Asian expatriates reportedly make up nearly one-third of the total population of Kuwait, outnumbering the natives representing just 31.3 percent of the total four million inhabitants.
The Asian communities dominated the figures with 1,499,929 people among the total 2,722,532 number of foreigners living in Kuwait, the Gulf News reports.
The northern Arabian Gulf state has been home to 3,965,022 people, including nationals and foreigners, as concluded in December 31, 2013.
The number of Kuwaitis among the total population was just 1,242,490, the report added.
Arab communities made up 27.9 percent of the foreign population in Kuwait with 1,106,605, while Africans were a counted few at 76,698.
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