Kuwait city: Data released by the Statistical Center of the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC) revealed on Saturday that the population of the GCC countries would reach 61.2 million by the end of 2024.
According to Kuwait News Agency, the data was issued on the occasion of World Population Day and indicated an increase of more than 2.1 million people compared to 2023. This growth represents a 36 percent increase, highlighting a rapid recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The population has risen by about 7.6 million people since 2021, demonstrating the resumption of population growth at an accelerated pace after the slowdown experienced by some countries during the pandemic. The center further reported that the total number of males in the GCC countries reached approximately 38.5 million, constituting 62.8 percent of the total population, while the number of females reached approximately 22.7 million, or 37.2 percent of the total population.
It was explained that the GCC population constituted 0.7 percent of the world's population, and the gender ratio in the GCC reached 169 males for every 100 females last year. In contrast, the gender ratio for the total world population was 101 males for every 100 females. The GCC Statistical Center, established in Oman, serves as the official authority for data, information, and statistics related to the GCC countries.