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The majority of the GCC population consists of expatriates (see Markaz Report 2012). Based on 2010 data, Credit Suisse has reported Qatar as having 86.5% expatriates, the highest percentage of international migrants in the world. This is followed by 70% and 68.8% in Kuwait and the UAE, respectively.

Country
Expatriates, %
Qatar
86,5
United Arab Emirates
70,0
Kuwait
68,8
Bahrain
39,1
Oman
28,4
Saudi Arabia
27,8

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Envisat captures sand and dust blowing northeast from the Arabian Peninsula across the Persian Gulf toward Iran (visible at image top). This image has acquired on 1 July 2008 by Envisat’s Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (ESA Photo).

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This Envisat image, acquired on 28 October 2011, shows central Saudi Arabia on the arid Arabian Peninsula. The area pictured is on the central plateau, Nejd, which slopes downwards from west to east. The dark circle near the centre of the image is the capital city of Riyadh (ESA Photo).




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The GCC countries have relatively low population in comparison with other regions, totaling 45 m people in 2011, less than 1% of the global population (see table). Accordung to the Markaz research GCC Demographic Shift 2012, the region is young with 54% under the age of 25, though this is expected to rise to about 36 by 2050.

Country

Population 2011
millions

Population 2050
millions

Bahrain

1,3

2,0

Kuwait

2,8

5,2

Oman

3,0

5,3

Qatar

1,7

2,4

Saudi Arabia

27,9

44,6

United Arab Emirates

7,9

12,2

GCC Total

44,6

71,7


For comparison, Ukraine population is 45,7 m in 2011 (according to Trading Economics), with the significant decline and aging by 2050.



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