Approximately 10 million Indian nationals reside in the six GCC countries Saudi Arabia and the UAE accounted for the vast majority of Indian worker fatalities across Gulf countries from 2021 to 2025 – over 71% of total recorded deaths. According to figures released by ministry of external affairs (MEA) in Parliament on Thursday, Saudi Arabia topped the list with 11,923 deaths, and the UAE was second with 11,489 fatalities. Kuwait reported 3,890 deaths, Oman 2,457, Qatar 1,548 and Bahrain 1,206 deaths. Most nations experienced a sharp spike in deaths in 2021, likely correlated with Covid-19 pandemic, followed by a decline in 2022.From 2022 onwards, while countries like Bahrain and Qatar registered lower death counts, Saudi Arabia and the UAE recorded upward trends through 2024-2025. Approximately 10 million Indian nationals reside in the six GCC countries, with the UAE alone accounting for 4.5 million Indians.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosAir India Tightens Pilot Safety Checks After AI2379 Altitude Loss And Positive Marijuana TestJPSC-JSSC Stir Enters Day 20: Police Book 600 After Assembly March, Students Refuse To Back DownAkali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Near Hazur Sahib Gurdwara, Assailant Uses Sharp Weapon | WatchPrajwal Revanna’s Jail Phone Had 90 Porn Videos, Senior Prison Official Suspended After Search’Is This The Way In Democracy?’Kharge Fumes, Raises Haldwani ‘Purification’ Row, Nadda Assures ProbeRed Fort Blast: UN Security Council Body Links Deadly Attack To AQIS; Reveals Grisly DetailsPit Bull Attack in Patiala Couple Suffers Multiple Injuries- Wife Undergoes SurgeryThreat Letter Targets Kashmiri Pandits In Kashmir, Employees Asked To Stay Alert Amid Security FearChilling Crash Video: Atiq Ahmed’s Son’s Creta Flips After Losing Control On Highway | WatchUdhayanidhi Backs CM Vijay’s Tamil Nadu Delimitation Stand, Demands No Cut In State’s LS Seats123PhotostoriesExclusive – From struggling with the painful tear gas stunt due to asthma to life as an expat in Thailand; Avika Gor on Khatron Ke Khiladi 15, stunts and moreA high-value woman doesn’t chase validation: 5 Signs of a woman who knows her worth, sets boundaries and walks away when neededOprah Winfrey talks sleep with Dr John La Puma: Why your nighttime routine may be affecting your heart, hormones and body clock’Vishwanath And Sons’: Five reasons to watch Suriya and Mamitha Baiju starrer helmed by Venky Atluri on big screens10 baby names inspired by the “first light of dawn”Why defrosting your fridge is important and 3 smart ways to do itWhy do train tracks have small stones around them? Here’s what they actually doYour balcony can be more than a laundry zone: 8 clever makeover ideas to turn a small Indian apartment balcony into a space you will actually useAlia Bhatt’s hairstylist Amit Thakur reveals the truth about hair spas!Kangana Ranaut turns heads on her first Teej in a Kanjeevaram lime green saree, proving traditional never means boring123Hot PicksKaroline LeavittNCERTTrump SocialJharkhand protestN ChandrasekaranNEET PG 2026 city slipIran warKarnataka bandhUP NEET UG counsellingTop TrendingChhattisgarh NH-30 AccidentKarnataka Closed TodayMallikarjun KhargeBengaluru Mother AccidentGermany Haryana Youth MurderGujarat SuicideSouth Delhi MurderAbhijeet DipkeWeather TomorrowShakeel Noorani
Saudi Arabia and the UAE accounted for the vast majority of Indian worker fatalities across Gulf countries from 2021 to 2025 – over 71% of total recorded deaths. According to figures released by ministry of external affairs (MEA) in Parliament on Thursday, Saudi Arabia topped the list with 11,923 deaths, and the UAE was second with 11,489 fatalities. Kuwait reported 3,890 deaths, Oman 2,457, Qatar 1,548 and Bahrain 1,206 deaths. Most nations experienced a sharp spike in deaths in 2021, likely correlated with Covid-19 pandemic, followed by a decline in 2022.From 2022 onwards, while countries like Bahrain and Qatar registered lower death counts, Saudi Arabia and the UAE recorded upward trends through 2024-2025. Approximately 10 million Indian nationals reside in the six GCC countries, with the UAE alone accounting for 4.5 million Indians.