GCC: Employed population and percentage of non-nationals in employed population in GCC countries (2015-2023) (private sector)
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Bahrain |
Kuwait |
Oman |
Qatar |
Saudi Arabia |
UAE |
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Total pop. employed in private sector |
Non-nationals employed in private sector |
% non-nationals in private sector |
Total pop. employed in private sector |
Non-nationals employed in private sector |
% non-nationals in private sector |
Total pop. employed in private sector |
Non-nationals employed in private sector |
% non-nationals in private sector |
Total labour force in private sector |
Non-nationals in private sector |
% non-nationals in private sector |
Total pop. employed in private sector |
Non-nationals employed in private sector |
% non-nationals in private sector |
Total pop. employed in private sector |
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2015 |
546,572 |
445,374 |
81.5 |
1,480,249 |
1,410,010 |
95.3 |
1,583,462 |
1,373,842 |
86.8 |
1,511,627 |
1,499,956 |
99.2 |
10,140,936 |
8,416,681 |
83.0 |
4,734,285 |
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2016 |
611,229 |
509,062 |
83.3 |
1,580,347 |
1,509,087 |
95.5 |
1,728,019 |
1,504,936 |
87.1 |
1,602,630 |
1,592,577 |
99.4 |
10,168,137 |
8,492,965 |
83.5 |
4,851,582 |
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2017 |
599,714 |
495,912 |
82.7 |
1,638,020 |
1,566,782 |
95.7 |
1,741,496 |
1,502,808 |
86.3 |
1,606,550 |
1,596,340 |
99.4 |
9,701,960 |
7,928,287 |
81.7 |
5,012,634 |
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2018 |
608,220 |
503,006 |
82.7 |
1,698,528 |
1,625,589 |
95.7 |
1,687,285 |
1,435,153 |
85.1 |
1,652,818 |
1,642,498 |
99.4 |
8,599,487 |
6,895,514 |
80.2 |
4,980,272 |
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2019 |
605,824 |
498,999 |
82.4 |
1,714,063 |
1,640,830 |
95.7 |
1,626,288 |
1,363,955 |
83.9 |
1,661,807 |
1,651,951 |
99.4 |
8,138,590 |
6,437,886 |
79.1 |
5,094,407 |
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2020 |
564,641 |
460,022 |
81.5 |
1,567,114 |
1,494,133 |
95.3 |
1,468,057 |
1,115,322 |
76.0 |
1,710,948 |
1,702,251 |
99.5 |
8,026,901 |
6,280,145 |
78.2 |
4,799,196 |
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2021 |
557,863 |
448,485 |
80.4 |
1,434,824 |
1,362,602 |
95.0 |
1,482,180 |
1,107,574 |
74.7 |
1,593,673 |
1,584,118 |
99.4 |
8,084,253 |
6,174,178 |
76.4 |
4,903,612 |
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2022 |
609,547 |
496,318 |
81.4 |
1,572,384 |
1,500,551 |
95.4 |
1,742,955 |
1,359,776 |
78.0 |
1,675,213 |
1,665,285 |
99.4 |
9,422,233 |
7,227,688 |
76.7 |
NA |
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2023 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1,656,955 |
1,584,125 |
95.6 |
1,853,973 |
1,454,170 |
78.4 |
1,721,695 |
1,710,971 |
99.4 |
10,292,270 |
7,991,679 |
77.6 |
NA |
Sources: national institutes of statistics and relevant national institutions
1- Definitions and remarks:
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 definition of residence used in each of the countries.
Unless stated otherwise (if specific categories of workers are excluded from statistics, for instance), employment refers to: all persons of working age (15 and above), who during a reference period worked to produce goods or provide services for pay (cash or kind) or worked for profit from their own (or partially owned) business or worked without pay in the family business or with other individuals. It also includes those who have a temporary absence from a job during the reference period due to vacation or illness or any other reason.
Figures refer to workers employed in the private sector.
Reference period: end of year.
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Q4 of quarterly data published for Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
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Annual data published for Oman, Qatar, UAE.
Bahrain: employment data include all civilian employed persons in the private and public sectors (insured, uninsured and self-employed) and domestic workers.
Starting from Q1 2010, LMRA is using data from LMRA Expat management System (EMS) to produce the total number of foreign worker employment in public and private sectors.
No data on employment by sector after Q2 2023.
Kuwait: data are taken from administrative records. The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) maintains statistics on workers in the private sector.
Oman: “Private sector” includes Private, Communal and Other Sectors.
2020 and after: employment data is taken from National Registration system (includes insured and uninsured employees).
Qatar: population of reference: labour force.
Labour Force Survey data are collected on a monthly basis, and based on field surveys.
Saudi Arabia: figures of workers in Labor Market statistics are taken from administrative records.
They do not include the following categories:
1-Workers in the military and security sectors
2- Workers who are not registered in the civil service, social insurance (GOSI) and domestic workers’ records, which include:
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Saudis working for their own businesses and are not subjected to the labor regulations, also, not registered in social insurance, such as those who work in delivery through electronic apps
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Saudi employers who work in establishments and not registered in the social insurance
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Non-Saudi staff working in foreign, international, political or military missions
3- Non-Saudi employees who come to the Kingdom for work that normally takes less than three months to be completed.
UAE: total population (nationals+non-nationals) employed in private sector. Figures disaggregated by nationality are not available.
No data available after 2021.
2- Sources of data:
Bahrain: Labour Market Regulation Authority (LMRA). Bahrain Labour Market Indicators (BLMI), Q4 2022,
https://blmi.lmra.gov.bh/2022/12/mi_dashboard.xml
No data on employment by sector after Q2 2023.
Kuwait: Central Statistical Bureau. Integrated Database – LMIS, Q4 data, 2015 to 2023.
Oman: National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI). Statistical Yearbook 2024, Chapter “Employment”
https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Pages/Publications.aspx
Qatar: Planning and Statistics Authority. Annual Bulletins of Labour Force Sample Surveys 2015 to 2023
https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=Social&child=LaborForce
Saudi Arabia: General Authority for Statistics (GAStat). Labour Force Surveys 2017 to 2023, Q4 data.
https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/814
2015-2016: Saudi Arabia Central Bank (SAMA). Yearly statistics
https://www.sama.gov.sa/en-US/EconomicReports/Pages/report.aspx?cid=127
UAE: Labour Market Information System, Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE).
https://www.mohre.gov.ae/en/data-library/statistical-report.aspx
No data available since 2021.
Last accessed: 2 September 2024
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Keywords: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Employment, Female Employment, Labour Market, National & Foreign Labour