GCC: Number of employed workers and percentage of non-nationals in employed population in GCC countries (2015-2021) (private sector)

Bahrain

Kuwait

Oman

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

UAE

Total pop. employed in private sector

Non-nationals in private sector

% non-nationals in private sector

Total pop. employed in private sector

Non-nationals in private sector

% non-nationals in private sector

Total pop. employed in private sector

Non-nationals 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 in private sector

% non-nationals in private sector

Total pop. employed in private sector

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

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

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

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

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

2020

564,641

460,022

81.5

1,567,114

1,494,133

95.3

1,402,961

1,148,207

81.8

1,710,948

1,702,251

99.5

8,026,901

6,280,145

78.2

4,799,196

2021

557,863

448,485

80.4

1,434,824

1,362,602

95.0

1,398,325

1,131,526

80.9

1,593,673

1,584,118

99.4

8,084,253

6,174,178

76.4

4,903,612

Sources: national institutes of statistics

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.

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.

Qatar: population of reference: labour force.

UAE: total population employed in private sector. Figures disaggregated by nationality are not available.

2- Sources of data:

Bahrain: Labour Market Regulation Authority (LMRA). Bahrain Labour Market Indicators (BLMI), Q4 2021,

http://blmi.lmra.bh/2021/12/data/lmr/Table_A.xlsx

Kuwait: Central Statistical Bureau. Integrated Database – LMIS, Q4 data, 2015 to 2021. https://lmis.csb.gov.kw/

Oman: Royal Oman Police in National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI). Monthly Statistical Bulletins (December data)

https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Elibrary/Pages/LibraryContentView.aspx

Qatar: Planning and Statistics Authority. Annual Bulletins of Labour Force Sample Surveys 2015 to 2021

https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2021/Annual_Bulletin_Labour_force_2021_AE.xlsx

Saudi Arabia: General Authority for Statistics (GAStat). Labour Force Surveys 2017 to 2021, 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

Last accessed: 4 December 2022.

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