Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) was 2.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Kuwait, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Kuwait is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 303.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Kuwait peaked at 6.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.
Kuwait ranks 183rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.1% | — |
| 1992 | 5.3% | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -37.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +93.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +38.7% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +2.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.5%, 25% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.4%, 12% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) 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 | +93.0% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 180 Oman 3.8% compare
- 181 United States 3.8% compare
- 182 Macao 3.3% compare
- 184 Saudi Arabia 1.7% compare
- 185 United Arab Emirates 1.5% compare
- 186 Bahrain 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 vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Kuwait?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Kuwait was 2.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- How does Kuwait rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Kuwait ranks 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 303.6%. 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 Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.