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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Kuwait

Female labor force participation rate in Kuwait in 2025 — 47.2%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5.81 pp.

2025 47.2% −0.14 pp vs 2024
World rank 131of 182
Period maximum 49.87%2017
Period minimum 40.68%1992

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Kuwait, 1990–20254042.54547.55019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 41.4%1991: 41.2%1992: 40.68%1993: 41.11%1994: 42.38%1995: 43.11%1996: 43.6%1997: 43.69%1998: 43.79%1999: 43.94%2000: 44.18%2001: 44.53%2002: 45.02%2003: 45.62%2004: 45.92%2005: 46.09%2006: 46.03%2007: 46.05%2008: 46.27%2009: 46.69%2010: 47.29%2011: 48.15%2012: 48.89%2013: 49.29%2014: 49.54%2015: 49.65%2016: 49.53%2017: 49.87%2018: 49.61%2019: 49.32%2020: 46.54%2021: 47.51%2022: 49.62%2023: 48.18%2024: 47.34%2025: 47.2%
Change over the period: +5.81 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 47.2%
World 48.94%
Middle East & North Africa 19.73%
Western Asia computed 28.37%
High-income countries computed 54.21%
Female labor force participation rate — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 47.2 −0.14 pp
2024 47.34 −0.84 pp
2023 48.18 −1.44 pp
2022 49.62 +2.11 pp
2021 47.51 +0.97 pp
2020 46.54 −2.78 pp
2019 49.32 −0.29 pp
2018 49.61 −0.25 pp
2017 49.87 +0.34 pp
2016 49.53 −0.12 pp
2015 49.65 +0.11 pp
2014 49.54 +0.25 pp
2013 49.29 +0.4 pp
2012 48.89 +0.74 pp
2011 48.15 +0.86 pp
2010 47.29 +0.6 pp
2009 46.69 +0.42 pp
2008 46.27 +0.22 pp
2007 46.05 +0.02 pp
2006 46.03 −0.06 pp
2005 46.09 +0.17 pp
2004 45.92 +0.3 pp
2003 45.62 +0.6 pp
2002 45.02 +0.48 pp
2001 44.53 +0.36 pp
2000 44.18 +0.24 pp
1999 43.94 +0.15 pp
1998 43.79 +0.1 pp
1997 43.69 +0.09 pp
1996 43.6 +0.49 pp
1995 43.11 +0.73 pp
1994 42.38 +1.27 pp
1993 41.11 +0.43 pp
1992 40.68 −0.52 pp
1991 41.2 −0.2 pp
1990 41.4 —

Western Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IL Israel 62.28 QA Qatar 61.85 CY Cyprus 61.21 AZ Azerbaijan 60.76 GE Georgia 56.7 AE United Arab Emirates 53.03 AM Armenia 51.06 KW Kuwait 47.2 BH Bahrain 42.29 TR Türkiye 37.15 SA Saudi Arabia 33.57 OM Oman 29.96 JO Jordan 16.03 SY Syria 12.73 IQ Iraq 10.94 YE Yemen 4.66
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About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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