Kuwait Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Kuwait unemployment rate for 2023 was 2.08%, a 0.05% decline from 2022.
  • Kuwait unemployment rate for 2022 was 2.12%, a 0.87% decline from 2021.
  • Kuwait unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.00%, a 0.54% decline from 2020.
  • Kuwait unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.54%, a 1.3% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Virgin Islands (U.S.) 12.09%
French Polynesia 11.72%
New Caledonia 11.22%
Greece 11.00%
Bahamas 9.20%
Chile 9.04%
Uruguay 8.35%
Barbados 7.95%
Italy 7.62%
Sweden 7.59%
France 7.32%
Finland 7.16%
Lithuania 6.96%
Panama 6.70%
Latvia 6.53%
Portugal 6.49%
Estonia 6.35%
Argentina 6.18%
Croatia 6.06%
Channel Islands 5.98%
Cyprus 5.96%
Puerto Rico 5.96%
Slovak Republic 5.84%
Belgium 5.51%
Guam 5.42%
Canada 5.37%
Brunei 5.27%
Austria 5.24%
Luxembourg 5.19%
Denmark 5.14%
Saudi Arabia 4.88%
Ireland 4.34%
Trinidad and Tobago 4.21%
Hungary 4.13%
United Kingdom 4.06%
Switzerland 4.05%
Hong Kong 3.93%
New Zealand 3.74%
Australia 3.67%
Slovenia 3.63%
United States 3.63%
Norway 3.58%
Iceland 3.56%
Netherlands 3.56%
Singapore 3.47%
Israel 3.39%
Malta 3.13%
Germany 3.05%
Poland 2.91%
UAE 2.71%
South Korea 2.64%
Czech Republic 2.59%
Japan 2.58%
Macao 2.25%
Kuwait 2.08%
Oman 1.46%
Bahrain 1.16%
Qatar 0.13%
Kuwait Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 2.08% -0.05%
2022 2.12% -0.87%
2021 3.00% -0.54%
2020 3.54% 1.30%
2019 2.24% 0.04%
2018 2.20% -0.02%
2017 2.22% 0.06%
2016 2.16% -0.04%
2015 2.20% -0.70%
2014 2.90% 0.42%
2013 2.48% 0.24%
2012 2.23% 0.18%
2011 2.06% 0.24%
2010 1.82% 0.18%
2009 1.64% -0.11%
2008 1.75% 0.25%
2007 1.50% 0.20%
2006 1.30% -0.16%
2005 1.46% -0.24%
2004 1.70% 0.40%
2003 1.30% 0.20%
2002 1.10% 0.30%
2001 0.80% 0.00%
2000 0.80% 0.10%
1999 0.70% 0.00%
1998 0.70% 0.00%
1997 0.70% 0.00%
1996 0.70% 0.01%
1995 0.69% -0.01%
1994 0.70% -0.10%
1993 0.80% -0.08%
1992 0.88% -0.01%
1991 0.89% -0.01%