Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 25.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 25.7% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Kuwait peaked at 34.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 33.0% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 28.9% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.4% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.1% | 25.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Kuwait
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 89.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 88.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 75.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 49.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 15.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 35.2% (2025)
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 96.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Kuwait?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Kuwait was 25.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Kuwait ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.