Kuwait’s efforts to align its workforce with national employment goals reflect a broader strategy to address these demographic challenges while enhancing economic stability
Kuwait’s expatriate workforce has seen a 2.9% increase in recent months, with Indian nationals topping the list of foreign workers, as highlighted by recent official statistics, reported gulfnews.com.
The total number of expatriates in Kuwait’s labor market rose from 1.64 million in June 2023 to 1.68 million by June 2024, accounting for 78.9% of the country’s workforce, according to Al Qabas.
As of June, Indians led the expatriate population in Kuwait with 537,430 workers, followed by Egyptians at 474,000. Overall, Kuwait’s workforce numbers surpassed 2.1 million, with both government and private sector employees contributing to this figure, as per data from Kuwait’s Central Statistical Bureau.
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In a broader context, foreign nationals constitute about 3.3 million of Kuwait’s 4.9 million population, illustrating the ongoing demographic imbalance that the country is seeking to address
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Recent government initiatives have focused on boosting employment opportunities for Kuwaiti citizens, reducing reliance on foreign labor, and ensuring a more balanced workforce composition across sectors
A breakdown of the workforce reveals a stark difference in the distribution of local and foreign employees across sectors. Kuwaitis make up approximately 79.6% of the government sector’s 474,000 employees, yet represent only 4.4% of the private sector’s 1.7 million workers. Kuwaitis currently make up 21.1% of the total workforce, a slight increase from 447,064 in June 2023 to 451,595 in June 2024.
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