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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 566,000 (1986); 45.0% services, 20.0% construction, 12.0% trade, 8.6% manufacturing, 2.6% finance and real estate, 1.9% agriculture, 1.7% power and water, 1.4% mining and quarrying; 70% of labor force is non-Kuwaiti
1991 566,000 (1986); services 45.0%, construction 20.0%, trade 12.0%, manufacturing 8.6%, finance and real estate 2.6%, agriculture 1.9%, power and water 1.7%, mining and quarrying 1.4%; 70% of labor force was non-Kuwaiti
1992 566,000 (1986); services 45.0%, construction 20.0%, trade 12.0%, manufacturing 8.6%, finance and real estate 2.6%, agriculture 1.9%, power and water 1.7%, mining and quarrying 1.4%; 70% of labor force was non-Kuwaiti
1993 566,000 (1986) by occupation: services 45.0%, construction 20.0%, trade 12.0%, manufacturing 8.6%, finance and real estate 2.6%, agriculture 1.9%, power and water 1.7%, mining and quarrying 1.4% note: 70% of labor force was non-Kuwaiti (1986)
1994 566,000 (1986) by occupation: services 45.0%, construction 20.0%, trade 12.0%, manufacturing 8.6%, finance and real estate 2.6%, agriculture 1.9%, power and water 1.7%, mining and quarrying 1.4% note: 70% of labor force non-Kuwaiti (1986)
1995 566,000 (1986) by occupation: services 45.0%, construction 20.0%, trade 12.0%, manufacturing 8.6%, finance and real estate 2.6%, agriculture 1.9%, power and water 1.7%, mining and quarrying 1.4% note: 70% of labor force non-Kuwaiti (1986)
1996 1 million (1994 est.) by occupation: industry and agriculture 25.0%, services 25.0%, government and social services 50.0% note: 80% of labor force non-Kuwaiti (1994 est.)
1997 total: 1 million (1994 est.) by occupation: industry and agriculture 25%, services 25%, government and social services 50% (1994 est.) note: 72.07% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1997 est.)
1998 total: 1.1 million (1996 est.) by occupation: government and social services 50%, services 40%, industry and agriculture 10% (1996 est.) note: 68% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
1999 1.1 million (1996 est.) note: 68% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
2000 1.3 million (1998 est.) note: 68% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
2001 1.3 million (1998 est.) note: 68% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
2002 1.3 million note: 68% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.) (1998 est.)
2003 1.3 million note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force. (1998 est.)
2004 1.38 million note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force. (2003 est.)
2005 1.42 million note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2004 est.)
2006 1.67 million note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2005 est.)
2007 1.168 million note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2006 est.)
2008 2.093 million note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2007 est.)
2009 2.088 million country comparison to the world: 119 note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force (2008 est.)
2010 2.154 million country comparison to the world: 118 note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force (2010 est.)
2011 2.158 million country comparison to the world: 116 note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force (2010 est.)
2012 2.304 million country comparison to the world: 115 note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force (2012 est.)
2013 2.304 million country comparison to the world: 116 note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force (2012 est.)
2014 2.38 million country comparison to the world: 114 note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force (2013 est.)
2015 2.397 million | note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 116
2016 2.473 million | note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 116
2017 2.612 million | note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 113
2018 2.695 million (2017 est.) | note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force
2019 2.695 million (2017 est.) | note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force
2020 2.695 million (2017 est.) | note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force
2021 2.695 million (2017 est.) note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force
2022 2.695 million (2017 est.) note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force
2023 2.363 million (2021 est.) note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force
2024 2.463 million (2023 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
2025 3.003 million (2024 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work