Bahrain		Kuwait*		Oman*		Qatar		Saudi Arabia		UAE
	Nationals	Non-nationals	Nationals	Non-nationals	Nationals	Non-nationals	Nationals	Non-nationals	Nationals	Non-nationals	Nationals	Non-nationals
0-4	65,093	29,936	157,547	112,124	380,154	52,093	125,565**	367,329**	2,173,955	404,204	N.A.	N.A.
5-9	74,975	29,868	169,685	147,708	404,758	58,001			2,257,680	504,637	N.A.	N.A.
10-14	71,200	23,793	172,018	144,972	315,847	47,821			2,100,003	446,411	N.A.	N.A.
15-19	64,981	17,401	151,698	108,586	235,360	35,605	29,287	63,200	1,858,245	338,455	N.A.	N.A.
20-24	57,811	46,808	131,919	106,727	216,834	156,036	33,177	205,971	1,719,492	896,490	N.A.	N.A.
25-29	58,138	89,287	131,108	326,530	232,951	309,959	28,864	272,310	1,702,262	2,043,453	N.A.	N.A.
30-34	55,082	146,641	101,582	414,153	243,388	395,413	24,956	546,644	1,529,157	2,363,675	N.A.	N.A.
35-39	49,120	150,077	109,179	527,598	225,735	376,383	23,273	377,912	1,354,051	2,110,905	N.A.	N.A.
40-44	44,122	108,247	87,741	475,239	177,060	265,098	13,918	336,756	1,077,993	1,575,884	N.A.	N.A.
45-49	37,203	73,949	74,126	357,536	123,732	162,813	18,412	157,728	785,913	1,039,267	N.A.	N.A.
50-54	32,108	48,363	63,834	257,379	81,588	103,891	12,880	143,634	653,994	734,378	N.A.	N.A.
55-59	32,450	25,995	53,545	158,005	63,740	55,424	13,396	59,089	529,004	466,215	N.A.	N.A.
60-64	27,566	12,555	40,485	76,915	55,665	26,346	11,347	32,649	390,642	257,010	N.A.	N.A.
65-69	19,517	4,762	30,264	34,811	39,879	12,536	6,445	10,651	257,136	111,323	N.A.	N.A.
70-74	11,675	1,607	18,891	15,311	28,460	4,868	3,394	5,642	155,576	49,767	N.A.	N.A.
75-79	6,092	681	12,264	7,291	18,887	2,214	3,925	3,887	110,571	20,921	N.A.	N.A.
80-84	4,064	361	11,190	5,607	23,573	1,738			136,588	19,967	N.A.	N.A.
85+	2,814	351									N.A.	N.A.
Total	714,011	810,682	1,517,076	3,276,492	2,867,611	2,066,239	348,839	2,583,402	18,792,262	13,382,962	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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