Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 71.89 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Kuwait, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Kuwait stood at 71.89 %.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Kuwait peaked at 78.48 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 70.42 %, in 2014.
Kuwait ranks 11th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.74 % | — |
| 2001 | 75.86 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 76.01 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.47 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 76.98 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 77.24 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.21 % | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 78.42 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.16 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 78.48 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.7 % | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 75.89 % | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 75.52 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.28 % | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 70.42 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 70.91 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 71.91 % | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 72.56 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 73.8 % | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 74.81 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 74.7 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 71.74 % | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 70.43 % | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 71.89 % | +2.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 71.89 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.6 %, 2.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 71.89 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71.5 %, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.26 % | 75.86 % | 78.48 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.28 % | 70.42 % | 75.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.19 % | 70.43 % | 74.7 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 8 Oman 73.87 % compare
- 9 United States Virgin Islands 73.75 % compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.26 % compare
- 10 Qatar 71.9 % compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 0.4 % compare
- 12 Egypt 71.5 % compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania -1.3 % compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -2.64 % compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 71.47 % compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 69.84 % compare
- 14 Viet Nam -5.73 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kuwait
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 171.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2005)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Kuwait?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Kuwait was 71.89 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 78.48 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.42 % in 2014.
- How does Kuwait rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Kuwait ranks 11th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.