Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Kuwait's unemployment rate stands at 2.18% as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.15% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Kuwait's unemployment rate was 2.18%, up from 2.15% in 2024.
In 2024, Kuwait's unemployment rate was 2.15%, up from 2.08% in 2023.
In 2023, Kuwait's unemployment rate was 2.08%, down from 2.13% in 2022.
In 2022, Kuwait's unemployment rate was 2.13%, down from 2.97% in 2021.
In 2021, Kuwait's unemployment rate was 2.97%, down from 3.49% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.18% | +0.03% |
| 2024 | 2.15% | +0.071% |
| 2023 | 2.08% | -0.053% |
| 2022 | 2.13% | -0.837% |
| 2021 | 2.97% | -0.519% |
| 2020 | 3.49% | +1.28% |
| 2019 | 2.21% | +0.011% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -0.028% |
| 2017 | 2.23% | +0.07% |
| 2016 | 2.16% | -0.04% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +0.435% |
| 2013 | 2.47% | +0.238% |
| 2012 | 2.23% | +0.176% |
| 2011 | 2.05% | +0.231% |
| 2010 | 1.82% | +0.18% |
| 2009 | 1.64% | -0.11% |
| 2008 | 1.75% | +0.25% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -0.155% |
| 2005 | 1.46% | -0.245% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +0% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +0% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +0% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +0.006% |
| 1995 | 0.694% | -0.006% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -0.078% |
| 1992 | 0.878% | -0.006% |
| 1991 | 0.884% | — |
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Kuwait's unemployment rate is 2.18% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.15% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 3.49% (2020); the lowest is 0.694% (1995), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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