Kuwait vs Qatar: Employment rate, men vs. women
Kuwait
87.7%
in 2025
Qatar
95.5%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
3rd
Qatar rank
1st
Employment rate, men vs. women over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 95.5% against 87.7% in Kuwait, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.5% | 95.1% | 14.7% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 94.9% | 14.2% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 95.5% | 10.2% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 95.4% | 9.5% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment rate, men vs. women, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 95.5% against 87.7% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment rate, men vs. women between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 7.8%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for employment rate, men vs. women?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employment rate, men vs. women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the male working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.