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Kuwait Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Kuwait Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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3.49% in 2020

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Kuwait was 3.49% in 2020. The top 5 years were: 2020 (3.49%), 2021 (2.97%), 2014 (2.90%), 2013 (2.47%), 2017 (2.23%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Kuwait Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2020	3.49%
2nd	2021	2.97%
3rd	2014	2.90%
4th	2013	2.47%
5th	2017	2.23%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	2.18%	+0.03pp	20th
2024	2.15%	+0.07pp	19th
2023	2.08%	−0.05pp	19th
2022	2.13%	−0.84pp	19th
2021	2.97%	−0.52pp	25th
2020	3.49%	+1.28pp	35th
2019	2.21%	+0.01pp	22nd
2018	2.20%	−0.03pp	19th
2017	2.23%	+0.07pp	19th
2016	2.16%	−0.04pp	21st
2015	2.20%	−0.70pp	20th
2014	2.90%	+0.44pp	32nd
2013	2.47%	+0.24pp	24th
2012	2.23%	+0.18pp	21st
2011	2.05%	+0.23pp	16th
2010	1.82%	+0.18pp	16th
2009	1.64%	−0.11pp	14th
2008	1.75%	+0.25pp	16th
2007	1.50%	+0.20pp	12th
2006	1.30%	−0.16pp	11th
2005	1.46%	−0.25pp	11th
2004	1.70%	+0.40pp	11th
2003	1.30%	+0.20pp	9th
2002	1.10%	+0.30pp	7th
2001	0.80%	+0.00pp	6th
2000	0.80%	+0.10pp	5th
1999	0.70%	+0.00pp	2nd
1998	0.70%	+0.00pp	2nd
1997	0.70%	+0.00pp	3rd
1996	0.70%	+0.01pp	2nd
1995	0.69%	−0.01pp	2nd
1994	0.70%	−0.10pp	2nd
1993	0.80%	−0.08pp	6th
1992	0.88%	−0.01pp	7th
1991	0.88%	–	8th

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