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GCC: National and non-national populations by aggregated age groups in GCC countries (national statistics, 2019)

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    Nationals Non-nationals Total population % non-nationals
Country date/ period age group numbers % numbers % numbers % in each age group
Bahrain (1)

 

Mid-2019

 

0-14 216,771 31 82,378 11 299,149 20 28
15-64 448,356 64 692,043 89 1,140,399 77 61
65+ 36,700 5 7,508 1 44,208 3 17
Kuwait (2)

 

December 2019

 

0-14 492,035 34 394,255 12 886,290 19 44
15-64 877,753 61 2,900,582 87 3,778,335 79 77
65+ 62,257 4 49,525 1 111,782 2 44
Oman (3)

 

Mid-2019

 

0-14 1,004,909 38 90,599 5 1,095,508 24 8
15-64 1,542,141 58 1,859,672 95 3,401,813 74 55
65+ 108,094 4 12,512 1 120,606 3 10
Qatar (4)

 

End of 2019 0-14 118,883 37 270,590 11 389,473 14 69
15-64 193,431 60 2,174,777 88 2,368,208 85 92
65+ 12,080 4 12,308 1 24,388 1 50
Saudi Arabia (5) Mid-2019

 

0-14 NA NA NA NA 8,389,963 25 NA
15-64 NA NA NA NA 24,729,055 72 NA
65+ NA NA NA NA 1,099,151 3 NA

Sources: national institutes of statistics.

ANNEXED NOTE

Sources:

(1) Bahrain Open Data Portal, “Documents” section, Population 2019, https://www.data.gov.bh/en/ResourceCenter

(2) Statistics Service System, Kuwait Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI). Population, 31 December 2019.

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

(3) National Centre for Statistical Information (NCSI). Population Statistics 2019, Issue 9, 2020.

https://ncsi.gov.om/.

(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:

  1. Qatar Planning and Statistics Authority, 2019 Annual Bulletin of Labour Force (yearly synthesis)

https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2019/Annual_Bulletin_Labour_force_2019_AE.xls

which gave the numbers of Qataris and non-Qataris aged 15 and above, by five-year age-group;

  1. 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.

  1. These were used to estimate the number of Qataris and non-Qataris aged below 15 years.

(5) Saudi Arabia General Authority for Statistics (GAStat), population estimates for mid-2019

https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/43

NA: Not available

(data no longer disaggregated by nationality since 2018).

(6) UAE: No data available since 2005.

Last date of access: 28 September 2022.

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