Four Asian nationalities account for 86.1 percent of Kuwait’s domestic workforce, with Indian, Sri Lankan, Filipino and Bangladeshi workers collectively numbering 760,744 out of a total of 883,308, according to statistical data released by the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI).
The Indians form the largest group, with 344,532 domestic workers, representing approximately 39 percent of the total. Their numbers place India well ahead of the other nationalities represented in the sector.
Sri Lankan workers rank second, numbering 157,901 and accounting for 17.9 percent of Kuwait’s domestic workforce, followed by the Filipino nationals in third place, with 151,369 workers, representing 17.1 percent of the total and then comes the Bangladeshi nationals in fourth place with 106,942 workers, equivalent to 12.1 percent .
Together, the four nationalities account for more than eight out of every 10 domestic workers in Kuwait. The remaining 13.9 percent, or approximately 122,564 workers, come from other nationalities.
The figures highlight the concentration of Kuwait’s domestic workforce among a relatively small number of nationalities. Indian nationals alone account for nearly four out of every 10 workers in the sector, while the Sri Lankan and Filipino communities hold similar shares, separated by a relatively narrow margin.