Residence permits by country of citizenship of holder (Kuwait) (2009; 2011; 2012) (some nationalities)

Country of citizenship	2.009	2011	2012
ARAB COUNTRIES
Iraq	15.495	15.378	15.162
Syria	131.115	132.001	133.873
Lebanon	43.345	42.311	42.105
Jordan	50.104	53.155	54.468
Palestine	0	8.048	578
Egypt	427.017	457.591	468.600
Other Arabs	29.936	24.629	25.259
Total Arab nationalities	697.012	733.113	740.045
OTHER COUNTRIES
Iran	46.799	43.793	42.128
Philippines	109.852	139.964	159.307
Pakistan	127.433	122.631	117.626
India	595.054	647.295	678.377
Bangladesh	208.614	195.540	185.434
Sri Lanka	101.418	110.830	107.713
Other nationalities	191.764	210.391	269.061
TOTAL ALL NATIONALITIES	2.077.946	2.203.557	2.299.691

Source: Ministry of Interior

 

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

1. Definitions

 

Residency procedures do not apply to GCC nationals.

 

The bidoun, a stateless population, are not included in the residency documents holders.

 

The table refers to all types of residency permits, i.e. granted under articles 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24 of the immigration regulations.

Data presented in the table are stock data: all the non-national residents holding a residence permit on December 31st, the given year. The table excludes the Bidoun, the non-Kuwaiti GCC citizens and those in irregular situation.

 

 

2. Institution which provides data

 

Ministry of Interior

 

3. Period of data coverage

 

December 31st, 2011

 

4. Data availability

 

a- 2009′ data is published in MoI’ 2009 Statistical Yearbook, in Chapter “Immigration statistics”, available online at: http://www.moi.gov.kw/portal/varabic/statistics/stats.htm

Last date of access: September 3rd, 2013.

b- 2011′ data is tabulated in MoI’ 2011 Statistical Yearbook, in Chapter “Immigration statistics” (not available online). The volume may be directly obtained from MoI.

c- 2012 data is unpublished as of September 2013 and has been obtained from MoI.