Bahrain		Kuwait*		Oman*		Qatar		Saudi Arabia		UAE
	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females
0-4	33,090	32,003	79,877	77,670	193,274	186,880	64,425**	61,140**	1,106,938	1,067,017	N.A.	N.A.
5-9	38,302	36,673	87,292	82,393	206,328	198,430			1,148,999	1,108,681	N.A.	N.A.
10-14	36,293	34,907	88,104	83,914	160,564	155,283			1,068,186	1,031,817	N.A.	N.A.
15-19	33,128	31,853	76,609	75,089	119,639	115,721	14,424	14,863	941,806	916,439	N.A.	N.A.
20-24	29,889	27,922	66,815	65,104	109,977	106,857	17,120	16,057	868,712	850,780	N.A.	N.A.
25-29	30,055	28,083	66,647	64,461	118,346	114,605	14,473	14,391	859,531	842,731	N.A.	N.A.
30-34	28,189	26,893	48,975	52,607	123,194	120,194	12,576	12,380	770,595	758,562	N.A.	N.A.
35-39	24,829	24,291	52,231	56,948	113,859	111,876	10,673	12,600	679,028	675,023	N.A.	N.A.
40-44	22,202	21,920	42,233	45,508	88,914	88,146	5,524	8,394	534,889	543,104	N.A.	N.A.
45-49	18,587	18,616	34,203	39,923	61,730	62,002	9,966	8,446	381,557	404,356	N.A.	N.A.
50-54	15,641	16,467	29,381	34,453	41,472	40,116	5,935	6,945	310,703	343,291	N.A.	N.A.
55-59	15,657	16,793	24,419	29,126	30,926	32,814	6,529	6,867	252,068	276,936	N.A.	N.A.
60-64	13,363	14,203	17,572	22,913	25,873	29,792	4,929	6,418	186,840	203,802	N.A.	N.A.
65-69	10,086	9,431	12,779	17,485	17,417	22,462	3,659	2,786	127,205	129,931	N.A.	N.A.
70-74	6,307	5,368	7,492	11,399	12,748	15,712	1,611	1,783	75,465	80,111	N.A.	N.A.
75-79	2,971	3,121	4,791	7,473	8,719	10,168	1,809	2,116	54,159	56,412	N.A.	N.A.
80-84	1,845	2,219	4,818	6,372	10,866	12,707			67,450	69,138	N.A.	N.A.
85+	1,153	1,661									N.A.	N.A.
Total	361,587	352,424	744,238	772,838	1,443,846	1,423,765	109,228	114,046	9,434,131	9,358,131	N.A.	N.A.

Source: National institutes of statistics

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 definition of residence used in each of the countries.

N.A: Not Available

*: end of year data.

**: GLMM estimates, based on available data from Qatari official statistical sources.

2- Sources of data:

(1) Bahrain: mid-year estimates of Bahrain’s total resident population (nationals and non-nationals) by age group, based on the results of census 2020.

Source: administrative records (central Population Register)

IGA’s Bahrain Open Data Portal:

https://bahrain.opendatasoft.com/pages/homepage/

https://bahrain.opendatasoft.com/explore/?sort=modified&refine.theme=Population

(2) Kuwait: Estimates based on census 2021 as a base year.

The Kuwaiti population for following years is estimated using natural increase figures (births – deaths) and number of naturalised non-nationals during the year. The non-Kuwaiti population is estimated based on natural increase figures (births – deaths) and net migration (entries – exits).

Source of the births and deaths data (vital statistics records): The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI).

Source of data on arrivals and departures: Ministry of Interior.

CSB website, “Population Estimates” section, “Population Estimates in Kuwait by Age, Nationality and Sex at 1-1-2023” https://www.csb.gov.kw/Pages/Statistics_en?ID=67&ParentCatID=1

(3) Oman: Period of reference: 31/12.

Source of the data: data updated from e-census 2020; based on vital statistics (births and deaths) produced by the Ministry of Health (MOH), and National Registration System (Royal Oman Police).

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.

E-census 2020:

Population data and statistics: methodology explained in publication “Electronic Census System for the E-Census for Population, Residences & Establishments 2020”, especially pp. 15-16; 19-20 https://portal.ecensus.gov.om/ecen-portal/indicators/83/viewer

Portal of e-census 2020 and data updates for December 2021 and 2022:

https://portal.ecensus.gov.om/ecen-portal /

Data retrieved from e-census portal, datasets building tool:

https://portal.ecensus.gov.om/ecen-portal/indicators/261/viewer

(4) Qatar: Disaggregated figures of the total Qatari and non-Qatari populations in Qatar are not readily available in any published source.

The numbers of Qataris and non-Qataris in age group 0-14 are GLMM’s estimates, using:

a. The Annual Bulletin of the Labour Force Survey 2022

https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2022/Bulletin_labor_force_2022.xlsx

which gives:

1. the numbers of Qataris and non-Qataris aged 15 and above by sex and five-years age group for 2022.

2. The total resident population in Qatar by sex (not disaggregated by nationality).

b. Qatar Planning and Statistics Authority. Woman and Man in the State of Qatar-A Statistical Profile, 2022,

https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/GenrealSocialStatistics/MenWomenProfile/2022/Woman_Man_2022_EN.pdf

which gives:

1. the percentage distribution of population by broad age group (0-14; 15-64; 65+) for mid-2021, by sex and nationality (last available data on total national and foreign populations’ age structure, as of April 2024).

The two sources were used to estimate the total population by sex and nationality, and the numbers of Qataris and non-Qataris in age group 0-14.

(5) Saudi Arabia: Source of data: Saudi census 2022

The 2022 census used a combined methodology – administrative records, fieldwork and digital self-enumeration.

Population data for 2010-22 were revised and backcasted, based on 2022 population census and past years’ administrative data.

Technical note on backcasting:

https://portal.saudicensus.sa/static-assets/media/content/20230529_Back-Casting%20Methodology.pdf?crafterSite=gastat-portal

The table was retrieved from the Saudi census portal on GAStat website:

https://portal.saudicensus.sa/portal

“Population” section, then “data tables”-

https://portal.saudicensus.sa/portal/public/1/15?type=TABLE

Selected, pre-set tables can be downloaded from the thematic section.

(6) UAE: Figures of UAE population disaggregated by age group and nationality are unavailable in published sources, as of April 2024.

Data needed to indirectly estimate the UAE population by nationality are also unavailable for 2022.

For estimates relevant to earlier years, please visit GLMM’s database:

https://gulfmigration.grc.net/glmm-database/demographic-and-economic-module/

Last date of access: April 2024.

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.

Keywords: Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Foreign & National Populations

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