Labour force participation in Kuwait
The ILO estimates that 73.4% of people aged 15 and over in Kuwait were in the labour force in 2025.
Kuwait, 2025
73.4%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
21st of 181
Labour force participation in Kuwait over time
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% of working-age population 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 | 73.4% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 69.2% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 73.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 72.3%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Kuwait has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Kuwait
All statistics for Kuwait
Women's labour force participation
47.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
71.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
15.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
1.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
24.6%
2025 · World Bank