Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Kuwait's labour force participation stands at 73.37% as of 2025-12-31, down from 73.56% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Kuwait's labour force participation was 73.37%, down from 73.56% in 2024.
In 2024, Kuwait's labour force participation was 73.56%, down from 73.97% in 2023.
In 2023, Kuwait's labour force participation was 73.97%, down from 74.35% in 2022.
In 2022, Kuwait's labour force participation was 74.35%, up from 70.59% in 2021.
In 2021, Kuwait's labour force participation was 70.59%, up from 69.2% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73.37% | -0.194% |
| 2024 | 73.56% | -0.412% |
| 2023 | 73.97% | -0.381% |
| 2022 | 74.35% | +3.77% |
| 2021 | 70.59% | +1.39% |
| 2020 | 69.2% | -4.13% |
| 2019 | 73.33% | -0.24% |
| 2018 | 73.57% | +0.18% |
| 2017 | 73.39% | +0.684% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +0.38% |
| 2015 | 72.32% | +0.479% |
| 2014 | 71.85% | +0.516% |
| 2013 | 71.33% | +0.605% |
| 2012 | 70.72% | +1.02% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +1% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +0.482% |
| 2009 | 68.22% | +0.281% |
| 2008 | 67.94% | +0.05% |
| 2007 | 67.89% | -0.197% |
| 2006 | 68.08% | -0.218% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +0.375% |
| 2004 | 67.93% | +0.794% |
| 2003 | 67.13% | +0.634% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | +0.411% |
| 2001 | 66.09% | +0.156% |
| 2000 | 65.93% | -0.095% |
| 1999 | 66.03% | -0.311% |
| 1998 | 66.34% | -0.46% |
| 1997 | 66.8% | -0.524% |
| 1996 | 67.32% | +0.071% |
| 1995 | 67.25% | +1.38% |
| 1994 | 65.87% | +2.02% |
| 1993 | 63.85% | +0.491% |
| 1992 | 63.36% | -0.743% |
| 1991 | 64.1% | -0.842% |
| 1990 | 64.95% | — |
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Kuwait's labour force participation is 73.37% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 73.56% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 74.35% (2022); the lowest is 63.36% (1992), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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