Women's labour force participation in Kuwait
The ILO estimates that 47.2% of women aged 15 and over in Kuwait were in the labour force in 2025.
Kuwait, 2025
47.2%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
130th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Kuwait over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47.2% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 48.2% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 47.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 49.6%, the figure has changed by −2.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Kuwait has the 130th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Kuwait
All statistics for Kuwait
Labour force participation
73.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
15.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
71.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
1.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
24.6%
2025 · World Bank