Number of Expatriates in Saudi

Saudi Arabia is a home for almost eight nationals with 85.6 percent of the total number of expatriates which is roughly 9 million people in 2013 according to the latest research study and of course the Filipinos are among of them.

In a report from an American website - Bio, south Asian nationals account the largest population in the kingdom namely, the Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis as compared to other nationalities of the world. Among the Arab nationals, Egyptians has the largest population then followed by the Yemenis and Sudanese. How about the Filipinos? The Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are next to Egyptians which is in 5^th place for the most number of expatriates in the kingdom. To make it clearer and more visual here’s a chart showing the population of Expats in the KSA:

An estimated of 10 million expatriates are living in the kingdom, wherein 85.6 percent of expatriates comprised the eight (8) nations from India (largest population with 19.4%), Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Philippines, Yemen, Indonesia, and Sudan. Fifteen (15) percent belongs to other different countries such as Lebanon, UK, USA, and so on.

Let me convert the population percentage into numbers:

India = 19.4% = 1.76 million

Pakistan =14.5% = 1.32 million

Bangladesh = 14.4% = 1.31 million

Egypt = 14.3% = 1.30 million

Philippines = 11.3% = 1.03 million

Yemen = 5.07% = 460,000

Indonesia = 4.19% = 380,000

Sudan = 2.5% = 230,000

Others = 15% 

          Sri Lanka = 150,000

          Jordan = 170,000

Syria = 140,000

          Kuwait = 130,000

Palestine = 120,000

Turkey = 100,000

Lebanon = 60,000

Britain = 30,000

South Sudan 30,000

Afghanistan = 20,000

          Nepal = 20,000

          Thailand = 20,000

          Ethiopia = 30,000

          Eritrea = 40,000

          United States = 40,000

Morocco = 20,000

          Nigeria = 10,000

`        Chad = 10,000

          Tunisia = 10,000

          Others = 10,000

According to the website – worldpopulation.com, the latest estimate of the population of the country is to be around 20,654,212 citizens, with 9 million expatriates or foreigners.