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==Immigration into Kuwait== | ==Immigration into Kuwait== | ||
*There are a large number of expatriates in Kuwait, with most residing in '''Kuwait City'''. Expatriates are primarily attracted by the '''employment opportunities''' in Kuwait. '''Expatriates account for 69% of Kuwait's total population.''' | |||
*The '''Indian''' community in Kuwait includes Indian expats '''(mostly hailing from the southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu)''', as well as Kuwaiti citizens of Indian origin. According to the Indian ministry of external affairs, there are around 989,000 Indians as on 31 December 2020,[1] constituting the | |||
*'''Egyptians''' are the second largest expat community in Kuwait, numbering more than 666,000 workers (December 2020). | |||
*The population of '''Pakistanis''' in Kuwait is around 100,000 (December 2020). The former Pakistani chargé d'affaires in Kuwait has given a higher estimate of 150,000 in 2009. | |||
*There are around 161,000 '''Syrian''' expats in Kuwait. Syrians were among the first educated work force in Kuwait, the first Syrian expats immigrated to Kuwait in the 1960s. | |||
*In 2012, there were 45,000 '''Iranian''' expats according to the population census. Iranians are heavily concentrated in the '''Bneid al-Gar suburb of Kuwait City'''. Most Iranians are employed in the private sector. In 2011, there were 42,795 Iranians in Kuwait; 699 were employed in the public sector, 24,684 in the private sector and 16,577 were on dependent visas. | |||
*There are 70,000 '''Palestinian''' expats in Kuwait. | |||
*There are roughly 241,000 (as of December 2020) '''Filipinos''' in Kuwait. Most are migrant workers, and approximately 60% of Filipinos in Kuwait are employed as domestic workers. In 2011, Kuwait was the sixth-largest destination of Overseas Filipino Workers, with 65,000 hired or rehired in the nation in 2011. | |||
*There are 4,000 '''Turkish''' expats in Kuwait. Most Turks work as barbers, engineers, businessmen and doctors.<ref>"Expatriates in Kuwait", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expatriates_in_Kuwait, accessed17 June 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Kuwait== | ==Emigration From Kuwait== | ||
==Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ||