# Over 11,000 Indian workers died in Saudi, UAE each since 2021 2026-08-14T02:41:53+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet India's external affairs ministry told Parliament on Thursday that over 11,000 Indian workers died in Saudi Arabia and another 11,489 in the UAE between 2021 and 2025, accounting for more than 71 per cent of all Indian fatalities in Gulf nations. Kuwait reported 3,890 deaths, Oman 2,457, Qatar 1,548 and Bahrain 1,206 during this period. Most countries saw a sharp spike in 2021, likely due to Covid-19, with numbers declining in 2022. But Saudi Arabia and the UAE recorded rising deaths from 2022 onward through 2025. Nearly one crore Indians live in the six GCC countries, including 45 lakh in the UAE alone. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Covid-19, Gulf countries, Indian workers, MEA, Parliament, worker fatalities Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/over-11000-indian-workers-died-in-saudi-uae-each-since-2021/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/over-11000-indian-workers-died-in-saudi-uae-each-since-2021/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.