2019			2020			2021			2022
	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
Arab countries	51	19	70	47	25	72	37	27	64	37	19	56
Non‐Arab Asian countries	265	108	373	203	64	267	161	48	209	188	72	260
Non‐Arab African countries	265	66	331	247	71	318	165	48	213	227	57	284
Europe	21	16	37	15	10	25	12	7	19	14	8	22
North America	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	1
South and Central America	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
Australia and Pacific	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	8
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	603	211	814	513	171	684	377	131	508	469	163	632

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 residing in Kuwait, as a student.

 

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.

 

2. Institution which provides data 

 

Central Statistical Bureau (CSB), Ministry of Planning.

 

3. Period of data coverage

 

December 31st, given years.

 

4. 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, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania

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