Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 2.2% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Kuwait, 2000–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Kuwait is 2.2%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Kuwait peaked at 5.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +422.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -70.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +97.8% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -32.8% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +10.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 44% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.8%, 37% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +422.7% | 1.1% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 5 |
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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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Kuwait?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Kuwait was 2.2% in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Kuwait ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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