INSIGHT REPORTS
Rigorous, data-driven analysis of the key figures, networks, and demographic realities shaping the political, societal, and economic landscapes of Qatar and the wider Gulf region.
Drawing on original research conducted since 2013, these reports address the critical data gaps that official sources rarely navigate—from granular population breakdowns to the corporate structures connecting the region’s most powerful merchant families. Over the years, this body of work has served as a foundational resource, cited by academic publishers, international media, global think tanks, and reference databases worldwide.
Rigorous, data-driven analysis of the key figures, networks, and demographic realities shaping the political, societal, and economic landscapes of Qatar and the wider Gulf region.
Drawing on original research conducted since 2013, these reports address the critical data gaps that official sources rarely navigate—from granular population breakdowns to the corporate structures connecting the region’s most powerful merchant families. Over the years, this body of work has served as a foundational resource, cited by academic publishers, international media, global think tanks, and reference databases worldwide.
Population of Qatar by nationality
Qatar is home to numerous people from around the world, who comprise the vast majority of its population, with Qataris being a minority for decades now. As the exact breakdown by nationality is not something that is made publicly available, we have embarked on collating as much data as possible on the subject, in order to shine a light on a matter of common interest.
A guide to the most powerful families in Qatar
Qatar, despite its rapid development and modernization, is still a tribal society at its core, at least when all the expats, who represent 88% of the population, are discounted for and the power structure of…
Population of Bahrain by nationality
Bahrain, like many of its GCC neighbors, has a population shaped largely by labor migration — with expatriates making up over half the population and accounting for a striking 77 percent of the…
Population of Kuwait by nationality
Similarly to its neighbors in the GCC, Kuwait relies heavily on its imported workforce and while the percentage of expatriates is not to the extremes of Qatar or the UAE, the country’s population is nevertheless dominated…
Population of UAE by nationality
Similarly to its neighbors in the GCC, UAE is relying heavily on foreign labor to keep its projects and economy running. Alongside Qatar, the country has the highest percentage of immigrants in relation to…