Labor force, total, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.6018 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Kuwait stood at 0.6018 units per person.
That represents a change of up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.6021 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4144 units per person, in 1992.
That places Kuwait 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4154 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4159 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4144 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4226 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4388 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4481 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.451 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4522 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.455 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4594 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4656 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4736 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4831 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4939 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5055 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5129 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5142 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5153 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5182 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5231 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.529 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5404 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5512 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5564 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5609 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5655 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5699 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5769 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5806 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5809 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5493 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5641 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6006 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6021 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6016 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6018 units per person | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.6018 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.6018 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3287 units per person, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4373 units per person | 0.4144 units per person | 0.4594 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5005 units per person | 0.4656 units per person | 0.5231 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5612 units per person | 0.529 units per person | 0.5809 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5866 units per person | 0.5493 units per person | 0.6021 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,443 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,349 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,489 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Kuwait?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Kuwait was 0.6018 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6021 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4144 units per person in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.