Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force) rose 1.72% to 25.0% in Kuwait in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force) in Kuwait reached an all time high of 28.6% in 2011 and an all time low of 24.6% in 2020. When compared to Kuwait's main peers, Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force) in Bahrain amounted to 21.1%, 13.5% in Iraq, 17.3% in Iran and 20.4% in Saudi Arabia in 2021.
Kuwait has been ranked 156th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force), 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahrain | % | 21.6% | 21.3% | 21.0% | 21.1% | 21.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 17.1% | 18.7% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 16.6% | 17.1% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 19.6% | 19.8% | 20.0% | 18.1% | 16.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 26.3% | 25.5% | 25.6% | 24.9% | 24.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 22.5% | 22.0% | 21.5% | 20.9% | 20.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 13.7% | 13.7% | 14.0% | 14.5% | 15.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 15.8% | 16.0% | 14.5% | 15.5% | 17.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 18.1% | 18.3% | 18.5% | 18.6% | 18.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 15.7% | 16.3% | 16.9% | 16.4% | 16.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 8.30% | 8.25% | 8.22% | 8.23% | 8.24% |
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