GCC: Non-national populations by sex and five-years age group (mid-2022)

 

 

Bahrain

Kuwait*

Oman*

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

UAE

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

0-4

15,295

14,641

56,555

55,569

26,794

25,299

191,313**

176,016**

207,304

196,900

N.A.

N.A.

5-9

15,102

14,766

75,842

71,866

29,798

28,203

258,552

246,085

N.A.

N.A.

10-14

12,285

11,508

74,787

70,185

24,832

22,989

229,199

217,212

N.A.

N.A.

15-19

9,689

7,712

55,679

52,907

18,522

17,083

33,140

30,060

175,010

163,445

N.A.

N.A.

20-24

36,034

10,774

62,238

44,489

126,549

29,487

141,262

64,709

696,723

199,767

N.A.

N.A.

25-29

61,338

27,949

239,562

86,968

257,767

52,192

228,763

43,547

1,643,796

399,657

N.A.

N.A.

30-34

112,210

34,431

288,214

125,939

323,870

71,543

430,327

116,317

1,871,377

492,298

N.A.

N.A.

35-39

117,938

32,139

363,465

164,133

306,440

69,943

327,583

50,329

1,672,645

438,260

N.A.

N.A.

40-44

81,649

26,598

334,328

140,911

213,005

52,093

265,862

70,894

1,279,957

295,927

N.A.

N.A.

45-49

54,881

19,068

245,893

111,643

128,647

34,166

123,657

34,071

851,367

187,900

N.A.

N.A.

50-54

36,513

11,850

181,928

75,451

84,102

19,789

120,834

22,800

613,826

120,552

N.A.

N.A.

55-59

18,778

7,217

114,223

43,782

44,499

10,925

45,787

13,302

391,870

74,345

N.A.

N.A.

60-64

8,875

3,680

54,780

22,135

20,141

6,205

25,748

6,901

207,766

49,244

N.A.

N.A.

65-69

3,195

1,567

24,294

10,517

8,908

3,628

7,534

3,117

85,139

26,184

N.A.

N.A.

70-74

972

635

9,966

5,345

2,774

2,094

3,892

1,750

35,014

14,753

N.A.

N.A.

75-79

369

312

4,196

3,095

1,186

1,028

1,981

1,906

13,233

7,688

N.A.

N.A.

80-84

172

189

2,869

2,738

952

786

11,686

8,281

N.A.

N.A.

85+

155

196

N.A.

N.A.

Total

585,450

225,232

2,188,819

1,087,673

1,618,786

447,453

1,756,370

459,703

10,244,464

3,138,498

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