GCC: Foreign population in the six GCC states (mid-year figures, 2000-2021)

*: end of year figures

NA: No data available as of 4 October 2022.

Sources:

(1) Bahrain: Information and EGovernment Authority (IGA), “Documents” section, Population 2021, https://www.data.gov.bh/en/ResourceCenter

Source: administrative records (central Population Register)

(2) Kuwait: Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI), Statistics Service System, Population publications, 31/12 issues, given years

https://www.paci.gov.kw/ (inaccessible from outside Kuwait as of 20 October 2022).

(3) Oman: National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI), data portal (2000-2020) and NCSI’s homepage, population clock (30 June 2021) https://www.ncsi.gov.om/aboutus/Pages/PopulationClock.aspx.

(4) Qatar: No population data broken down by nationality.

(5) Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency (SAMA), Yearly Statistics 2022;

Population estimates by the General Authority for Statistics (GAStat), based on the results of the Population Censuses (1974, 1992, 2004, 2010), on the Demographic Research Bulletin 2016 (2013-2017), and on administrative records: vital statistics records (births and deaths records) and im/emigration records (General Authority for Statistics)

https://www.sama.gov.sa/en-US/EconomicReports/pages/yearlystatistics.aspx.

(6) UAE: No population data broken down by nationality.

Last date of access: 4 October 2022.                                                                       

GLMM and GRC cannot guarantee that the link to access the source will not change; that the information will not be removed from the website it was obtained from; that no geo-blockages will be imposed; or that the information will not be available for any another reason.     

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GCC: Total population and percentage of nationals and non-nationals in GCC countries (national statistics, 2020) (with numbers)

Source: National institutes of statistics and author’s calculations based on data published by National Statistical Institutes (see below)
* Our estimate, based on data published by National Statistical Institutes (see below).
** Ratio is calculated on the basis of population estimates (see below).
*** Total provides the sum and ratio of population numbers at different dates. It is not exactly the total population at any of these dates.

1- Definition:
Non-nationals are:
1. Persons bearing nationality of a foreign State other than the GCC State of residence, or bearing
no proof of nationality from any given state (stateless persons and holders of refugee status and
travel document in a third country);
2. Holders of residence permit residing in the given GCC country at date of census, as per the
definition of residence used in each of the countries.
Figures by nationality for Qatar and the UAE are GLMM estimates.

2- Sources of data:
(1) Information & eGovernment Authority, Bahrain census 2020, Population section, https://www.data.gov.bh/en/ResourceCenter

(2) Statistics Service System, Kuwait Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI). Population, 31 December 2020. https://www.paci.gov.kw/ (inaccessible from outside Kuwait as of 16 November 2021).

(3) Oman National Centre for Statistical Information (NCSI). E-census 2020 portal, Population datasets https://portal.ecensus.gov.om/(Inaccessible as of 28 January 2022). https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Elibrary/Pages/LibraryContentDetails.aspx?ItemID=STjrcjTsBi81Z3Q3b3E%2Brg%3D%3D

(4) Total figures of Qataris and non-Qataris residing in Qatar are not readily available in any published source.

The present figures are GLMM’s estimates, using:

a. Qatar Planning and Statistics Authority, Main Results of the General Census of Population, Housing and Establishments 2020 https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Population/Population/2020 which gave the numbers of Qatari males and females aged 15 and above;

b. 2020’ Woman and Man in the State of Qatar-A Statistical Profile, https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/GenrealSocialStatistics/MenWomenProfile/2020/Woman_Man_2020_EN.pdf which gave the percentage distribution of population by sex and broad age group for each nationality (Qataris and non-Qataris) by mid-2019 (last available data on total national and foreign populations’ age structure, as of July 2021).

c. These were used to estimate the number of Qataris aged below 15 years. The figure for the total Qatari population obtained (Qataris aged 15 and above from census 2020+Qataris aged 0 to 14 years estimated from source b.) was then substracted from the total population counted during census 2020, to obtain the figure of foreign residents.

(5) Saudi Arabia Central Bank (SAMA). Annual Statistics 2020 , table 37. Population estimates based on the results of the population censuses (1974, 1992, 2004, 2010), and population estimates based on Demographic Research Bulletin 2016 from year 2013, General Authority for Statistics (GAStat) – https://www.sama.gov.sa/en-US/EconomicReports/pages/yearlystatistics.aspx

(6) Figures of UAE population disaggregated by nationality are unavailable in published sources.

The table’s figures are GLMM’s estimates, using:

a. Figures of total (non-disaggregated) population for mid-years 2010 to 2019, published by FCSC; https://fcsc.gov.ae/en-us/Pages/Statistics/Statistics-by Subject.aspx#/%3Fyear=&folder=Demography%20and%20Social/Population/Population&subject=Demography%20and%20Social. UAE population figures include residents (one year and more, holding a UAE ID card), and seasonal workers, present for less than one year (see methodology in: https://fcsc.gov.ae/_layouts/download.aspx?SourceUrl=%2Fen- us%2FLists%2FD_StatisticsSubjectV2%2FAttachments%2F1390%2FSP-15%20Methodology%20for%20Population%20Statistics.pdf

b. Post-census 2005 disaggregated estimates of Emirati and non-Emirati populations, published for 2006-2009 (end of year) and 2010 (mid-year) (publication no longer available as of December 2021) http://original.fcsa.gov.ae/EnglishHome/ReportDetailsEnglish/tabid/121/Default.aspx?ItemId=1914&PTID=104&MenuId=1

c. Disaggregated figures of births and deaths (end of year figures), for the years 2009 to 2019 (2020 vital statistics not available as of 22 November 2021) – https://fcsa.gov.ae/en-us/Pages/Statistics/Statistics-by-Subject.aspx#/%3Ffolder=Demography%20and%20Social/Vital%20Statistics/Births%20and%20Deaths&subject=Demography%20and%20Social

The size of the Emirati population was then estimated for the period (mid-2010-mid-2019), using Emirati populations’ natural increase only (births-deaths), recalculated for the reference period of the middle of each year. The Emirati population estimates obtained for mid-2011 to mid-2019, therefore, do not take into account Emirati citizens’ net migration, and possible naturalisations. These are assumed to be only a few. Estimates of non-Emirati residents were obtained by substracting estimates of Emirati citizens from figures of total population.

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GCC: Labour Force Participation Rates by sex in GCC countries (%) (2013-2017)

Sources: national institutes of statistics.
 
1- Definitions and remarks:
Labour Force Participation Rates refer to the percentage of active (employed or unemployed) population aged 15 and above in the category (sex and nationality).
Ex.: 22.8% of foreign women in Saudi Arabia are economically active in 2016 (i.e.: employed or unemployed).

Oman: data not available.

2- Sources of data:
Data is taken from:
GCC Stat. Labour Statistics in GCC Countries 2017, Issue n°5, April 2019.
https://gccstat.org/en/statistic/publications/labor-statistics

Last accessed: December 2019.

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Population aged 15 and above by nationality (Qatari/ non-Qatari), sex and education level (2018)

Source: Annual Bulletin of Labor Force Sample survey 2018
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Technical Notes and Definitions

The data is taken from 2018 Labour Force Survey (yearly synthesis)
Sampling frame of LFS 2018: Census of Population, Housing, and Establishments 2015.
Sample size: 60,238 persons, in 9,200 households: 1- Qatari households; 2- Non-Qatari regular (non-collective) households;
3- Non-Qatari small collective households or labour gatherings (2 – 6 persons); 4- Non-Qatari large collective households or large labour gatherings (7 persons or more).
Data Collection: data was collected monthly.
Reference period for the labour force data: the week prior to data collection day.
Population of reference: all Qatari and non-Qatari households present in Qatar on the night of survey, living in normal and collective households.
The collective households are a group of persons not related to each other and sharing living conditions in a residential unit, I.e. labour camps, students living in boarding
schools, nurses in hospitals… etc. The survey covered the small collective households (includes less than 7 persons) and large collective households (includes 7 persons or more).
The survey did not cover short periods accommodation, i.e. hotels.

2. Institution which provides data 

Planning and Statistics Authority
(https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/Pages/default.aspx)

3. Data availability

The Statistics Authority conducted the first labour Force Sample Survey in 2001. Starting from 2006, the execution of these surveys came to be on annual basis, and on a quarterly basis since 2013.
Labour Force Surveys (yearly and quarterly data) can be downloaded from MDPS’s website, in PDF and Excel format:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=Social&child=LaborForce
Labour Force 2018:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2018/Annual_Bulletin_Labour_force_2018_AE.xls
Statistical analysis of LFS 2018:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2018/statistical_analysis_labor_force_2018_En.pdf

Last date of access: October 2019.

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Qatar: Population aged 15 and above by nationality (Qatari/ non-Qatari), sex and relation to labour force (2018)

Source: Annual Bulletin of Labor Force Sample survey 2018
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Technical Notes and Definitions

The data is taken from 2018 Labour Force Survey (yearly synthesis)
Sampling frame of LFS 2018: Census of Population, Housing, and Establishments 2015.
Sample size: 60,238 persons, in 9,200 households: 1- Qatari households; 2- Non-Qatari regular (non-collective) households;
3- Non-Qatari small collective households or labour gatherings (2 – 6 persons); 4- Non-Qatari large collective households or large labour gatherings (7 persons or more).
Data Collection: data was collected monthly.
Reference period for the labour force data: the week prior to data collection day.
Population of reference: all Qatari and non-Qatari households present in Qatar on the night of survey, living in normal and collective households.
The collective households are a group of persons not related to each other and sharing living conditions in a residential unit, I.e. labour camps, students living in boarding
schools, nurses in hospitals… etc. The survey covered the small collective households (includes less than 7 persons) and large collective households (includes 7 persons or more).
The survey did not cover short periods accommodation, i.e. hotels.

Relation to labour force (for persons aged 15 and above)
In the labour force (= economically active).
1) Employed.
All persons aged 15 years and above, who during the week preceding the survey:
a) Perform a work for a wage, salary, profits or household gains, whether it was in cash or in kind.
b) Are temporarily not employed, however, they still have an official relation with their work
2) Unemployed. 
All persons aged 15 years and over who were, during the week preceding the survey, without employment, willing to work and looking seriously for a job.
There is a distinction between two kinds of unemployed persons:
a) First time unemployed: They are the persons who never worked previously, and were during the week preceding the survey looking actively for work.
b) Unemployed who previously worked: They are the persons with a work experience, who during the week preceding the survey were actively looking for a job

Outside the labour force (=economically inactive):
Full-time student: The person (15 years or older) enrolled in any educational institution as a full-time persistent student with purpose of attaining an academic degree, irrespective of whether the schooling hours are in the morning or evening. Any trainee enrolled in vocational training institutes is regarded as a full-time student.
Full-time housewife: The female (15 years or older) who is fully engaged in home management and family care, and does not practice any other work
Retired: The person who does not look for a job during the week preceding the survey and gets a fixed pension for work he/she had joined before
Disabled: The person (15 years or older) who is not capable of work due to illness, handicap or old age.
Others: Those able to work but not willing to, not enrolled in education, as well as any other cases encountered by the enumerator other than the above mentioned.

2. Institution which provides data

Planning and Statistics Authority
(https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/Pages/default.aspx)

3. Data availability 

The Statistics Authority conducted the first labour Force Sample Survey in 2001. Starting from 2006, the execution of these surveys came to be on annual basis, and on a quarterly basis since 2013.
Labour Force Surveys (yearly and quarterly data) can be downloaded from MDPS’s website, in PDF and Excel format:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=Social&child=LaborForce
Labour Force 2018:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2018/Annual_Bulletin_Labour_force_2018_AE.xls
Statistical analysis of LFS 2018:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2018/statistical_analysis_labor_force_2018_En.pdf

Last date of access: October 2019.

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Qatar: Economically active population aged 15 and above by nationality (Qatari/ non-Qatari), sex and employment status (2018)

Source: Annual Bulletin of Labor Force Sample survey 2018
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Technical Notes and Definitions

The data is taken from 2018 Labour Force Survey (yearly synthesis)
Sampling frame of LFS 2018: Census of Population, Housing, and Establishments 2015.
Sample size: 60,238 persons, in 9,200 households: 1- Qatari households; 2- Non-Qatari regular (non-collective) households;
3- Non-Qatari small collective households or labour gatherings (2 – 6 persons); 4- Non-Qatari large collective households or large labour gatherings (7 persons or more).
Data Collection: data was collected monthly.
Reference period for the labour force data: the week prior to data collection day.
Population of reference: all Qatari and non-Qatari households present in Qatar on the night of survey, living in normal and collective households.
The collective households are a group of persons not related to each other and sharing living conditions in a residential unit, I.e. labour camps, students living in boarding
schools, nurses in hospitals… etc. The survey covered the small collective households (includes less than 7 persons) and large collective households (includes 7 persons or more).
The survey did not cover short periods accommodation, i.e. hotels.

Economically active = In the labour force.
1) Employed.
All persons aged 15 years and above, who during the week preceding the survey:
a) Perform a work for a wage, salary, profits or household gains, whether it was in cash or in kind.
b) Are temporarily not employed, however, they still have an official relation with their work
2) Unemployed. 
All persons aged 15 years and over who were, during the week preceding the survey, without employment, willing to work and looking seriously for a job.
Current data include unemployed persons who previously worked (having a work experience, and who were actively looking for a job during the week preceding the survey).
Unemployed persons seeking work for the first time are not included.

2. Institution which provides data 

Planning and Statistics Authority
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/Pages/default.aspx.

3. Data availability

The Statistics Authority conducted the first labour Force Sample Survey in 2001. Starting from 2006, the execution of these surveys came to be on annual basis, and on a quarterly basis since 2013.
Labour Force Surveys (yearly and quarterly data) can be downloaded from MDPS’s website, in PDF and Excel format:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=Social&child=LaborForce
Labour Force 2018:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2018/Annual_Bulletin_Labour_force_2018_AE.xls
Statistical analysis of LFS 2018:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2018/statistical_analysis_labor_force_2018_En.pdf

Last date of access: October 2019.

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Qatar: Economically active population aged 15 and above by nationality (Qatari/ non-Qatari), sex and sector of economic activity (2018)

Source: Annual Bulletin of Labor Force Sample survey 2018
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Technical Notes and Definitions

The data is taken from 2018 Labour Force Survey (yearly synthesis)
Sampling frame of LFS 2018: Census of Population, Housing, and Establishments 2015.
Sample size: 60,238 persons, in 9,200 households: 1- Qatari households; 2- Non-Qatari regular (non-collective) households;
3- Non-Qatari small collective households or labour gatherings (2 – 6 persons); 4- Non-Qatari large collective households or large labour gatherings (7 persons or more).
Data Collection: data was collected monthly.
Reference period for the labour force data: the week prior to data collection day.
Population of reference: all Qatari and non-Qatari households present in Qatar on the night of survey, living in normal and collective households.
The collective households are a group of persons not related to each other and sharing living conditions in a residential unit, I.e. labour camps, students living in boarding
schools, nurses in hospitals… etc. The survey covered the small collective households (includes less than 7 persons) and large collective households (includes 7 persons or more).
The survey did not cover short periods accommodation, i.e. hotels.

Economically active = In the labour force.
1) Employed.
All persons aged 15 years and above, who during the week preceding the survey:
a) Perform a work for a wage, salary, profits or household gains, whether it was in cash or in kind.
b) Are temporarily not employed, however, they still have an official relation with their work
2) Unemployed. 
All persons aged 15 years and over who were, during the week preceding the survey, without employment, willing to work and looking seriously for a job.
Current data include unemployed persons who previously worked (having a work experience, and who were actively looking for a job during the week preceding the survey).
Unemployed persons seeking work for the first time are not included.

2. Institution which provides data 

Planning and Statistics Authority
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/Pages/default.aspx.
 
3. Data availability 

The Statistics Authority conducted the first labour Force Sample Survey in 2001. Starting from 2006, the execution of these surveys came to be on annual basis, and on a quarterly basis since 2013.
Labour Force Surveys (yearly and quarterly data) can be downloaded from MDPS’s website, in PDF and Excel format:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=Social&child=LaborForce
Labour Force 2018:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2018/Annual_Bulletin_Labour_force_2018_AE.xls
Statistical analysis of LFS 2018:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2018/statistical_analysis_labor_force_2018_En.pdf

Last date of access: October 2019.

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Qatar: Economically active population aged 15 and above by nationality (Qatari/ non-Qatari), sex and activity sector (2018)

Source: Annual Bulletin of Labor Force Sample survey 2018
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Technical Notes and Definitions

The data is taken from 2018 Labour Force Survey (yearly synthesis)
Sampling frame of LFS 2018: Census of Population, Housing, and Establishments 2015.
Sample size: 60,238 persons, in 9,200 households: 1- Qatari households; 2- Non-Qatari regular (non-collective) households;
3- Non-Qatari small collective households or labour gatherings (2 – 6 persons); 4- Non-Qatari large collective households or large labour gatherings (7 persons or more).
Data Collection: data was collected monthly.
Reference period for the labour force data: the week prior to data collection day.
Population of reference: all Qatari and non-Qatari households present in Qatar on the night of survey, living in normal and collective households.
The collective households are a group of persons not related to each other and sharing living conditions in a residential unit, I.e. labour camps, students living in boarding
schools, nurses in hospitals… etc. The survey covered the small collective households (includes less than 7 persons) and large collective households (includes 7 persons or more).
The survey did not cover short periods accommodation, i.e. hotels.

Economically active = In the labour force.
1) Employed.
All persons aged 15 years and above, who during the week preceding the survey:
a) Perform a work for a wage, salary, profits or household gains, whether it was in cash or in kind.
b) Are temporarily not employed, however, they still have an official relation with their work
2) Unemployed. 
All persons aged 15 years and over who were, during the week preceding the survey, without employment, willing to work and looking seriously for a job.
Current data include unemployed persons who previously worked (having a work experience, and who were actively looking for a job during the week preceding the survey).
Unemployed persons seeking work for the first time are not included.

2. Institution which provides data 

Planning and Statistics Authority
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/Pages/default.aspx.

3. Data availability

The Statistics Authority conducted the first labour Force Sample Survey in 2001. Starting from 2006, the execution of these surveys came to be on annual basis, and on a quarterly basis since 2013.
Labour Force Surveys (yearly and quarterly data) can be downloaded from MDPS’s website, in PDF and Excel format:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=Social&child=LaborForce
Labour Force 2018:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2018/Annual_Bulletin_Labour_force_2018_AE.xls
Statistical analysis of LFS 2018:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2018/statistical_analysis_labor_force_2018_En.pdf

Last date of access: October 2019.

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Qatar: Economically active population (15 years and above) by nationality (Qatari/ non-Qatari), sex and occupation (2018)

Source: Annual Bulletin of Labor Force Sample survey 2018
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Technical Notes and Definitions

The data is taken from 2018 Labour Force Survey (yearly synthesis)
Sampling frame of LFS 2018: Census of Population, Housing, and Establishments 2015.
Sample size: 60,238 persons, in 9,200 households: 1- Qatari households; 2- Non-Qatari regular (non-collective) households;
3- Non-Qatari small collective households or labour gatherings (2 – 6 persons); 4- Non-Qatari large collective households or large labour gatherings (7 persons or more).
Data Collection: data was collected monthly.
Reference period for the labour force data: the week prior to data collection day.
Population of reference: all Qatari and non-Qatari households present in Qatar on the night of survey, living in normal and collective households.
The collective households are a group of persons not related to each other and sharing living conditions in a residential unit, I.e. labour camps, students living in boarding
schools, nurses in hospitals… etc. The survey covered the small collective households (includes less than 7 persons) and large collective households (includes 7 persons or more).
The survey did not cover short periods accommodation, i.e. hotels.

Economically active = In the labour force.
1) Employed.
All persons aged 15 years and above, who during the week preceding the survey:
a) Perform a work for a wage, salary, profits or household gains, whether it was in cash or in kind.
b) Are temporarily not employed, however, they still have an official relation with their work
2) Unemployed. 
All persons aged 15 years and over who were, during the week preceding the survey, without employment, willing to work and looking seriously for a job.
Current data include unemployed persons who previously worked (having a work experience, and who were actively looking for a job during the week preceding the survey).
Unemployed persons seeking work for the first time are not included.

2. Institution which provides data 

Planning and Statistics Authority
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/Pages/default.aspx.

3. Data availability 

The Statistics Authority conducted the first labour Force Sample Survey in 2001. Starting from 2006, the execution of these surveys came to be on annual basis, and on a quarterly basis since 2013.
Labour Force Surveys (yearly and quarterly data) can be downloaded from MDPS’s website, in PDF and Excel format:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=Social&child=LaborForce
Labour Force 2018:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2018/Annual_Bulletin_Labour_force_2018_AE.xls
Statistical analysis of LFS 2018:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2018/statistical_analysis_labor_force_2018_En.pdf

Last date of access: October 2019.

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EMP 1.1 Qatar: Employed population (15 years and above) by nationality (Qatar/non-Qatari) and sex (2006-2018)

Source:  Labour Force Sample Surveys, 2006 to 2009 and 2011 to 2018; *: census 2010
 
  
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Censuses:

Reference period for census 2015: the night of 20 to 21 April 2015.
Reference period for census 2010: the night of 20 to 21 April 2010.
Population of reference: all individuals (nationals and non-nationals) present within the State’s borders during time of reference, including in labour camps.

Labour force Sample Surveys: 

The Statistics Authority conducted the first labor Force Sample Survey in 2001. Starting from 2006, the execution of these surveys came to be on annual basis.
In 2013, the Survey was conducted on a quarterly basis.

Reference period for the labor force data: the week prior to the reference date for data collection.
Population of reference: sample of Qatari and non-Qatari households of the following types: i. Qatari households; ii. Non-Qatari households;

iii. Small labor gatherings; iv. Large labor gatherings, present in Qatar on the night of survey/ periods of reference
The collective households are a group of persons not related to each other and sharing living conditions in a residential unit, I.e. labor camps, students living boarding schools,
nurses in hospitals… etc. The survey covered the small collective households (includes less than 7 persons) and large collective households (includes 7 persons or more).
The survey did not cover short periods accommodation, i.e. hotels.

Employed population:
Persons aged 15 years an above, who during the week preceding the survey:
a) Perform a work for a wage, salary, profits or household gains, whether it was in cash or in kind.
b) Are temporarily not employed, however, they still have an official relation with their work

2. Institution which provides data 

Planning and Statistics Authority
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/Pages/default.aspx.

3. Data availability 

Labour Force Surveys (annual and quarterly reports) and earlier labour-related data can be downloaded from PSA’s website, in PDF and Excel formats:
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=Social&child=LaborForce

Last date of access: October 2019.

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UAE: Percentage distribution of employed population (aged 15 and above) by nationality (Emiratis, non-Emiratis), sex and educational level (2017)

Source: Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA)
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Characteristics of data, definitions and population counting operations in the UAE

Since 2016, the UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA) (formerly National Bureau of Statistics)
resumed the implementation of Labour Force Surveys. The last one was conducted in 2009.
No metadata and methodological indications for the current Labour Force Survey are available.
No numeric figures are available.
Methodology and questionnaire for LFS 2009: http://methods.fcsa.gov.ae/Forms/SurveyQuestMeth/SurveyQuest.aspx
According to informations received by GLMM, the sampling base of the LFS could be family budget surveys, which in turn are based on the 2005 census,
with minor modifications.  Results of LFS conducted at the national level, therefore, may be taken with caution.

2. Institution which provides data 

Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA)

3. Data availability 

The results of 2008, 2009, 2016 and 2017 Labour Force Surveys are available (in Excel format) in FCSA’s website, section “Statistics by Subject”
http://fcsa.gov.ae/en-us/Pages/Statistics/Statistics-by-Subject.aspx#/%3Fyear=&folder=Demography%20and%20Social/Labour%20Force&subject=Demography%20and%20Social
Data is also available in the section “Open data”, in the data portal (“Report builder”)
http://uaenumbers.fcsa.gov.ae/UAEFCSALF2019/labor-force

Last date of access: July 2019.

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Oman: Population by nationality (Omani/ non-Omani) (2000-2019)

Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Period of reference: mid-year, except census years 2003, 2010.

Source of the data: censuses, data on vital statistics (births and deaths) produced by the Ministry of Health (MOH),
and data provided by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) on Omani and non-Omani residents.

1- Censuses held in 1993; 2003 and 2010
Censuses’ reference periods: 1993: n.a.; 2003: 7-8 December; 2010: 12-13 December.
2- National Registration System (2011-    ) 
The civil registration records all Omani and expatriate residents. It is based on the civil status system and is maintained
by the General Directorate of Civil Status, a part of the Royal Oman Police.
Since 2004, registration of all vital events taking place in the Sultanate (births, death, marriages and divorces) in the civil register
is mandatory for Omanis and foreign residents of the Sultanate.

Characteristics of data: 
Figures refer to 1. Omanis holding an official valid document registered in the National Registration System, or expired for less than ten years
2. Foreign residents holding valid visas, or visas expired for lesss than two years; dependents holding valid visas, providing that they are in the country.
Residence visa for expatriates includes residence visa for a wife of an Omani, student resident, multiple entry visa, employment visa,
employment contracting visa, official visit visa, investor visa. The dependent visa includes Family Reunion visas and relat​ive/ friend visit visa.

2. Institution which provides data 

National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI)

3. Data availability 

Figures for 2000 to 2018 were uploaded from NCSI Oman Data portal:
http://data.gov.om/OMPOP2016/population
Figures for 30 June 2019: NCSI’s homepage, population clock:
https://ncsi.gov.om/Pages/NCSI.aspx

Date of access: September 2019.

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UAE: Percentage distribution of employed population (aged 15 and above) by nationality (Emiratis, non-Emiratis), sex and age group (2017)

Source: Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA)
 
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
 
1. Characteristics of data, definitions and population counting operations in the UAE

Since 2016, the UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA) (formerly National Bureau of Statistics)
resumed the implementation of Labour Force Surveys. The last one was conducted in 2009.
No metadata and methodological indications for the current Labour Force Survey are available.
No numeric figures are available.
Methodology and questionnaire for LFS 2009: http://methods.fcsa.gov.ae/Forms/SurveyQuestMeth/SurveyQuest.aspx
According to informations received by GLMM, the sampling base of the LFS could be family budget surveys, which in turn are based on the 2005 census,
with minor modifications.  Results of LFS conducted at the national level, therefore, may be taken with caution.

2. Institution which provides data 

Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA)

3. Data availability 

The results of 2008, 2009, 2016 and 2017 Labour Force Surveys are available (in Excel format) in FCSA’s website, section “Statistics by Subject”
http://fcsa.gov.ae/en-us/Pages/Statistics/Statistics-by-Subject.aspx#/%3Fyear=&folder=Demography%20and%20Social/Labour%20Force&subject=Demography%20and%20Social
Data is also available in the section “Open data”, in the data portal (“Report builder”)
http://uaenumbers.fcsa.gov.ae/UAEFCSALF2019/labor-force

Last date of access: July 2019.

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Oman: Population by nationality (Omani/ non-Omani) and sex (2000-2018)

Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI)
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Period of reference: mid-year, except census years 2003, 2010.

Source of the data: censuses, data on vital statistics (births and deaths) produced by the Ministry of Health (MOH),
and data provided by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) on Omani and non-Omani residents.

1- Censuses held in 1993; 2003 and 2010
Censuses’ reference periods: 1993: n.a.; 2003: 7-8 December; 2010: 12-13 December.
2- National Registration System (2011-    )
The civil registration records all Omani and expatriate residents. It is based on the civil status system and is maintained
by the General Directorate of Civil Status, a part of the Royal Oman Police.
Since 2004, registration of all vital events taking place in the Sultanate (births, death, marriages and divorces) in the civil register
is mandatory for Omanis and foreign residents of the Sultanate.

Characteristics of data: 
Figures refer to 1. Omanis holding an official valid document registered in the National Registration System, or expired for less than ten years
2. Foreign residents holding valid visas, or visas expired for lesss than two years; dependents holding valid visas, providing that they are in the country.
Residence visa for expatriates includes residence visa for a wife of an Omani, student resident, multiple entry visa, employment visa,
employment contracting visa, official visit visa, investor visa. The dependent visa includes Family Reunion visas and relat​ive/ friend visit visa.

2. Institution which provides data 

National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI)

3. Data availability 

Figures for 2000 to 2018 were uploaded from NCSI Oman Data portal:
http://data.gov.om/OMPOP2016/population
Figures for 30 June 2019: NCSI’s homepage, population clock:
https://ncsi.gov.om/Pages/NCSI.aspx

Date of access: September 2019.

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UAE: Percentage distribution of employed population (aged 15 and above) by nationality (Emiratis, non-Emiratis), sex and sector of economic activity (2017).

 Source: Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA)
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Characteristics of data, definitions and population counting operations in the UAE

Since 2016, the UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA) (formerly National Bureau of Statistics)
resumed the implementation of Labour Force Surveys. The last one was conducted in 2009.
No metadata and methodological indications for the current Labour Force Survey are available.
No numeric figures are available.
Methodology and questionnaire for LFS 2009: http://methods.fcsa.gov.ae/Forms/SurveyQuestMeth/SurveyQuest.aspx
According to informations received by GLMM, the sampling base of the LFS could be family budget surveys, which in turn are based on the 2005 census,
with minor modifications.  Results of LFS conducted at the national level, therefore, may be taken with caution.

2. Institution which provides data 

Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA)

3. Data availability 

The results of 2008, 2009, 2016 and 2017 Labour Force Surveys are available (in Excel format) in FCSA’s website, section “Statistics by Subject”
http://fcsa.gov.ae/en-us/Pages/Statistics/Statistics-by-Subject.aspx#/%3Fyear=&folder=Demography%20and%20Social/Labour%20Force&subject=Demography%20and%20Social
Data is also available in the section “Open data”, in the data portal (“Report builder”)
http://uaenumbers.fcsa.gov.ae/UAEFCSALF2019/labor-force

Last date of access: July 2019.

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UAE: Percentage distribution of employed population (aged 15 and above) by nationality (Emiratis, non-Emiratis), sex and economic activity (2017).

Source: Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA)
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Characteristics of data, definitions and population counting operations in the UAE

Since 2016, the UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA) (formerly National Bureau of Statistics)
resumed the implementation of Labour Force Surveys. The last one was conducted in 2009.
No metadata and methodological indications for the current Labour Force Survey are available.
No numeric figures are available.
Methodology and questionnaire for LFS 2009: http://methods.fcsa.gov.ae/Forms/SurveyQuestMeth/SurveyQuest.aspx
According to informations received by GLMM, the sampling base of the LFS could be family budget surveys, which in turn are based on the 2005 census,
with minor modifications.  Results of LFS conducted at the national level, therefore, may be taken with caution.

2. Institution which provides data 

Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA)

3. Data availability

The results of 2008, 2009, 2016 and 2017 Labour Force Surveys are available (in Excel format) in FCSA’s website, section “Statistics by Subject”
http://fcsa.gov.ae/en-us/Pages/Statistics/Statistics-by-Subject.aspx#/%3Fyear=&folder=Demography%20and%20Social/Labour%20Force&subject=Demography%20and%20Social
Data is also available in the section “Open data”, in the data portal (“Report builder”)
http://uaenumbers.fcsa.gov.ae/UAEFCSALF2019/labor-force

Last date of access: July 2019.

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Saudi Arabia: Ministerial Decision No. 70273 of 1440 Issuing the Implementing Regulations of the Labour Law

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UAE: Percentage distribution of employed population (aged 15 and above) by nationality (Emiratis, non-Emiratis), sex and occupation category (2017).

Source: Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA)
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Characteristics of data, definitions and population counting operations in the UAE

Since 2016, the UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA) (formerly National Bureau of Statistics)
resumed the implementation of Labour Force Surveys. The last one was conducted in 2009.
No metadata and methodological indications for the current Labour Force Survey are available.
No numeric figures are available.
Methodology and questionnaire for LFS 2009: http://methods.fcsa.gov.ae/Forms/SurveyQuestMeth/SurveyQuest.aspx
According to informations received by GLMM, the sampling base of the LFS could be family budget surveys, which in turn are based on the 2005 census,
with minor modifications.  Results of LFS conducted at the national level, therefore, may be taken with caution.

2. Institution which provides data 

Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Authority (FCSA)

3. Data availability

The results of 2008, 2009, 2016 and 2017 Labour Force Surveys are available (in Excel format) in FCSA’s website, section “Statistics by Subject”
http://fcsa.gov.ae/en-us/Pages/Statistics/Statistics-by-Subject.aspx#/%3Fyear=&folder=Demography%20and%20Social/Labour%20Force&subject=Demography%20and%20Social
Data is also available in the section “Open data”, in the data portal (“Report builder”)
http://uaenumbers.fcsa.gov.ae/UAEFCSALF2019/labor-force

Last date of access: July 2019.

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Qatar: Law No. 11 of 2018 Regarding Political Asylum

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Oman: Employed population by nationality (Omani/ non-Omani), sex and sector of economic activity (private and domestic sectors) (2018)

Source: NCSI. 
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Period of reference: end of year.

Data refer to:
1. the Omani population employed in the private sector (insured labourers)
Source : Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI), Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
2. expatriates employed in the private and domestic sectors (agregated figures).
Source: Royal Oman Police (ROP)

Classification of economic activities: ISIC Rev.4 (2008).

2. Institution which provides data 

National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI)

3. Data availability 

The data is available in NCSI’s Monthly Statistical Bulletins (January and February 2019).
Expatriates: January 2019
https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Elibrary/LibraryContentDoc/bar_MSB%20January_9b52b4a8-2163-4060-9000-3f521023556e.pdf
Omanis in private sector: February 2019
https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Elibrary/LibraryContentDoc/bar_February%202019_13d8a353-a123-4661-a4f5-bcb00bc3fca6.pdf

Last date of access: 11 June 2019.

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Oman: Employed expatriates by country of citizenship (selected countries) and sex (2018)

Source: NCSI. 
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Period of reference: December of the given year.

Data refer to the foreign population employed in all sectors (governmental, private and domestic sectors).
Independent, own-account workers are classified in the domestic sector

Original source of the data: Royal Oman Police (ROP).

2. Institution which provides data 

National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI)

3. Data availability 

The data is available in NCSI’s Monthly Statistical Bulletin (January 2019).
https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Elibrary/LibraryContentDoc/bar_MSB%20January_9b52b4a8-2163-4060-9000-3f521023556e.pdf

Last date of access: 11 June 2019.

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Oman: Population by nationality (Omani/ non-Omani), sex and age group (2018)

Source: NCSI
 
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Reference period: middle of the year.
Original data source: Royal Oman Police.

2. Institution which provides data 

National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI)

3. Data availability

NCSI. Population Statistics, Issue 8, 2018-2019
https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Elibrary/LibraryContentDoc/bar_population2018_ea9a7a9b-65d1-4b2a-856e-093d4406209d.pdf

Last date of access: 11 June 2019.

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Oman: Population by country of citizenship (selected nationalities) and sex (2018)

Source: NCSI

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

GLMM’s calculations. Estimates based on total figures and percentage distribution
of foreign nationals by sex published in: NCSI. Population Statistics, Issue 8, 2018-2019.
Reference period: middle of the year.
Original data source: Royal Oman Police.

2. Institution which provides data

National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI)

3. Data availability

NCSI. Population Statistics, Issue 8, 2018-2019
https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Elibrary/LibraryContentDoc/bar_population2018_ea9a7a9b-65d1-4b2a-856e-093d4406209d.pdf

Last date of access: 11 June 2019.

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Saudi Arabia: Some estimates of non-nationals by country of citizenship (selected countries, 2017-2018)

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

Last date of access: May 2019

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GCC: Some estimates of foreign residents in GCC states by country of citizenship (selected countries, last available date, 2015-2018)

ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Technical Notes and Definitions

* Domestic labourers only.
**Only Military personnel. Data for overall US population in Qatar not available
*** 2013 data.
Blank cell means data was not available.

Estimates for Saudi Arabia were not included here.
See section POP 1.2 in the Saudi Arabia page for some estimates and ranges of foreign residents by country of nationality.

2. Characteristics and sources of data/ estimates:

Bahrain:
Expatriate management system (EMS) of LMRA, quarterly data. Figures were calculated by the author using the following datasets:
http://blmi.lmra.bh/2018/06/data/ems/Table_07a.xls (workers) and http://blmi.lmra.bh/2018/06/data/ems/Table_60.xls (family dependents).
These estimates of foreign residents are inferred from figures of expat visa issuances (GCC workers are not included).
EMS data include domestic workers but exclude work visas for artists and certain other categories of workers in non-civilian organisations
(Armed Forces, for instance).

Kuwait:
Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) data (administrative records).
https://www.paci.gov.kw/stat/

Oman:
NCSI. Population Statistics, Issue 7, 2018.
Data is taken from administrative records.

Qatar:
Data from foreign embassies and press sources (national or foreign officials), in:
SNOJ, J. Population of Qatar by nationality – 2017 report, Priya DSouza Consultancy, February 2017.
http://priyadsouza.com/population-of-qatar-by-nationality-in-2017/
However, the current figures were found to match official records from the Qatari Interior Ministry (residency documents).
Figures for the total foreign population cannot be included, since the estimates miss certain countries,
and were released for various dates of reference.

UAE:
Data from foreign embassies and press sources (national or foreign officials), in:
Snoj, Jure. “UAE’s population- by nationality”, BQ Magazine, Doha, April 12, 2015.
http://www.bq-magazine.com/economy/socioeconomics/2015/04/uae-population-by-nationality
(link dead). For details on the original publication, see:
https://gulfmigration.grc.net/uae-estimates-of-population-residing-in-the-uae-by-country-of-citizenship-selected-countries-2014/
Figures for the total foreign population cannot be included, since the estimates miss certain countries,
and were released for various dates of reference.

Last date of access: May 2019.

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Saudi Arabia: Population by nationality (Saudi/Non-Saudi), sex and age group (2018)

Source: GaStat
 

ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Reference period: mid-2018
The figures are estimated on the basis of the results of the Demographic Survey held in 2016.
Demographic survey 2016 is the fourth demographic survey conducted in Saudi Arabia since 1998.
Dates of survey: April 29, 2016 to June 7, 2016
Sampling framework: census 2010
Size of the sample: 33,350 households nationwide.

Population of reference: The demographic household sample includes the Saudi and non-Saudis households living in the kingdom.
It also covers individuals who takes the lodging houses as their residences and the Saudis who are temporarily living abroad
for medication, study, tourism, etc who are counted as members of the included households as long as they were picked up in the sample.

2. Institution which provides data

General Authority for Statistics (GAStat)

3. Data availability 

The results of the Demographic Survey 2016 are available on GaStat website, in English and Arabic, in PDF and Excel formats
https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/4522

Last date of access: July 2017.

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Saudi-Arabia: Population estimates by nationality (Saudi / non-Saudi) and sex (mid-year estimates, 1974-2017)