Kuwait - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Kuwait was 24.62 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 27.61 in 2010, while its lowest value was 24.49 in 2020.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 26.37
1991 26.56
1995 26.05
1996 26.15
1997 26.22
1998 26.30
1999 26.54
2000 26.65
2001 26.62
2002 26.58
2003 26.30
2004 26.22
2005 26.21
2006 26.52
2007 26.85
2008 27.17
2009 27.43
2010 27.61
2011 27.60
2012 27.53
2013 27.39
2014 27.18
2015 26.88
2016 26.47
2017 26.10
2018 25.59
2019 25.18
2020 24.49
2021 24.62

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Kuwait was 2,405,824 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,453,595 in 2019 and a minimum value of 732,361 in 1995.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 904,466
1991 893,587
1995 732,361
1996 749,553
1997 796,759
1998 861,226
1999 929,487
2000 980,471
2001 1,017,016
2002 1,041,035
2003 1,049,702
2004 1,086,076
2005 1,135,406
2006 1,211,001
2007 1,299,336
2008 1,398,238
2009 1,505,741
2010 1,619,888
2011 1,735,250
2012 1,858,654
2013 1,984,724
2014 2,105,450
2015 2,215,419
2016 2,299,499
2017 2,366,772
2018 2,411,589
2019 2,453,595
2020 2,310,675
2021 2,405,824

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure