Inactive population by nationality (Kuwaiti/ non-Kuwaiti), inactivity status, sex and age group (2012)

    Kuwaitis Non-Kuwaitis TOTAL
Age group Sex Student Housekeeper Retired/ with means Total Student Housekeeper Retired/ with means Total Student Housekeeper Retired/ with means Total
   
  males 62.279 0 0 62.279 39.007 0 0 39.007 101.286 0 0 101.286
15-19 females 62.050 1.294 0 63.344 33.204 3.834 0 37.038 95.254 5.128 0 100.382
  total 124.329 1.294 0 125.623 72.211 3.834 0 76.045 196.540 5.128 0 201.668
  males 25.191 0 30 25.221 22.635 0 6 22.641 47.826 0 36 47.862
20-24 females 34.873 3.045 1 37.919 24.075 14.858 6 38.939 58.948 17.903 7 76.858
  total 60.064 3.045 31 63.140 46.710 14.858 12 61.580 106.774 17.903 43 124.720
  males 3.299 0 139 3.438 8.328 0 12 8.340 11.627 0 151 11.778
25-29 females 5.073 2.871 25 7.969 11.947 35.445 3 47.395 17.020 38.316 28 55.364
  total 8.372 2.871 164 11.407 20.275 35.445 15 55.735 28.647 38.316 179 67.142
  males 1.136 0 417 1.553 3.531 0 35 3.566 4.667 0 452 5.119
30-34 females 2.190 2.899 162 5.251 5.102 32.187 4 37.293 7.292 35.086 166 42.544
  total 3.326 2.899 579 6.804 8.633 32.187 39 40.859 11.959 35.086 618 47.663
  males 1.140 0 1.026 2.166 2.313 0 32 2.345 3.453 0 1.058 4.511
35-39 females 2.819 3.296 458 6.573 2.893 23.835 6 26.734 5.712 27.131 464 33.307
  total 3.959 3.296 1.484 8.739 5.206 23.835 38 29.079 9.165 27.131 1.522 37.818
  males 1.488 0 3.384 4.872 1.100 0 15 1.115 2.588 0 3.399 5.987
40-44 females 3.244 4.392 3.109 10.745 1.238 19.216 2 20.456 4.482 23.608 3.111 31.201
  total 4.732 4.392 6.493 15.617 2.338 19.216 17 21.571 7.070 23.608 6.510 37.188
  males 717 0 5.846 6.563 213 0 42 255 930 0 5.888 6.818
45-49 females 1.268 8.207 6.090 15.565 244 16.008 0 16.252 1.512 24.215 6.090 31.817
  total 1.985 8.207 11.936 22.128 457 16.008 42 16.507 2.442 24.215 11.978 38.635
  males 0 0 9.284 9.284 0 0 44 44 0 0 9.328 9.328
50-54 females 0 8.680 6.699 15.379 0 12.433 2 12.435 0 21.113 6.701 27.814
  total 0 8.680 15.983 24.663 0 12.433 46 12.479 0 21.113 16.029 37.142
  males 0 0 8.976 8.976 0 0 74 74 0 0 9.050 9.050
55-59 females 0 9.317 5.695 15.012 0 8.442 1 8.443 0 17.759 5.696 23.455
  total 0 9.317 14.671 23.988 0 8.442 75 8.517 0 17.759 14.746 32.505
  males 0 0 6.223 6.223 0 0 257 257 0 0 6.480 6.480
60-64 females 0 8.009 2.893 10.902 0 5.421 1 5.422 0 13.430 2.894 16.324
  total 0 8.009 9.116 17.125 0 5.421 258 5.679 0 13.430 9.374 22.804
  males 0 0 14.104 14.104 0 0 223 223 0 0 14.327 14.327
>65 females 0 19.942 1.837 21.779 0 8.703 6 8.709 0 28.645 1.843 30.488
  total 0 19.942 15.941 35.883 0 8.703 229 8.932 0 28.645 16.170 44.815
  males 95.250 0 49.429 144.679 77.127 0 740 77.867 172.377 0 50.169 222.546
TOTAL females 111.517 71.952 26.969 210.438 78.703 180.382 31 259.116 190.220 252.334 27.000 469.554
  total 206.767 71.952 76.398 355.117 155.830 180.382 771 336.983 362.597 252.334 77.169 692.100

Source: PACI

 

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

1. Characteristics of data and definitions

 

The source of data used here is the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI), an independant government body in charge of :

1- centralising all population and labour force data in order to manage a fully computerised population register

2- issuing mandatory civil identification cards to every resident of the country, regardless of age and nationality.

 

The other source of demographic and socioeconomic data on Kuwait is the Central Statistical Office (CSO), operating within the Planning Ministry. The CSO has conducted ten population and housing censuses since its inception in 1957.

Since 1995 a marked discrepancy was witnessed between PACI’ and CSO’ population figures. PACI’ database is connected electronically with other administrations and bodies registering demographic events and professional/ residency issues (births and death; departures and arrivals; end of service, residency and ID deliveries, etc.).

PACI’s records of residents’ movements is thus regularly updated, which limits the risk of population overcount. Therefore, it is more likely that residents were undercounted during CSO- Ministry of Planning’s census operations (see: Shah, N. Population of Kuwait. Structure and Dynamics, Kuwait: Kuwait University Academic Publication Council, 2010, chapter 1).

 

(a) Kuwaiti: the Kuwaiti nationality rests upon a document of Kuwaiti nationality or a certificate proving Kuwaiti nationality issued by the Ministry of Interior of Kuwait.

 

(b) Non-Kuwaiti: his/ her nationality is determined by the name of the State having issued the passport. The foreign national also entered Kuwait legally and has a stamp of residence.

This category includes the Bidoon, a category of stateless persons living in the Emirate. Kuwait’s Bidoon population originates from three broad categories:

1) those whose ancestors failed to apply for nationality or lacked necessary documentation at the time of Kuwait’s independence in 1961;

2) those recruited to work in Kuwait’s army or police force during the 1960s who permanently settled in Kuwait, along with their families;

3) children of Kuwaiti mothers and stateless or foreign fathers (see Human Rights Watch. Prisoners of the Past. Kuwaiti Bidun and the Burden of Statelessness, June 2011, p. 3).

 

(c) Population in the labour force: population aged 15 years and above, included in the labour market, either employed (in the government or private sector, as itinerant worker, employed in the domestic sector), or unemployed.

 

(d) Population out of the labour force: population aged 15 years and above, not contributing to any economic activity and not included in the labour market, among which the students, the housewives, the retired persons or self-sufficients.

 

2. Institution which provides data

 

The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI)

 

3. Period of data coverage: December 2012

 

The database is updated three times a year and the website presents only the most recent data.

 

4. Data availability

 

The statistics section of PACI’s website (http://www.paci.gov.kw/en/ (English); http://www.paci.gov.kw/ (Arabic)) provides population and socio-economic data broken down by nationality (Kuwaiti/ non-Kuwaiti). Some data are displayed by nationality groups.

Analytical tables and data crosstabulations are available for download in PDF, html, .png and Excel (.csv) formats.

 

Date of access: June 2013.