Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Kuwait's youth unemployment rate stands at 15.06% as of 2025-12-31, down from 15.15% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Kuwait's youth unemployment rate was 15.06%, down from 15.15% in 2024.
In 2024, Kuwait's youth unemployment rate was 15.15%, up from 15.09% in 2023.
In 2023, Kuwait's youth unemployment rate was 15.09%, down from 15.19% in 2022.
In 2022, Kuwait's youth unemployment rate was 15.19%, down from 17.76% in 2021.
In 2021, Kuwait's youth unemployment rate was 17.76%, down from 19.06% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.06% | -0.087% |
| 2024 | 15.15% | +0.054% |
| 2023 | 15.09% | -0.099% |
| 2022 | 15.19% | -2.56% |
| 2021 | 17.76% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 19.06% | +3.84% |
| 2019 | 15.22% | -0.001% |
| 2018 | 15.22% | -0.031% |
| 2017 | 15.26% | +0.112% |
| 2016 | 15.14% | -1.04% |
| 2015 | 16.18% | +0.716% |
| 2014 | 15.46% | +1.83% |
| 2013 | 13.64% | +1.64% |
| 2012 | 11.99% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +1.71% |
| 2010 | 8.58% | +1.34% |
| 2009 | 7.24% | -0.579% |
| 2008 | 7.82% | +0.962% |
| 2007 | 6.86% | +1% |
| 2006 | 5.86% | -0.715% |
| 2005 | 6.57% | -0.755% |
| 2004 | 7.33% | +2.11% |
| 2003 | 5.22% | +0.995% |
| 2002 | 4.22% | +1.25% |
| 2001 | 2.98% | -0.012% |
| 2000 | 2.99% | +0.378% |
| 1999 | 2.61% | -0.06% |
| 1998 | 2.67% | -0.076% |
| 1997 | 2.75% | -0.133% |
| 1996 | 2.88% | -0.091% |
| 1995 | 2.97% | +0.064% |
| 1994 | 2.91% | -0.158% |
| 1993 | 3.06% | -0.142% |
| 1992 | 3.21% | -0.04% |
| 1991 | 3.25% | — |
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Kuwait's youth unemployment rate is 15.06% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 15.15% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 19.06% (2020); the lowest is 2.61% (1999), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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