Euro area vs Kuwait: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)
Euro area
58.1%
in 2025
Kuwait
73.8%
in 2016
Euro area rank
23rd
Kuwait rank
22nd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) over time
- Euro area
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 73.8% against 58.1% in Euro area, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 23rd and Kuwait ranks 22nd of 33 groups.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.2% | 59.4% | 6.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 54.2% | 59.2% | 5.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 72.8% | 16.5% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 75.9% | 19.2% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+), Euro area or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 73.8% against 58.1% in Euro area as of 2016.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) between Euro area and Kuwait?
- 15.7%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Kuwait?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2016.
- How do Euro area and Kuwait rank globally for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Euro area ranks 23rd and Kuwait ranks 22nd of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.