Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 236 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2005
All-time low
61.5%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Kuwait, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 100.0% for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 1950.
Kuwait ranks 1st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 61.5% | — |
| 1951 | 63.4% | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 65.1% | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 66.8% | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 68.3% | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 69.7% | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 71.0% | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 72.1% | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 73.3% | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 74.4% | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 75.4% | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 76.4% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 77.2% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 78.0% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 81.7% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 83.5% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 85.7% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 87.8% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 89.4% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 90.7% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 91.8% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 92.9% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 93.9% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 94.8% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 97.2% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.5%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.6% | 61.5% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 78.3% | 75.4% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 80.5% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.2% | 94.8% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100.0% compare
- 1 Macao 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Vatican 100.0% 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 urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Kuwait?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Kuwait was 100.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 1950.
- How does Kuwait rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.