Egyptian labor force largest in Kuwait: Report

Egyptian labor force largest in Kuwait: Report

KUWAIT: Egypt has the largest expatriate group in Kuwait’s labor force for the first time, according to recent statistics. A government report released recently shows that there were 456,600 Egyptian workers in Kuwait’s labor market as of the end of September 2021; or 24 percent of the total workforce of 1.9 million workers (excluding domestic helpers). The Indian workforce of 451,300 (23.7 percent) came second followed by the Kuwaiti workforce of 424,100 (22.3 percent), according to the newest statistical report prepared by the State Audit Bureau.

The statistics further show that the Kuwaiti labor force make up 22.3 percent of the total workforce, compared to 77.7 percent non-Kuwaitis. Furthermore, the Kuwaiti labor force increased by 2.7 percent during the period covered by the report, whereas the non-Kuwaiti labor force dropped from 80.3 percent, according to the report.

In fourth place comes the Bangladeshi workforce with 161,100 (8.5 percent), followed by the Pakistani workforce with 70,300 (3.7 percent), Filipino with 66,000 (3.5 percent) and Syrian with 63,200 (3.3 percent) respectively. Nepal came in eight place with the number of workers in Kuwait with 40,000 (2.1 percent), followed by Jordan with 25,200 (1.3 percent) and Iran with 20,300 (1.1). The remaining 6.6 percent are