Kuwait vs Upper middle income: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)
Kuwait
71.8%
in 2025
Upper middle income
59.5%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
18th
Upper middle income rank
19th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time
- Kuwait
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 71.8% against 59.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Kuwait ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.2% | 66.7% | 1.5% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 63.4% | 3.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 61.7% | 8.4% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 59.4% | 11.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Kuwait or Upper middle income?
- Kuwait, at 71.8% against 59.5% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Kuwait and Upper middle income?
- 12.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Upper middle income rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 19th 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+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.