Labor force, total, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.6018 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Kuwait, 1990β2025
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 188 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.
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
- 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, 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 188 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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How this figure is calculated
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 Γ· 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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About this data
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.