EXPATRIATES POPULATION IN SAUDI ARABIA
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a second home for 9.2 million expatriates, of which 42% are working in both public and private sectors. Nearly 86% of foreign workers in Saudi Arabia has a monthly salary of less than 2000/- Saudi riyals. According to a study conducted by International Al-Jazeera Academy.
Saudi Arabia is on 4th rank for having largest population of foreigners with 9.2 million expatriates. While United States at top 1st with 45.8 million expats, Then Russia at 2nd place with 11 million foreigners, Germany at 3rd with 9.8 millions and United Arab Emirates at 5th with 7.8 million foreigners.
As per Central Department of Statistics & Information, In the year end of 2014, KSA has a population of 30.8 million. Out of this 9.2 million are Saudi expats that is nearly 33%, 75 percent of expats are from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt and Philippines. In the next 25% we have expats from Yemen, Indonesia, Sudan and other countries.
Saudi Arabia is now provided most of the services online for expats of which most accessing services are applying for online Permanent family visa, applying for online family visit visa and extending family visit visa.