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Kuwait — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Kuwait, 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
73.36%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · +13.0% since 1990
Labor participation for Kuwait was 73.36% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 74.35% in 2022. The lowest was 63.36% in 1992 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.35% per year.
Kuwait ranks 22 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 12%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 44.99%, so Kuwait sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 1%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
73.36%
First (1990)
64.95%
Change
+13.0%
Highest
74.35%
in 2022
Lowest
63.36%
in 1992
Average
68.96%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.35%
Years of data
36
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 73.36% |
| 2024 | 73.56% |
| 2023 | 73.97% |
| 2022 | 74.35% |
| 2021 | 70.58% |
| 2020 | 69.2% |
| 2019 | 73.33% |
| 2018 | 73.57% |
| 2017 | 73.39% |
| 2016 | 72.7% |
| 2015 | 72.32% |
| 2014 | 71.85% |
Reading this correctly. Proportion of the population aged 15 and above that is economically active: supplying labor for the production of goods and services. Figures are in % of population ages 15+. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.