ENEnglishTRTürkçeDEDeutschFRFrançaisESEspañolITItalianoPTPortuguêsNLNederlandsPLPolskiRUРусскийUKУкраїнськаCSČeštinaRORomânăELΕλληνικάBGБългарскиARالعربيةFAفارسیURاردوHIहिन्दीBNবাংলাIDBahasa IndonesiaVITiếng ViệtZH中文JA日本語KO한국어

Labour

Kuwait

Advertise on Databook — contact us
Employment by sector
  • Employment in agriculture1.9%
  • Employment in industry24.6%
  • Employment in services73.5%
Source: World Bank WDI
Female labor force participation1990–2025
40.74345.347.649.919902025
Source: WB Gender
Youth unemployment (15-24)1991–2016
3.748.0612.416.72119912016
Source: WB Jobs
IndicatorValue
Labour force participation73.4–73.6 %ILOSTAT [2024] 73.56 %·World Bank WDI [2025] 73.37 %
Female labour force participation47.3 %ILOSTAT [2024]
Unemployment2.18 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Youth unemployment15.1 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment-to-population ratio71.8 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in agriculture1.89 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in industry24.6 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in services73.5 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Female labor force participation47.2 %WB Gender [2025]
Informal employmentNo authoritative open source found
Youth unemployment (15-24)17.7 %WB Jobs [2016]
Wage and salaried workers97.5 %WB Jobs [2016]

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage11/12
LicenseCC-BY
Advertise on Databook — contact us
Datasets on this page
  • ILOSTAT
    ilostat
    Edition: 2024
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • WB Gender
    world_bank_gender
    Edition: 2026
  • WB Jobs
    world_bank_jobs
    Edition: 2025
Advertise on Databook — contact us

About this data

Kuwait's labour on Databook compiles 11 indicators from 4 open datasets including ILOSTAT, World Bank WDI, WB Gender. Key figures include labour force participation (73.4–73.6 %), female labour force participation (47.3 %). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.