Kuwait: Cancelled residency permits by holder’s region of origin (2013-2022)

  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Arab countries 38,123 36,757 34,342 15,569 19,673 21,015 20,139 337,674 21,199 23,468
Non‐Arab Asian countries 87,582 122,204 129,603 18,324 18,210 20,109 24,098 671,035 35,124 30,391
Non‐Arab African countries 6,252 11,863 12,924 786 648 661 764 18,140 1,023 871
Europe 1,325 1,011 842 614 562 478 654 3,094 593 516
North America 3,289 2,194 2,079 867 694 734 984 4,878 912 933
South and Central America 151 94 73 38 62 68 82 586 86 53
Australia and Pacific 126 120 83 53 56 38 51 311 63 47
Other 5 2 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0
Total 136,853 174,245 179,949 36,251 39,909 43,104 46,772 1,035,718 59,001 56,279

Source: Central Statistical Bureau, Migration Statistics Bulletin, given years.

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

  1. Definitions

 

Ministry of Interior’s (Directorate of Migration’s) annual records of residency permits granted to foreign residents by type/ purpose of permit, sex and regional origin of holder.

The present figures include permits delivered for all purposes of stay in Kuwait:

1- Labour in all sectors: governmental (n°17); private sector (n°18); business (n°19) and domestic (n°20) sectors

2- Residence: temporary residence (n°14); as family dependent (permit n°22); for the purpose of studying (n°23) and for self-sponsorship (n°24).

 

A residency permit is cancelled upon the holder’s end of service and departure from Kuwait, or if the holder stays abroad for more than 6 months.

 

Residency procedures do not apply to GCC nationals and to Bidouns (stateless residents of Kuwait).

The table thus excludes the Bidouns, the non-Kuwaiti GCC citizens and those in irregular situation.

 

  1. Institution which provides data

 

Central Statistical Bureau (CSB), Ministry of Planning.

 

  1. Period of data coverage

 

December 31st, given years.

 

  1. Data availability

 

The present data is taken from the “Migration Statistics” reports, published annually by the CSB.

 

The report (in Arabic and English, PDF format with Excel tables) is available on CSB’s website (Population Statistics, then Migration Statistics)

https://www.csb.gov.kw/Pages/Statistics_en?ID=56&ParentCatID=1

https://www.csb.gov.kw/Pages/Statistics?ID=56&ParentCatID=1

 

Date of access: April 2023

 

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: Kuwait, Foreign Population, Employment, Legal Document, Residence Conditions