Kuwait's unemployment rose from 0.7 % in 1996 to 2.2 % in 2025.
Kuwait · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 12 with data
Unemployment
Kuwait's youth unemployment rose from 2.9 % in 1996 to 15.1 % in 2025.
Participation
Kuwait's participation rose from 67.3 % in 1996 to 73.4 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
131st of 182 · 5th in MENA+
Kuwait's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 43.6 % in 1996 to 47.2 % in 2025.
Employment
Kuwait's employment to population ratio (ages 15+) rose from 66.9 % in 1996 to 71.8 % in 2025.
Kuwait's labour force, total rose from 780,283 in 1996 to 2.93M in 2025.
Kuwait's self-employed (% of total employment) fell from 3.7 % in 1996 to 3.2 % in 2025.
Kuwait's vulnerable employment (% of total employment) fell from 3.2 % in 1996 to 2.4 % in 2025.
Structure
Kuwait's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 2.1 % in 1996 to 1.9 % in 2025.
Kuwait's employment in industry (% of total employment) rose from 22.3 % in 1996 to 24.6 % in 2025.
Kuwait's employment in services (% of total employment) fell from 75.6 % in 1996 to 73.5 % in 2025.
Productivity
Kuwait's gdp per person employed (constant 2021 ppp $) fell from intl $140k in 1996 to intl $82k in 2025.
›No data available (7)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Kuwait.
- Long-term unemployment (% of unemployed)No data
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)No data
- Part-time employment (% of employment)No data
- Average wageNo data
- Hours workedNo data
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data