ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Kuwait
The ILO estimates youth unemployment in Kuwait at 15.1% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2013.
Kuwait, 2025
15.1%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
12.4%
Position in 2025
75th of 181
ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Kuwait over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. 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 | 15.1% | 12.4% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | 12.9% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | 14.3% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 15.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 16.2%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Kuwait has the 75th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 12.4%.
More for Kuwait
All statistics for Kuwait
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
15.6%
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
73.4%
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Women's labour force participation
47.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
71.8%
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Employment in agriculture
1.9%
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