GCC: Total population and percentage of nationals and non-nationals in GCC countries, by sex (national statistics, mid-2024)
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Country
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Total population | Nationals | Foreign nationals | % nationals | % foreign nationals | |||||
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Bahrain | 985,092 | 603,578 | 374,701 | 365,035 | 610,391 | 238,543 | 38.0 | 60.5 | 62.0 | 39.5 |
| Kuwait* | 2,987,971 | 1,893,283 | 773,304 | 792,864 | 2,214,667 | 1,100,419 | 25.9 | 41.9 | 74.1 | 58.1 |
| Oman | 3,200,999 | 2,002,675 | 1,487,094 | 1,468,077 | 1,713,905 | 534,598 | 46.5 | 73.3 | 53.5 | 26.7 |
| Qatar | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Saudi Arabia | 21,916,172 | 13,384,108 | 9,827,595 | 9,807,663 | 12,088,577 | 3,576,445 | 44.8 | 73.3 | 55.2 | 26.7 |
| UAE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Total | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Sources: National institutes of statistics (see below).
*: end of year figures
N.A.: No data available as of 28 March 2026.
(1) Bahrain: for detailed sources and metadata please visit:
https://gulfmigration.grc.net/bahrain-population-estimates-by-nationality-bahraini-non-bahraini-1991-dec-2024/
(2) Kuwait: for detailed sources and metadata please visit:
https://gulfmigration.grc.net/kuwait-population-by-nationality-kuwaiti-non-kuwaiti-1990-dec-2024/
(3) Oman: for detailed sources and metadata please visit:
https://gulfmigration.grc.net/oman-mid-year-population-by-nationality-omani-non-omani-2000-2024/
(4) Qatar: No total population data (all age groups) broken down by nationality are officially published.
As of 28 March 2026, the sources previously used to calculate estimates of total populations disaggregated by nationality are unavailable.
For the methodology of previous estimates, see:
https://gulfmigration.grc.net/qatar-population-by-nationality-qatari-non-qatari-at-dates-of-censuses-1970-2020/.
(5) Saudi Arabia: for detailed sources and metadata please visit:
https://gulfmigration.grc.net/saudi-arabia-population-by-nationality-saudi-non-saudi-sex-and-age-group-2024-2/
(6) UAE: No population data broken down by nationality are officially published.
As of 28 March 2026, the sources previously used to calculate estimates of total populations disaggregated by nationality are unavailable.
For the methodology of these estimates, see:
https://gulfmigration.grc.net/uae-a-methodology-for-estimating-the-emirati-and-non-emirati-populations-2010-2022/
Last date of access: 28 March 2026.
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Keywords: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Foreign & National Populations