118	n.a.	9.339	9.274	9.441	8.929	9.595	11.508
Sri Lanka	105.470	106.411	120.339	127.427	136.024	n.a.	138.931	141.852	142.300	147.278	164.763	172.945
Other Asian Nationalities	44.111	49.114	59.252	89.921	66.403	n.a.	98.455	132.223	169.729	202.572	238.057	242.408
Total	6.537.283	6.909.686	7.589.937	7.789.535	3.847.136	n.a.	4.714.300	283.894	6.116.327	6.153.403	6.536.416	7.686.264
EUROPE
Britain	162.151	155.930	168.788	166.292	182.996	n.a.	220.690	237.932	247.307	267.624	283.930	306.034
France	22.977	23.303	27.009	26.397	27.258	n.a.	34.898	38.318	46.439	48.970	55.586	63.629
Holland	9.943	8.200	9.539	9.856	11.794	n.a.	15.657	17.984	18.920	20.792	20.002	23.071
Belgium	3.115	2.995	3.538	3.355	4.085	n.a.	5.061	7.421	9.601	9.965	10.144	10.967
Italy	10.911	11.296	12.218	11.815	12.566	n.a.	16.395	20.829	24.834	26.251	28.346	32.101
Sweden	6.714	6.374	7.004	6.632	6.535	n.a.	6.929	7.520	7.692	7.518	7.887	8.317
Norway	2.518	2.389	2.553	2.294	2.326	n.a.	3.082	3.480	4.371	3.682	3.812	4.086
Switzerland	2.693	2.747	3.321	3.468	3.355	n.a.	4.725	5.355	5.987	6.352	6.032	6.162
Austria	2.061	2.074	2.138	2.587	3.021	n.a.	5.114	5.810	5.521	5.929	6.261	6.801
Germany	16.749	16.354	17.829	18.143	23.044	n.a.	31.569	37.006	43.198	47.222	53.596	57.713
Spain	2.730	2.667	3.009	3.052	3.082	n.a.	5.223	7.141	10.026	10.346	12.231	14.567
Denmark	3.284	2.854	3.075	2.908	2.941	n.a.	2.922	3.484	4.242	4.659	5.457	6.062
Greece	3.517	3.688	3.716	3.268	3.550	n.a.	4.591	4.703	4.775	4.482	5.119	6.778
Cyprus	1.823	1.866	1.769	1.358	1.244	n.a.	1.395	1.733	1.995	1.789	1.737	1.698
Finland	1.320	1.428	1.787	1.512	1.123	n.a.	1.264	2.216	2.509	2.677	3.058	3.574
Other European Nationalities	18.107	19.759	19.212	20.248	24.504	n.a.	40.724	33.401	46.609	44.096	47.849	56.608
Total	270.613	263.924	286.505	283.185	313.424	n.a.	400.239	434.333	484.026	512.354	551.047	608.168
AFRICA
Ethiopia	16.806	15.496	16.408	17.577	19.346	n.a.	23.528	29.370	37.052	44.160	48.327	55.633
Mali	2.377	1.996	2.105	2.043	2.147	n.a.	2.561	3.203	2.885	2.846	3.381	5.440
Nigeria	26.923	29.465	34.449	33.414	38.032	n.a.	42.644	47.667	38.067	38.026	49.820	72.568
South Africa	19.843	19.331	22.558	27.460	35.250	n.a.	34.852	37.267	44.290	44.238	50.261	57.221
Chad	7.103	7.148	8.175	7.351	7.007	n.a.	7.731	7.200	5.395	5.222	5.353	6.519
Other African Nationalities	38.253	39.821	40.941	37.221	45.323	n.a.	48.689	46.821	48.445	47.222	55.101	63.810
Total	111.305	113.257	124.636	125.066	147.105	n.a.	160.005	171.528	176.134	181.714	212.243	261.191
AMERICA AND OCEANIA
U.S.A	137.482	137.382	144.798	143.704	141.600	n.a.	160.051	175.825	193.396	214.500	237.598	240.622
Canada	36.286	40.039	46.152	48.528	55.022	n.a.	62.932	70.673	78.736	87.351	95.673	95.162
Australia	15.268	16.963	18.066	18.867	21.279	n.a.	26.300	28.087	30.786	31.087	32.297	32.438
Other American and Oceanian Nationalities	8.236	9.054	9.496	5.061	11.604	n.a.	11.099	25.932	32.415	36.711	36.682	31.944
Total	197.272	203.438	218.512	216.160	229.505	n.a.	260.382	300.517	335.333	369.649	402.250	400.166
Unknown Nationalities	40	94	341	8	13	n.a.	34	3.909	235	1.305	872	847
GRAND TOTAL	9.853.049	10.193.798	11.286.613	11.941.373	13.214.319	14.396.811	15.699.625	12.375.014	18.889.069	18.995.439	20.575.943	20.430.961

NET MIGRATION

Nationality	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
ARAB COUNTRIES
Iraq	-43	239	165	308	566	n.a.	1.270	2.228	335	418	389	941
Syria	34.569	28.369	29.828	20.061	24.697	n.a.	33.896	9.394	19.876	13.846	10.036	34.467
Lebanon	1.929	1.823	2.305	198	-519	n.a.	5.034	1.542	-1.803	3.356	3.319	1.640
Jordan	7.333	8.862	12.914	15.327	6.035	n.a.	13.967	3.005	3.198	4.615	8.515	6.898
Kuwait	10.743	3.775	-11.452	17.137	7.939	n.a.	-24.926	-2.870	4.860	17.188	-1.353	134.439
Yemen	15.414	59.979	72.570	58.290	24.746	n.a.	25.385	37.369	48.965	61.766	44.654	63.784
Bahrain	2.876	7.715	1.114	9.228	10.729	n.a.	18.876	12.004	39.858	29.378	12.601	49.870
Qatar	863	4.784	-2.653	6.085	3.900	n.a.	5.255	-2.865	16.372	13.209	4.393	26.209
UAE	313	3.800	3.627	-91	3.587	n.a.	8.823	15.627	54.986	31.159	13.050	23.327
Oman	1.780	6.456	7.755	-124	5.327	n.a.	25.409	48.904	56.230	27.930	44.886	26.138
Palestine	-1.949	1.024	1.183	710	-210	n.a.	124	-330	234	-510	-5	-241
Algeria	154	362	1.008	421	582	n.a.	1.310	261	13	731	538	1.359
Mauritania	496	112	983	143	854	n.a.	386	-13	275	-514	-69	195
Egypt	41.581	72.536	68.694	59.323	41.062	n.a.	55.221	85.655	110.162	80.492	62.236	52.907
Morocco	-471	1.142	1.804	1.584	-423	n.a.	914	592	2.127	1.695	1.536	2.230
Sudan	9.194	28.104	29.741	-8.195	4.021	n.a.	-14.349	-12.169	-294	3.733	10.232	14.699
Tunisia	454	261	520	227	-467	n.a.	401	609	113	268	979	2.149
Libya	202	173	233	166	165	n.a.	300	96	262	348	132	13
Somalia	2.505	2.769	6.356	6.948	6.562	n.a.	2.645	-925	-80	-469	-365	-540
Djibouti	-21	-32	5	-48	-16	n.a.	-3	-2	6	-62	-20	19
Displaced Arab Tribes	-1.499	47	-91	-289	30	n.a.	-7	-21	6	20	-77	39
Comore Islands	-36	-115	-78	4	-24	n.a.	0	47	58	44	72	527
Kuwait (No-Nationality)	974	366	127	152	121	n.a.	214	1.098	0	0	0	0
Other Arab Nationalities	-234	35	-81	352	-170	n.a.	2.014	5	228	-213	-119	320
Total	127.127	232.586	226.577	187.917	139.094	n.a.	162.159	199.241	355.987	288.428	215.560	441.389
ASIA
Afghanistan	1.759	546	410	1.250	-1.420	n.a.	3.879	-3.230	-5.822	-1.581	-1.488	-3.062
Turkey	1.921	5.910	4.279	78	476	n.a.	1.714	1.127	-1.097	2.253	122	1.755
Iran	1.790	1.461	1.770	2.596	2.569	n.a.	1.606	1.155	976	506	334	767
Malaysia	300	391	464	264	183	n.a.	1.195	736	532	1.749	-575	1.278
Japan	-143	76	133	115	-129	n.a.	417	270	-355	121	132	509
Indonesia	28.047	20.648	52.286	26.720	45.672	n.a.	88.574	72.040	20.418	50.350	21.596	-56.673
Philippines	4.721	10.128	17.470	8.538	-670	n.a.	44.976	40.016	35.777	55.239	49.311	28.078
Pakistan	57.820	90.301	104.322	95.523	47.559	n.a.	-2.709	33.392	80.987	143.275	122.621	150.270
India	4.844	33.278	72.042	60.927	41.484	n.a.	87.006	117.541	135.032	195.231	157.823	144.288
China	-21	-83	-78	102	-47	n.a.	104	-13	-7	-94	-22	291
South Korea	-155	-18	-31	-7	-166	n.a.	204	716	296	121	642	2.506
Singapore	95	98	63	3	-6	n.a.	95	40	31	51	76	298
Bangladesh	98.101	94.871	128.779	117.798	108.885	n.a.	67.659	153.882	67.091	-45.527	-50.837	-31.620
Hong Kong	2	-1	0	1	-2	n.a.	0	0	-11	0	-3	6
Thailand	-478	-863	151	96	219	n.a.	-12	-963	9	-477	-78	135
Sri Lanka	3.914	10.804	7.504	9.646	-2.653	n.a.	-6.218	-1.448	10.940	19.952	8.999	3.124
Other Asian Nationalities	11.574	10.698	14.670	7.844	6.202	n.a.	29.661	47.586	44.361	50.422	23.361	33.247
Total	127.127	232.586	226.577	187.917	248.156	n.a.	318.151	45.184	456.993	471.591	332.014	275.197
EUROPE
Britain	-430	-734	-153	-1.447	-2.981	n.a.	849	210	-1.014	1.941	3.844	3.166
France	112	259	384	154	-415	n.a.	222	129	-615	1.192	1.072	1.384
Holland	-93	-23	49	22	-263	n.a.	142	47	-79	133	198	642
Belgium	39	-46	25	16	-48	n.a.	58	96	31	97	91	462
Italy	135	-66	123	-35	-203	n.a.	159	144	-309	297	570	922
Sweden	30	-76	61	-192	-216	n.a.	-16	-61	-54	113	112	302
Norway	33	-20	11	-35	-68	n.a.	9	9	-14	35	63	230
Switzerland	36	16	52	16	-40	n.a.	1	16	-26	62	68	180
Austria	-30	-7	2	10	2	n.a.	52	-89	-45	41	105	294
Germany	55	6	22	142	-9	n.a.	235	93	-401	780	892	862
Spain	1	1	44	40	-4	n.a.	27	58	-52	188	224	755
Denmark	33	-36	98	-49	-107	n.a.	-2	-20	-38	43	104	378
Greece	38	24	-51	-28	-45	n.a.	9	-63	-30	58	207	576
Cyprus	-7	-41	-94	-80	6	n.a.	-14	-25	-7	-7	30	213
Finland	29	38	-28	-53	-67	n.a.	0	29	0	32	45	266
Other European Nationalities	891	-1.155	-1.404	695	-737	n.a.	652	382	-107	1.050	1.720	5.509
Total	872	-1.860	-859	-824	-5.195	n.a.	2.383	955	-2.760	6.055	9.345	16.141
AFRICA
Ethiopia	10.787	9.392	20.643	22.717	32.126	n.a.	-1.767	-393	3.313	10.065	1.307	39.972
Mali	824	136	518	104	221	n.a.	380	512	-2	-75	86	607
Nigeria	10.508	8.102	11.040	16.010	16.515	n.a.	9.235	-9.281	-3.374	-1.772	928	1.401
South Africa	471	577	684	228	-502	n.a.	-80	24	377	640	284	1.190
Chad	4.308	1.949	3.374	1.900	4.336	n.a.	172	-1.857	-1.410	-1.041	-740	-421
Other African Nationalities	6.041	-2.730	1.878	1.927	2.530	n.a.	1.865	498	3.248	2.972	3.325	16.771
Total	32.939	17.426	38.137	42.886	55.226	n.a.	9.805	-10.497	2.152	10.789	5.190	59.520
AMERICA OCEANIA
U.S.A	500	101	915	-534	-3.203	n.a.	1.396	678	-364	2.191	4.265	3.331
Canada	322	156	149	-483	-1.125	n.a.	498	441	23	448	1.321	1.439
Australia	49	127	-34	-353	-512	n.a.	227	99	-79	311	337	897
Other American and Oceanian Nationalities	93	942	2.264	-21	-174	n.a.	202	66	-114	370	534	2.561
Total	964	1.326	3.294	-1.391	-5.014	n.a.	2.323	1.284	-534	3.320	6.457	8.228
Unknown Nationalities	51	75	223	-3	-1	n.a.	-4	550	-27	32	68	149
GRAND TOTAL	376.044	527.798	671.606	560.079	432.266	449.340	494.817	236.717	744.252	780.215	568.634	800.624

Source: Ministry of Interior, General Directorate of Passports

 

n.a.: not available by nationality for 2005.

 

1. Institution which provides data

 

Central Department of Statistics and Information (CDSI), Ministry and Economy and Planning

 

2. Data availability

 

Published in the CDSI’ Statistical Yearbooks, in Chapter “Social services”

All Statistical Yearbooks are available online at: https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/46

Date of access: May 2013.

 

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