Kuwait Unemployment Rate (I:KURUPYHR)
2.14% for 2024
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Basic Info
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Kuwait Unemployment Rate is at 2.14%, compared to 2.13% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 1.64%. |
| Report | World Development Indicators |
| Categories | Employment , Governance and Policy , Governmental Statistics , Infrastructure , Public Health , Social |
| Region | Kuwait |
| Source | World Bank |
Stats
| Last Value | 2.14% |
| Latest Period | 2024 |
| Last Updated | Jun 5 2025, 10:32 EDT |
| Next Release | Mar 5 2026, 10:00 EST (E) |
| Long Term Average | 1.64% |
| Average Growth Rate | 3.22% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 2.13% |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | 0.80% |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Unit | Percent of Labor Force |
| Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
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Historical Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 2.14% |
| December 31, 2023 | 2.13% |
| December 31, 2022 | 2.17% |
| December 31, 2021 | 3.00% |
| December 31, 2020 | 3.56% |
| December 31, 2019 | 2.25% |
| December 31, 2018 | 2.20% |
| December 31, 2017 | 2.23% |
| December 31, 2016 | 2.16% |
| December 31, 2015 | 2.20% |
| December 31, 2014 | 2.90% |
| December 31, 2013 | 2.47% |
| December 31, 2012 | 2.23% |
| December 31, 2011 | 2.05% |
| December 31, 2010 | 1.82% |
| December 31, 2009 | 1.64% |
| December 31, 2008 | 1.75% |
| December 31, 2007 | 1.50% |
| December 31, 2006 | 1.30% |
| December 31, 2005 | 1.46% |
| December 31, 2004 | 1.70% |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| December 31, 2003 | 1.30% |
| December 31, 2002 | 1.10% |
| December 31, 2001 | 0.80% |
| December 31, 2000 | 0.80% |
| December 31, 1999 | 0.70% |
| December 31, 1998 | 0.70% |
| December 31, 1997 | 0.70% |
| December 31, 1996 | 0.70% |
| December 31, 1995 | 0.77% |
| December 31, 1994 | 0.70% |
| December 31, 1993 | 0.80% |
| December 31, 1992 | 0.88% |
| December 31, 1991 | 1.20% |
| December 31, 1990 | |
| December 31, 1989 | |
| December 31, 1988 | 1.90% |
| December 31, 1987 | |
| December 31, 1986 | |
| December 31, 1985 | |
| December 31, 1984 | |
| December 31, 1983 | 1.10% |
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Basic Info
|
Kuwait Unemployment Rate is at 2.14%, compared to 2.13% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 1.64%. |
| Report | World Development Indicators |
| Categories | Employment , Governance and Policy , Governmental Statistics , Infrastructure , Public Health , Social |
| Region | Kuwait |
| Source | World Bank |
Stats
| Last Value | 2.14% |
| Latest Period | 2024 |
| Last Updated | Jun 5 2025, 10:32 EDT |
| Next Release | Mar 5 2026, 10:00 EST (E) |
| Long Term Average | 1.64% |
| Average Growth Rate | 3.22% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 2.13% |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | 0.80% |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Unit | Percent of Labor Force |
| Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Download Source File | Upgrade |