800,000 expats entered Kuwait in 5 years

Kuwait government statistics stated that 802,000 expats entered Kuwait between 2015 and 2019, Al Qabas reported.

The statistics that were referred to the National Assembly showed a significant decline in the number of expats entering Kuwait in the past couple years.

Although there has been a decline in the number of expats entering the country, the topic of demographic imbalance has gained momentum recently, as the governmental officials and MPs call on shifting the imbalance.

Compared to the 222,000 expats who entered Kuwait in 2017, a sharp decline occurred in 2019 as around 91,000 entered the country.

A ministerial source told Al Qabas that a smart recruitment strategy will be put into place for recruiting foreign workers as a way to deal with the demographic imbalance. Part of the strategy will include: hiring more nationals in the governmental and private sector and employing technology to reduce labour.