Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 96.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Kuwait, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Kuwait is 96.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Kuwait peaked at 98.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 3rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 93.6% | — |
| 1992 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 95.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.5% | 93.6% | 96.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 96.6% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.8% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.8% | 97.3% | 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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Kuwait?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Kuwait was 96.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.