Nasra M Shah Professor Kuwait University nasrahsc edu

Nasra M. Shah Professor, Kuwait University nasra@hsc. edu. kw Presented at the Third Workshop on Nationalization of the Workforce in GCC Countries, New York University Institute, Abu Dhabi, November 20 -21, 2011

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DATA SOURCES (Contd. )

Total population Bahrain Migrant stock 2010 % migrants 807, 000 315, 403 39. 1 Kuwait 3, 051, 000 2, 097, 527 68. 8 Oman 2, 905, 000 826, 074 28. 4 Qatar 1, 508, 000 1, 305, 428 86. 5 Saudi Arabia 26, 246, 000 7, 288, 900 27. 8 United Arab Emirates 4, 707, 000? 3, 293, 264 70. 0 Total 39, 224, 000 15, 126, 596 38. 6

Total population Migrant stock 2010 % migrants Bahrain(2008)a 1, 107, 000 569, 000 51. 4 Kuwait (2010) b 3, 566, 437 2, 433, 223 68. 2 Oman (2008)a 2, 867, 000 900, 000 31. 4 Qatar (2010)a 1, 697, 000 1, 477, 000 87. 0 27, 136, 977 8, 429, 401 31. 0 5, 066, 000? 4, 143, 000 82. 0 41, 440, 414 17, 951, 624 43. 3 Saudi Arabia (2010)c United Arab Emirates (2009)c Total

Sending Country Year Destination KSA UAE Other GCC Total # India 2010 45. 1 21. 4 33. 5 610, 409 Philippines 2010 44. 3 30. 4 25. 3 661, 475 Bangladesh 2010 2. 5 70. 8 26. 7 286, 975 Indonesia 2009 77. 7 8. 5 13. 8 331, 023 Sri Lanka 2008 31. 5 23. 9 44. 6 214, 431 Pakistan 2007 30. 4 50. 0 19. 6 278, 631

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