Kuwait's demographic plan estimates that the percentage of expatriates will drop to 60 percent from the current 70 percent by 2030, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh said. She was speaking on the occasion of launch of "New Kuwait 2030".
She said that the higher population committee has drawn up its plan, which is based on achieving the 60- 40 ratio by 2030. At present, the number of expatriates is 3.1 million against 1.33 million Kuwaiti citizens, a ratio of 70-30 in favor of expatriates.