Kerala Gulf diaspora
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3.5 million (2020 est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| UAE | 773,624 |
| Kuwait | 634,728 |
| Saudi Arabia | 447,440 |
| Qatar | 445,000 |
| Oman | 134,019 |
| Bahrain | 101,556 |
| Languages | |
| Malayalam, Gulf Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Islam, Christianity | |
The Kerala Gulf diaspora refers to the people of Kerala living in the West Asian Arab states of the Persian Gulf. A report presented in 2014, estimates that 90 percent of Kerala's 2.36 million-strong diaspora resides in the Middle East. Nearly 80 percent of Indians living in Kuwait are from Kerala according to the 2008 survey commissioned by the Department of Non-resident Keralite Affairs.