20/07/2025
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20/07/2025
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KUWAIT CITY, July 21: The domestic labor market has undergone remarkable changes over the past year, with a sharp decline in the number of Filipino domestic workers and a rise in the number of workers from other nationalities, particularly the Nepalese and Sri Lankans. According to the report of the Central Statistical Bureau covering data up to March 31, 2025, a total of 44,085 Filipino domestic workers left the country. Compared to the same period in 2024, this means a 25 percent drop in the Filipino domestic workforce.
In contrast, around 21,000 Nepalese and 14,000 Sri Lankans entered the domestic labor sector, with Nepalese workers alone increasing by 61 percent over the year. The report also stated a significant rise in the number of domestic workers from Mali and Benin. The number of female workers from Mali doubled, while Benin recorded an increase of 3,737 workers.
Meanwhile, the number of Indian male domestic workers declined by more than 35,000 -- dropping from 248,000 in March 2024 to 212,000 in March 2025.
Another remarkable change was the emergence of Sudanese workers among the top 10 nationalities in the domestic labor sector -- with 1,353 workers -- most of whom are men; while Pakistani workers dropped out of the top 10 list. These figures confirm the changing dynamics in labor supply and demand among the domestic workforce; possibly driven by recruitment policies, regional labor agreements, and economic conditions in both source and host countries.
