Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was -0.6171 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Kuwait, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded -0.6171 % change on previous year for labor force, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 175.7% on the previous year and down 111.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Kuwait peaked at 20.55 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -19.69 % change on previous year, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 178th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.96 % change on previous year | -19.69 % change on previous year | 20.55 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.3 % change on previous year | 4.27 % change on previous year | 6.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | 8.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 % change on previous year | -6.34 % change on previous year | 12.07 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 175 Macau, China -0.5569 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Germany -0.5767 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Hungary -0.5778 % change on previous year compare
- 179 Virgin Islands U.S. -0.7246 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Cuba -0.8048 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Belarus -0.8297 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Kuwait
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Kuwait?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Kuwait was -0.6171 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 20.55 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.69 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 178th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 111.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.