Unemployment rate of males vs females in Kuwait
Kuwait: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 0.992 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Kuwait, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate of males vs females in Kuwait is 0.992, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of males vs females in Kuwait peaked at 1.81 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.413, in 1994.
That places Kuwait 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.544 | — |
| 1992 | 0.538 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.477 | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.413 | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 0.418 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.429 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.433 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.434 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.494 | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 0.497 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.676 | +36.0% |
| 2003 | 0.791 | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 | +28.8% |
| 2005 | 0.86 | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 0.767 | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.957 | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 1 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.42 | +41.4% |
| 2011 | 1.48 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.49 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.54 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.75 | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 1.28 | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 0.911 | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 0.971 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.972 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.981 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.81 | +84.8% |
| 2021 | 1.48 | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.908 | -38.4% |
| 2023 | 0.889 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.937 | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 0.992 | +5.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.992 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.94, 20% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.992 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.53, 12% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +84.8% | 0.981 | 1.81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4577 | 0.413 | 0.544 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.812 | 0.494 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 | 0.911 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 0.889 | 1.81 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 of males vs females in Kuwait?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in Kuwait was 0.992 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.413 in 1994.
- How does Kuwait rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- Kuwait ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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