The native population of Kuwait is 15 lakhs
According to the figures released by the authority, there has been an increase of 0.019% in the number of Kuwaitis in 2022. The figures show that the total number of citizens in the country rose to 1.5 million while the total population of Kuwait reached 4.7 million. The report also pointed out that there has been an increase in the number of 17 foreign nationals living in Kuwait. However, the number of expatriates from three countries namely Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Iran has decreased, Al-Qabas newspaper reported citing figures. The country’s non-Kuwaiti population has reached 3.2 million.
Kuwait also has more Indians in the workforce
According to the report, 35 percent of Kuwaiti citizens over the age of 15 are not participating in the labor market as they are students, full-time domestic workers or retired earners. Only 32 percent of Kuwaiti citizens are employed in the country’s various employment sectors. Compared to the size of the workforce in the labor market, the majority of people in the labor market are from India. Next are Egyptians, Filipinos and Bangladeshis. Meanwhile, people from the Syrian community are the least represented by the percentage of workers in Kuwait’s labor market.
The total population of Kuwait is 47 lakhs
The report revealed that the total number of workers in Kuwait is 2.05 million and 24 percent of them are employed in the government sector. Kuwaiti nationals rank third with 22 percent of the total workforce in the public and private sectors. Indians and Egyptians occupy the top two positions. Kuwaiti nationals constitute the highest percentage of the total workforce in the government sector. Meanwhile, in the private sector, Kuwaiti nationals are ranked fourth.
Basic information about the population of Kuwait:
– The total population of Kuwait is 4.7 million people
– 1.5 million of them are Kuwaiti citizens
– 3.2 million expatriates
– 2.05 million workers in Kuwait labor market
– 4923000 workers in government sector
– 7727000 domestic workers in Kuwait
– 74 percent of expatriates are employed in the labor market
The new law amendment will backfire on Indians
As part of controlling the expatriate population in Kuwait, the Kuwaiti government has introduced new amendments to the law related to population structure. The new authorities have brought amendments including the implementation of new expatriate recruitment policy according to the population of each country. The law also stipulates that decisions should be taken considering the nationality of expatriate workers while implementing the law related to population control in the country. This means that if more expatriates from a country are currently present in Kuwait, restrictions should be placed on recruitment from those countries. Thus the recruitment limit should be fixed for each country. Formulate such a recruiting policy considering factors such as education, age, nature of jobs, labor market requirements etc. This will be a big blow to the Indian diaspora as they are the largest in the population.
