Kuwait Employed Persons

1999 - 2021 | Yearly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Employed Persons

  • Kuwait Employed Persons was reported at 2,546,099.000 Person in Dec 2021
  • It recorded a decrease from the previous number of 2,729,500.000 Person for Dec 2018
  • Kuwait Employed Persons data is updated yearly, averaging 2,049,119.000 Person from Dec 1999 to 2021, with 21 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 2,729,500.000 Person in 2018 and a record low of 1,197,887.000 Person in 2000
  • Kuwait Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Annual

CEIC shifts year-end for annual Employed Persons. Central Statistical Bureau provides Employed Persons. Employed Persons are reported in annual frequency, ending in June of each year.

View Kuwait's Employed Persons from 1999 to 2021 in the chart:

Kuwait Employed Persons

What was Kuwait's Employed Persons in 2021?

Kuwait Employed Persons was reported at 2,546,099.000 Person in Dec 2021 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2,546,099.000 2021 2,729,500.000 2018 1,197,887.000 2000 2,729,500.000 2018 Person yearly 1999 - 2021

Employed Persons by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 1,323,460.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1996 - Jun 2023
Algeria (Person) 11,001,000.000 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
Argentina (Person) 13,368,000.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Armenia (Person) 1,228,000.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2024
Australia (Person) 14,535,502.392 Nov 2024 monthly Feb 1978 - Nov 2024
Austria (Person) 3,951,500.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1950 - Nov 2024
Azerbaijan (Person) 5,021,700.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Bahrain (Person) 770,129.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (Person) 70,470,000.000 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Belarus (Person) 4,334,800.000 Nov 2019 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2019
Belgium (Person) 5,103,400.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1980 - Jun 2024
Bolivia (Person) 6,883,010.962 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2015 - Jun 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 855,182.000 Sep 2024 monthly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Botswana (Person) 486,432.000 Mar 2022 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2022
Brazil (Person) 103,610,000.000 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2024
Brunei (Person) 216,718.000 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Bulgaria (Person) 2,930,300.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Cambodia (Person) 8,967,000.000 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Canada (Person) 20,596,900.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2024
Chile (Person) 9,248,984.298 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2024
China (Person) 740,410,000.000 2023 yearly 1949 - 2023
Colombia (Person) 23,068,912.869 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Croatia (Person) 1,712,179.000 Nov 2024 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2024
Cyprus (Person) 493,054.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2024
Czech Republic (Person) 5,393,636.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Denmark (Person) 3,223,121.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Ecuador (Person) 8,328,463.557 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2024
Egypt (Person) 30,059,000.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Estonia (Person) 703,400.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2024
European Union (Person) 208,598,000.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Finland (Person) 2,598,000.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 2003 - Oct 2024
France (Person) 30,707,700.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2024
Georgia (Person) 788,350.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Germany (Person) 46,075,000.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2024
Ghana (Person) 9,270,939.000 2015 yearly 2013 - 2015
Greece (Person) 4,284,700.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 3,711,800.000 Nov 2024 monthly Oct 1981 - Nov 2024
Hungary (Person) 4,696,509.740 May 2022 monthly Jan 2015 - May 2022
Iceland (Person) 232,200.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
India (Person) 470,495,536.230 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Indonesia (Person) 120,647,700.000 Feb 2016 monthly Feb 2012 - Feb 2016
Ireland (Person) 2,794,800.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Israel (Person) 4,357,561.047 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2024
Italy (Person) 24,092,064.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Japan (Person) 67,980,000.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1953 - Oct 2024
Jordan (Person) 1,245,243.000 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Kazakhstan (Person) 9,215,500.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Kenya (Person) 19,996,300.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
South Korea (Person) 28,604,000.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Nov 2024
Kosovo (Person) 450,113.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (Person) 2,546,099.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 609,500.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Laos (Person) 3,474,582.000 2014 yearly 1994 - 2014
Latvia (Person) 883,100.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Lithuania (Person) 1,481,600.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Luxembourg (Person) 519,800.730 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Macau SAR, China (Person) 377,500.000 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 1996 - Oct 2024
North Macedonia (Person) 691,736.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Malaysia (Person) 16,689,000.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2024
Malta (Person) 371,074.000 Jul 2024 monthly Oct 2002 - Jul 2024
Mauritius (Person) 551,800.000 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2023
Mexico (Person) 59,528,249.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1995 - Sep 2024
Moldova (Person) 877,031.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Mongolia (Person) 1,360,306.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2024
Montenegro (Person) 257,007.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Morocco (Person) 10,666,000.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Myanmar (Person) 206,729.000 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022
Nepal (Person) 7,086,000.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Netherlands (Person) 9,793,000.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
New Zealand (Person) 2,927,000.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2024
Nigeria (Person) 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2020
Norway (Person) 2,900,000.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Sep 2024
Oman (Person) 2,275,007.000 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Pakistan (Person) 63,453,872.000 Jun 2021 quarterly Sep 2012 - Jun 2021
Palestinian Territory (Person) 1,136,000.000 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Panama (Person) 1,063,250.000 Aug 2017 monthly Mar 2008 - Aug 2017
Paraguay (Person) 2,906,475.105 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2024
Peru (Person) 5,564,200.000 Nov 2024 monthly Mar 2001 - Nov 2024
Philippines (Person) 48,157,000.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1982 - Sep 2024
Poland (Person) 17,277,000.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1992 - Sep 2024
Portugal (Person) 5,105,700.000 Oct 2024 monthly Feb 1998 - Oct 2024
Qatar (Person) 2,179,447.000 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Romania (Person) 8,520,000.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Russia (Person) 74,600,000.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2024
Saudi Arabia (Person) 16,864,059.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2024
Serbia (Person) 2,365,998.000 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2014 - Sep 2024
Singapore (Person) 4,034,400.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (Person) 2,617,700.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2024
Slovenia (Person) 884,685.000 Feb 2019 monthly May 1997 - Feb 2019
South Africa (Person) 16,946,173.439 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Spain (Person) 21,823,000.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1976 - Sep 2024
Sri Lanka (Person) 7,988,626.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2012 - Jun 2024
Sudan (Person) 9,900,000.000 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (Person) 5,201,900.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Switzerland (Person) 5,516,390.835 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1991 - Sep 2024
Syria (Person) 125,388.000 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
Taiwan (Person) 11,611,000.000 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 1993 - Oct 2024
Tajikistan (Person) 2,463,400.000 2019 yearly 1990 - 2019
Thailand (Person) 39,633,800.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Tunisia (Person) 3,484,400.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2011 - Jun 2024

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Kuwait Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.1 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -5,077.511 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 128.142 Dec 2015 monthly Sep 2003 - Dec 2015
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 1.1 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 162.7 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) 27.335 2029 yearly 1985 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) 14.007 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) 40.250 2029 yearly 1985 - 2029
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) -1,561.505 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) 550.910 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) 336.796 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 2024
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) 2,116.770 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) 23,644.325 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 9,630.195 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 9,966.991 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Revenue (KWD mn) 13,633.900 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) 486.000 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) 12,125.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) 226.000 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) -1,561.505 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Public Debt (KWD mn) 50.000 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,745.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,865.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -24.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 56,120.447 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 280,728.170 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 13,928.974 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 3,119.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 10.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,224,246.807 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 638,823.973 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 6.680 Aug 2024 monthly Sep 1991 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 261.412 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 72.137 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 615.853 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2024
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) 2,789.603 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2018
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -24.316 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2020 - Sep 2024
Exports: SITC: Other Manufactured Articles (KWD mn) 36.800 Sep 2018 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Exports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (KWD mn) 39.900 Sep 2018 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Export Value Index (2015=100) 116.639 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 102.988 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,748.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 11,086.1 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 27.9 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 128.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 13.987 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 45.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -31.551 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 65,430.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Mar 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 39.4 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 25.453 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 113,840.261 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) -1,407.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) 448.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) -1,260.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) 5.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KWD mn) 493.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) 40.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Assets (KWD mn) -36.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 34,183.889 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 132,490.155 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
M2 Growth (%) 4.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 40,913.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 25.562 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 14.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1973 - Jun 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 103.173 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1961 - Nov 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 174,743.694 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 131,857.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 2.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,273.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 185,903.662 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.84 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 104.60 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,591.600 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 40,707.600 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 10,503.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 40,707.600 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 66,264.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024

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