Indian community in Kuwait crosses 8 lakh in number

IIK Staff Reporter

As per the latest statistics issued by the authorities on 18 February 2015, the number of Indian nationals legally residing in Kuwait has crossed the 8 lakh mark. According to the statistics, Indian community in Kuwait continues to grow at 5-6% per annum and remains the most preferred community in Kuwait, the second biggest expatriate community being the Egyptians.

The statistics also reveals that the gender ratio of Indians in Kuwait is highly skewed as there are about 6 lakh Indian males as against only 2 lakh Indian females in the country.

Out of 8 lakh Indians, 2.8 lakh are domestic workers (i.e. drivers, gardeners, cleaners, ayahs, cooks and housemaids). There are about 1.9 lakh male domestic workers where as the female domestic workers constitutes about 0.9 lakh.

The majority of Indians are deployed in private sectors which includes construction workers, technicians, engineers, doctors, chartered accountants, IT experts, etc. In addition, there are about 1 lakh dependants i.e. spouses/children. Out of these, there are about 42,000 Indian students studying in 20 Indian schools in the country.

There are about 24,000 Indians working for the Kuwaiti Government in various jobs like nurses, engineers in National Oil Companies and a few scientists. The demand for Indian nurses remains strong as ever in Kuwait.

However, according to official records, there are estimated 25,000 Indian nationals who have overstayed their visas and, are staying illegally in the country. It is should be their prime responsibility to get their residency status corrected to make their presence legal according to the law of the land.
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