Employers, female (% of female employment) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Kuwait, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Kuwait stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 168.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Kuwait peaked at 0.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +111.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 35% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 48% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +111.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 157 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8% compare
- 158 Mauritania 0.8% compare
- 159 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7% compare
- 161 Romania 0.7% compare
- 162 Benin 0.7% compare
- 163 Lithuania 0.7% compare
More work & labour data for Kuwait
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.801 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.9054 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2002)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4407 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,644 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 0 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,171 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,431 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,602 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Kuwait?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Kuwait was 0.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Kuwait ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).