Kuwait: Holders of article 17 residence permits (Government labour) by nationality group and sex (2019-2022)

  2019 2020 2021 2022
  Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Arab countries 37,003 19,309 56,312 34,865 18,878 53,743 33,542 18,454 51,996 33,634 18,766 52,400
Non‐Arab Asian countries 28,609 18,368 46,977 26,277 17,670 43,947 24,885 17,526 42,411 24,652 18,300 42,952
Non‐Arab African countries 351 146 497 321 152 473 322 142 464 346 143 489
Europe 598 413 1,011 544 369 913 509 296 805 605 298 903
North America 856 183 1,039 803 187 990 813 196 1,009 814 201 1,015
South and Central America 59 22 81 51 23 74 46 22 68 52 19 71
Australia and Pacific 44 9 53 40 9 49 42 6 48 41 8 49
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1
Total 67,520 38,450 105,970 62,901 37,288 100,189 60,159 36,644 96,803 60,144 37,736 97,880

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.

Data presented in the table are stock data: non-national residents holding a residence permit on December 31st, the given year (residencies delivered for the first time a given year+residencies renewed that year).

Residencies are valid for 1 to 5 years.

The present figures include permits delivered for the purpose of working in the government sector in Kuwait.

 

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.

 

Permits 17, 18, 19 and 20 are only granted after Ministry of Labour issues a work permit.

 

  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.

 

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