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4. In the case of the Gulf countries

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 12:39 PM

2 hrs ago

I think that the disparity may be because of migrants engaged in construction. The link has tabs which reference "migrant stock".

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Countries With the Highest Percentage of Male Population World Bank (like below) [View all] Ping Tung 3 hrs ago OP

We can take a guess at some of the reasons. Irish_Dem 3 hrs ago #1

A lot of these countries rely on tempory immigrant labor, and Jose Garcia 3 hrs ago #2

No daughters, no grandchildren Walleye 2 hrs ago #5

In the case of the Gulf countries markodochartaigh 2 hrs ago #4

It is dangerous for a country have a large single male population Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #7

Women in those countries probably don't have many rights, either. Diamond_Dog 1 hr ago #8