A new report from the Central Administration of Statistics and the Public Authority for Manpower shows that the number of workers in Kuwait has increased by 63,000 in the first three months of 2023. This brings the total number of workers in the country to 2.853 million, an increase of 2.2% from the end of last year.
The number of Indian workers in Kuwait increased by 22,993, reported Al-Qabas daily, bringing the total number of Indian workers to 857,671. Egyptians came in second place with 486,656 workers, an increase of 3,473. Kuwaiti workers came in third place with 444,822 workers, up 2,175. Filipino workers maintained fourth place, surpassing Bangladeshis. The number of employees in the government sector increased by 3,722 during the first quarter of 2023. This brings the total number of employees in the government sector to 468,328. The rise was driven by an increase of 2,290 Kuwaiti nationals, against 1,432 expat workers.
Meanwhile, the number of domestic workers increased by 26,886, bringing the total number to 780,183. Of these, 98.9% are from 10 main nationalities, while the remaining 0.1% is from other nationalities. India has the most numerous domestic workers in the country, with a total of 347,000 workers. This is an increase of 9,700 workers from the end of last year. The Philippines is in second place, followed by Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Ethiopia, Benin, Indonesia, Mali, and Pakistan.
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