Indians in Saudi Arabia
Total population | |
---|---|
4,100,000[1][2] ~13.22% of the Saudi Arabia's population (2017) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Jubail, Jizan | |
Languages | |
Malayalam • Tamil • Marathi • Telugu • Kannada • Hindi • Urdu | |
Religion | |
Majority: Islam Minority: Hinduism • Sikhism • Jainism • Zoroastrianism • Buddhism • Christianity • Judaism • Bahá'í | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Indian diaspora |
Indians in Saudi Arabia are the largest community of expatriates in Saudi Arabia. India and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to manage and organize the recruitment of domestic workers in January 2014. Between then and April 2016, 500,000 Indians moved to Saudi Arabia for employment. The agreement includes a provision which stipulates that sponsors must pay a guarantee of US $2,500 for each Indian worker they recruit.[3]
Demographics
The following table shows the estimated population of Indians in Saudi Arabia since 1975.
Year | Population |
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1975 | 34,500[4] |
1979 | 100,000[4] |
1983 | 270,000[4] |
1987 | 380,000[4] |
1991 | 351,000[4] |
1999 | 700,000[4] |
2000 | 1,000,000[4] |
2004 | 1,300,000[5] |
2015 | 3,000,000[3][6] |
2017 | 4,100,000[1][2] |
Education
Indian curriculum schools in Saudi Arabia include:
- International Indian School, Dammam
- International Indian School Jeddah
- International Indian School, Al-Jubail
- International Indian School, Riyadh
- New Middle East International School, Riyadh
- International Indian Public School, Riyadh
- Yara International School, Riyadh
- Al-Yasmin International School , Riyadh
See also
References
- 1 2 "How Saudi Arabia's 'Family Tax' Is Forcing Indians To Return Home". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- 1 2 "Indians brace for Saudi 'family tax'". Times of India. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- 1 2 "500K Indian workers arrive in 16 months". Arab News. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Report of the High Level Committee on the Indian Diaspo" (PDF). indiandiaspora.nic.in. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Arab versus Asian migrant workers in the GCC countries" (PDF). p. 10.
- ↑ "PM Modi's Saudi Agenda Big On Oil And Indian Workers". NDTV. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
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