Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 90.1% against 87.7% in Kuwait as of 2025.

What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?

2.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)

Kuwait

87.7%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

90.1%

in 2025

Kuwait rank

3rd

United Arab Emirates rank

2nd

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) over time

Kuwait
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 90.1% against 87.7% in Kuwait, a difference of 2.4%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 187 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	80.5%	89.1%	8.7%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	80.7%	88.7%	8.0%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	85.4%	90.6%	5.2%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	85.9%	88.7%	2.7%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 90.1% against 87.7% in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?: 2.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?: Kuwait ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.