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ExPat Labor Force Statistics Kuwait

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1.15 million expats working in private sector

From today’s Al Watan:

KUWAIT: An official census published on Thursday showed that around 1.15 million expatriates worked in the Kuwaiti private sector until June of this year.

The census, prepared by the Central Census Department, showed that males made up 93.5 percent of the expatriates, while 6.5 percent were female.

The study said that around 67.7 percent of the expatriates got salaries lower than 180 Kuwaiti dinars. About 63 percent of the expats were nonـArabs, while 37 percent were Arabs, the study added. ـKUNA

September 5, 2008 - Posted by | Community, ExPat Life, Family Issues, Kuwait, Living Conditions, News, Social Issues

8 Comments »

  1. lol ! im holding my son ;P

    Grey's avatar Comment by Grey | September 5, 2008 | Reply

  2. I know, Grey, don’t you love it? It was crazy and creative.

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | September 5, 2008 | Reply

  3. expatirates in kuwait , “67.7 percent of the expatriates got salaries lower than 180 Kuwaiti dinars” here is a national joke ( it works for any nation by changing the name of the country)
    What is the definition of an expatriate in kuwait? answer It is the worker who makes less money here than he does back home !!!!!!

    “while 37 percent were Arabs ”
    shut down the sheesha (hubbly bubbly ) shops and you will cut this percentage to almost 1% as it seems most of them work there making smoke and adding to global warming .

    daggero's avatar Comment by daggero | September 5, 2008 | Reply

  4. A worker who makes LESS money than he does at home, Daggero? That’s about $700/month.

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | September 5, 2008 | Reply

  5. 65% of statistics are inaccurate 😀 ff

    Mrm's avatar Comment by Mrm | September 5, 2008 | Reply

  6. LOL, Mrm! Is that another way of calling Blarney?

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | September 5, 2008 | Reply

  7. Yes, and as any expat here in Kuwait will tell you, Kuwaitis NEVER falsify any documentation or lie about salaries! 😉

    Byte-Stryke's avatar Comment by Byte-Stryke | November 1, 2008 | Reply

  8. No kidding, Byte-Stryke?

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | November 1, 2008 | Reply


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