Kuwait Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Kuwait labor force participation rate for 2022 was 25.64%, a 1.1% increase from 2021.
- Kuwait labor force participation rate for 2021 was 24.55%, a 0.25% increase from 2020.
- Kuwait labor force participation rate for 2020 was 24.30%, a 1.88% decline from 2019.
- Kuwait labor force participation rate for 2019 was 26.18%, a 0.09% increase from 2018.
Kuwait Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
2022 |
25.64% |
1.10% |
2021 |
24.55% |
0.25% |
2020 |
24.30% |
-1.88% |
2019 |
26.18% |
0.09% |
2018 |
26.09% |
0.11% |
2017 |
25.98% |
0.46% |
2016 |
25.52% |
-0.39% |
2015 |
25.91% |
-0.27% |
2014 |
26.18% |
-0.44% |
2013 |
26.62% |
-0.52% |
2012 |
27.15% |
-0.55% |
2011 |
27.70% |
-0.59% |
2010 |
28.29% |
-0.63% |
2009 |
28.92% |
-0.65% |
2008 |
29.57% |
-0.67% |
2007 |
30.24% |
-0.70% |
2006 |
30.94% |
-0.72% |
2005 |
31.66% |
-0.72% |
2004 |
32.39% |
-0.71% |
2003 |
33.10% |
-0.15% |
2002 |
33.25% |
-0.15% |
2001 |
33.40% |
-0.12% |
2000 |
33.52% |
-0.07% |
1999 |
33.60% |
0.01% |
1998 |
33.59% |
0.11% |
1997 |
33.48% |
0.22% |
1996 |
33.26% |
0.24% |
1995 |
33.02% |
-0.73% |
1994 |
33.75% |
-0.13% |
1993 |
33.87% |
-0.05% |
1992 |
33.92% |
-0.47% |
1991 |
34.40% |
-0.19% |
1990 |
34.59% |
-0.19% |