Kuwait Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Kuwait youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 14.99%, a 0.38% decline from 2022.
  • Kuwait youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 15.37%, a 2.63% decline from 2021.
  • Kuwait youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 18.00%, a 0.98% decline from 2020.
  • Kuwait youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 18.98%, a 3.72% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Kuwait Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 14.99% -0.38%
2022 15.37% -2.63%
2021 18.00% -0.98%
2020 18.98% 3.72%
2019 15.25% 0.06%
2018 15.20% 0.00%
2017 15.20% 0.02%
2016 15.18% -1.03%
2015 16.21% 0.74%
2014 15.47% 1.82%
2013 13.65% 1.75%
2012 11.90% 1.69%
2011 10.21% 1.67%
2010 8.54% 1.35%
2009 7.19% -0.57%
2008 7.75% 0.97%
2007 6.79% 1.00%
2006 5.79% -0.71%
2005 6.50% -0.73%
2004 7.23% 2.08%
2003 5.15% 0.98%
2002 4.17% 1.23%
2001 2.93% -0.01%
2000 2.94% 0.38%
1999 2.57% -0.05%
1998 2.62% -0.07%
1997 2.69% -0.13%
1996 2.81% -0.08%
1995 2.89% 0.10%
1994 2.79% -0.13%
1993 2.92% -0.15%
1992 3.07% -0.06%
1991 3.13% -0.06%