Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 75.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Kuwait stood at 75.1%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Kuwait peaked at 75.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 1992.
Kuwait ranks 56th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.4% | — |
| 1991 | 65.7% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 65.1% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 67.2% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 68.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 68.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 67.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 67.5% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 67.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 69.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 75.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.9% | 65.1% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 67.2% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 69.9% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 70.9% | 75.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Kuwait?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Kuwait was 75.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Kuwait ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.