National populations in the six GCC states (mid-year figures, 2000-2021)
| Bahrain | Kuwait* | Oman | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | UAE | |
| 2000 | 398,221 | 841,790 | 1,777,685 | NA | 14,905,300 | NA |
| 2001 | 409,615 | 870,283 | 1,826,124 | NA | 15,275,721 | NA |
| 2002 | 427,246 | 898,285 | 1,869,580 | NA | 15,655,332 | NA |
| 2003 | 445,634 | 927,686 | 1,781,558 | NA | 16,044,362 | NA |
| 2004 | 464,809 | 956,234 | 1,802,931 | NA | 16,443,987 | NA |
| 2005 | 484,806 | 992,217 | 1,842,684 | NA | 16,854,157 | NA |
| 2006 | 505,674 | 1,023,316 | 1,883,576 | NA | 17,270,181 | NA |
| 2007 | 527,433 | 1,054,598 | 1,922,697 | NA | 17,691,336 | NA |
| 2008 | 541,587 | 1,087,552 | 1,967,180 | NA | 18,115,550 | NA |
| 2009 | 558,011 | 1,118,911 | 2,017,559 | NA | 18,543,246 | NA |
| 2010 | 570,687 | 1,148,363 | 1,957,336 | NA | 18,973,615 | NA |
| 2011 | 584,688 | 1,183,185 | 2,013,158 | NA | 19,405,685 | NA |
| 2012 | 599,629 | 1,212,436 | 2,092,564 | NA | 19,838,448 | NA |
| 2013 | 614,830 | 1,242,499 | 2,172,002 | NA | 19,209,753 | NA |
| 2014 | 630,744 | 1,275,857 | 2,260,705 | NA | 19,312,696 | NA |
| 2015 | 647,835 | 1,307,605 | 2,344,946 | NA | 19,692,639 | NA |
| 2016 | 664,707 | 1,337,693 | 2,427,825 | NA | 20,081,582 | NA |
| 2017 | 677,506 | 1,370,013 | 2,505,369 | NA | 20,427,576 | NA |
| 2018 | 689,714 | 1,403,113 | 2,579,236 | NA | 20,768,627 | NA |
| 2019 | 701,827 | 1,432,045 | 2,655,144 | NA | 21,103,198 | NA |
| 2020 | 713,263 | 1,459,970 | 2,622,526 | NA | 21,430,128 | NA |
| 2021 | 719,333 | 1,488,716 | 2,766,808 | NA | 21,690,648 | NA |
*: end of year figures
NA: No data available as of 2 February 2023.
Sources:
(1) Bahrain: Information and EGovernment Authority (IGA), “Documents” section, Population 2021, https://www.data.gov.bh/en/ResourceCenter
Source: administrative records (central Population Register)
(2) Kuwait: Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI), Statistics Service System, Population publications, 31/12 issues, given years
https://www.paci.gov.kw/ (inaccessible from outside Kuwait as of 2 February 2023).
(3) Oman: National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI), data portal (2000-2020) and NCSI’s homepage, population clock (30 June 2021) https://www.ncsi.gov.om/aboutus/Pages/PopulationClock.aspx.
(4) Qatar: No population data broken down by nationality.
(5) Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency (SAMA), Yearly Statistics 2022;
Population estimates by the General Authority for Statistics (GAStat), based on the results of the Population Censuses (1974, 1992, 2004, 2010), on the Demographic Research Bulletin 2016 (2013-2017), and on administrative records: vital statistics records (births and deaths records) and im/emigration records (General Authority for Statistics)
https://www.sama.gov.sa/en-US/EconomicReports/pages/yearlystatistics.aspx.
(6) UAE: No population data broken down by nationality.
Last date of access: 2 February 2023.
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Keywords:
GCC, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, National Population, Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC