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Kuwait Highest Youth Unemployment

Name: Kuwait Youth Unemployment
Creator: World Bank
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19.06% in 2020

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

The highest youth unemployment in Kuwait was 19.06% in 2020. The top 5 years were: 2020 (19.06%), 2021 (17.76%), 2015 (16.18%), 2014 (15.46%), 2017 (15.26%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Kuwait Top 5 Highest Youth Unemployment Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2020	19.06%
2nd	2021	17.76%
3rd	2015	16.18%
4th	2014	15.46%
5th	2017	15.26%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2020	19.06%	+3.84pp	113th
2021	17.76%	−1.30pp	115th
2025	15.06%	−0.09pp	106th
2024	15.15%	+0.05pp	108th
2023	15.09%	−0.10pp	106th
2022	15.19%	−2.57pp	106th
2019	15.22%	−0.00pp	105th
2018	15.22%	−0.03pp	108th
2017	15.26%	+0.11pp	104th
2015	16.18%	+0.72pp	99th
2016	15.14%	−1.04pp	99th
2014	15.46%	+1.83pp	97th
2013	13.64%	+1.64pp	85th
2012	11.99%	+1.70pp	80th
2011	10.30%	+1.71pp	73rd
2010	8.58%	+1.34pp	48th
2009	7.24%	−0.58pp	39th
2008	7.82%	+0.96pp	47th
2007	6.86%	+1.00pp	40th
2006	5.86%	−0.72pp	29th
2005	6.57%	−0.76pp	32nd
2004	7.33%	+2.11pp	36th
2003	5.22%	+1.00pp	25th
2002	4.22%	+1.25pp	17th
2001	2.98%	−0.01pp	9th
2000	2.99%	+0.38pp	10th
1999	2.61%	−0.06pp	7th
1998	2.67%	−0.08pp	7th
1997	2.75%	−0.13pp	8th
1996	2.88%	−0.09pp	10th
1995	2.97%	+0.06pp	12th
1994	2.91%	−0.16pp	11th
1993	3.06%	−0.14pp	14th
1992	3.21%	−0.04pp	20th
1991	3.25%	–	20th

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