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Labour force participation rate in Kuwait

Latest: 73.4%
Previous: 73.6%
Change: -0.19 (-0.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Kuwait
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	64.9%
Dec 31, 1991	64.1%
Dec 31, 1992	63.4%
Dec 31, 1993	63.9%
Dec 31, 1994	65.9%
Dec 31, 1995	67.3%
Dec 31, 1996	67.3%
Dec 31, 1997	66.8%
Dec 31, 1998	66.3%
Dec 31, 1999	66.0%
Dec 31, 2000	65.9%
Dec 31, 2001	66.1%
Dec 31, 2002	66.5%
Dec 31, 2003	67.1%
Dec 31, 2004	67.9%
Dec 31, 2005	68.3%
Dec 31, 2006	68.1%
Dec 31, 2007	67.9%
Dec 31, 2008	67.9%
Dec 31, 2009	68.2%
Dec 31, 2010	68.7%
Dec 31, 2011	69.7%
Dec 31, 2012	70.7%
Dec 31, 2013	71.3%
Dec 31, 2014	71.8%
Dec 31, 2015	72.3%
Dec 31, 2016	72.7%
Dec 31, 2017	73.4%
Dec 31, 2018	73.6%
Dec 31, 2019	73.3%
Dec 31, 2020	69.2%
Dec 31, 2021	70.6%
Dec 31, 2022	74.4%
Dec 31, 2023	74.0%
Dec 31, 2024	73.6%
Dec 31, 2025	73.4%

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