×

Labor Stats: compare key data on Kuwait & United Kingdom

Definitions

  • Employment rate > Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. 
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.
  • Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage: Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
  • GNI per capita > Constant LCU: GNI per capita (constant LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Expense > Current LCU per capita: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Employment rate > Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
  • Employment rate > Men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Female economic activity: Female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) in 2000.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Employment rate > Young adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • Female economic activity growth: The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employment rate > Young men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment rate > Young women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Personal remittances, received > % of GDP: Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • GNI > Current LCU per capita: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense (% of GDP). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employers, female > % of employment: Employers, female (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Employers, total > % of employment: Employers, total (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Self-employed, female > % of females employed: Self-employed, female (% of females employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, male > % of males employed: Self-employed, male (% of males employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, total > % of total employed: Self-employed, total (% of total employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Employees, industry, female > % of female employment: Employees, industry, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, industry, male > % of male employment: Employees, industry, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • GNI growth > Annual %: GNI growth (annual %). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Employment in industry > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Employers, male > % of employment: Employers, male (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Labor force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population.
  • Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment: Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3)."
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed: Contributing family workers, female (% of females employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold u2018self-employment jobsu2019 as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed: Contributing family workers, male (% of males employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
STAT Kuwait United Kingdom HISTORY
Employment rate > Adults 65.3
Ranked 39th. 16% more than United Kingdom
56.3
Ranked 94th.

Expense > Current LCU 15.88 billion
Ranked 85th.
671.66 billion
Ranked 37th. 42 times more than Kuwait

GNI > Current US$ $132.17 billion
Ranked 54th.
$2.46 trillion
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Kuwait

GNI > Current US$ per capita $44,179.44
Ranked 16th. 13% more than United Kingdom
$38,975.52
Ranked 18th.

Hours worked > Standard workweek 48 hours
Ranked 8th. 26% more than United Kingdom
38.2 hours
Ranked 176th.
Labor force 2.15 million
Ranked 93th.
31.45 million
Ranked 18th. 15 times more than Kuwait

Labor force > By occupation agriculture NA, industries NA, services NA agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5%
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 68.4%
Ranked 10th. 18% more than United Kingdom
58.1%
Ranked 36th.

Labor force per 1000 720.02
Ranked 1st. 43% more than United Kingdom
505.05
Ranked 32nd.

Labor force, total 1.66 million
Ranked 126th.
32.38 million
Ranked 19th. 19 times more than Kuwait

Labor force, total per 1000 511.4
Ranked 43th.
512.08
Ranked 41st. About the same as Kuwait

Rigidity of employment index 13
Ranked 147th.
14
Ranked 146th. 8% more than Kuwait

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $0.87
Ranked 105th.
$7.81
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Kuwait

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage 60 Kuwaiti dinars ($216) per month. \u00a3 6.31 per hour (aged 21 and older), \u00a35.03 per hour (aged 18\u201320) or \u00a33.72 per hour (under 18 and finished compulsory education).
Unemployment rate 2.2%
Ranked 30th.
7.9%
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Kuwait

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 42.7 weeks of wages
Ranked 76th. 93% more than United Kingdom
22.1 weeks of wages
Ranked 122nd.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 6,073.87
Ranked 119th.
20,722.73
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Expense > Current LCU per capita 5,081.76
Ranked 84th.
10,703.34
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Employment rate > Women 41.8
Ranked 112th.
49.9
Ranked 67th. 19% more than Kuwait

Labor force > Total 1.43 million
Ranked 125th.
31.49 million
Ranked 18th. 22 times more than Kuwait

Employment rate > Men 79.5
Ranked 30th. 26% more than United Kingdom
63.1
Ranked 118th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 82.8%
Ranked 5th. 30% more than United Kingdom
63.8%
Ranked 39th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 82.8%
Ranked 5th. 30% more than United Kingdom
63.8%
Ranked 39th.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 1940000000 74329000000
Force > Total 1.37 million
Ranked 129th.
30.64 million
Ranked 17th. 22 times more than Kuwait

Force > Total > Per capita 0.542 per capita
Ranked 13th. 6% more than United Kingdom
0.509 per capita
Ranked 29th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 11.3%
Ranked 59th.
20%
Ranked 31st. 77% more than Kuwait

GNI > Current LCU 37.87 billion
Ranked 140th.
1.56 trillion
Ranked 71st. 41 times more than Kuwait

Female economic activity 36.6%
Ranked 135th.
52.8%
Ranked 79th. 44% more than Kuwait
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 45%
Ranked 47th.
52.7%
Ranked 23th. 17% more than Kuwait

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 45%
Ranked 47th.
52.7%
Ranked 23th. 17% more than Kuwait

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 0.3%
Ranked 88th.
7.9%
Ranked 30th. 26 times more than Kuwait

Labor force > Per capita 786.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 55% more than United Kingdom
508.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Employment rate > Young adults 30.2
Ranked 126th.
55.8
Ranked 30th. 85% more than Kuwait

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $7.82 billion
Ranked 10th.
$-7,458,135,860.98
Ranked 138th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 1,153.15$
Ranked 4th. 22 times more than United Kingdom
51.26$
Ranked 47th.

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 0.0
Ranked 166th.
10
Ranked 141st.

Female economic activity growth -3%
Ranked 144th.
5%
Ranked 65th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 2.8%
Ranked 86th.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Kuwait

Employment rate > Young men 35.9
Ranked 130th.
56.6
Ranked 45th. 58% more than Kuwait

Employment rate > Young women 23.4
Ranked 128th.
55
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Kuwait

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 1.04 million$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than United Kingdom
51,256.51$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.

GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $18,153.00
Ranked 57th.
$51,697.00
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Kuwait

GNI > Constant LCU 13.34 billion
Ranked 127th.
1.31 trillion
Ranked 47th. 98 times more than Kuwait

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 6,073.87
Ranked 119th.
20,722.73
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Kuwait

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $38,313.34
Ranked 16th. 2% more than United Kingdom
$37,677.83
Ranked 14th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 83.3%
Ranked 13th. 27% more than United Kingdom
65.6%
Ranked 122nd.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 29.1%
Ranked 108th.
57.9%
Ranked 24th. 99% more than Kuwait

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 48.9%
Ranked 81st.
53%
Ranked 51st. 8% more than Kuwait

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 11.8%
Ranked 57th.
22%
Ranked 28th. 86% more than Kuwait

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 32.78$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 15th. 23 times more than United Kingdom
1.4$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 109th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 2.65 billion$
Ranked 16th.
3.09 billion$
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Kuwait

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 15
Ranked 44th.
16
Ranked 25th. 7% more than Kuwait
Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 4.7%
Ranked 32nd.
15%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 5.3%
Ranked 31st.
17%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 44.7%
Ranked 105th.
60.5%
Ranked 42nd. 35% more than Kuwait

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 10%
Ranked 72nd.
17.9%
Ranked 43th. 79% more than Kuwait

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 4.9%
Ranked 76th.
7.3%
Ranked 50th. 49% more than Kuwait

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 11.4%
Ranked 50th.
13.8%
Ranked 38th. 21% more than Kuwait

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 5.3%
Ranked 63th.
13.3%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $2.61 billion
Ranked 3rd.
$-117,957,104.01
Ranked 96th.

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.0035%
Ranked 153th.
0.0718%
Ranked 132nd. 21 times more than Kuwait

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million 748.89 million
Ranked 19th.
-74,666,846.841
Ranked 46th.

One-person and family businesses > Women 0.3%
Ranked 88th.
7.9%
Ranked 30th. 26 times more than Kuwait

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 10%
Ranked 66th.
17.7%
Ranked 41st. 77% more than Kuwait

GNI > Current LCU per capita 12,660.32
Ranked 148th.
24,671.5
Ranked 121st. 95% more than Kuwait

Expense > % of GDP 35.76%
Ranked 26th.
43.7%
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Kuwait

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 24.08%
Ranked 84th.
53.75%
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 0.0
Ranked 105th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th.

Force with tertiary education > % of total 19%
Ranked 1st.
26.8%
Ranked 13th. 41% more than Kuwait

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 73.1%
Ranked 60th.
75.56%
Ranked 41st. 3% more than Kuwait

Employers, female > % of employment 0.8%
Ranked 59th.
1.4%
Ranked 48th. 75% more than Kuwait

Employers, total > % of employment 1%
Ranked 66th.
2.5%
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 2.2%
Ranked 82nd.
9.7%
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Kuwait

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 3.7%
Ranked 82nd.
18.8%
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Kuwait

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 3.2%
Ranked 86th.
14.6%
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Kuwait

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 81.5%
Ranked 16th. 29% more than United Kingdom
63%
Ranked 124th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 67.1%
Ranked 40th. 18% more than United Kingdom
57.1%
Ranked 100th.

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 1.4%
Ranked 66th.
8.3%
Ranked 42nd. 6 times more than Kuwait

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 2.7%
Ranked 66th.
15.4%
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than Kuwait

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 2.2%
Ranked 70th.
12.1%
Ranked 41st. 6 times more than Kuwait

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 86.43%
Ranked 39th. 6% more than United Kingdom
81.86%
Ranked 98th.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 96.8%
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than United Kingdom
85%
Ranked 19th.

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 2.2%
Ranked 103th.
7.6%
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Kuwait

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 26.7%
Ranked 61st.
28.7%
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Kuwait

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 96.9%
Ranked 1st. 7% more than United Kingdom
90.9%
Ranked 8th.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 69%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than United Kingdom
68.6%
Ranked 6th.

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 11.8%
Ranked 61st.
23.8%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 11.3%
Ranked 63th.
21%
Ranked 32nd. 86% more than Kuwait

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 2.9%
Ranked 86th.
8.4%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 3.6%
Ranked 85th.
7.9%
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Force with primary education > % of total 46.2%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
17.5%
Ranked 28th.

Force > Total per 1000 598.4
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than United Kingdom
508.85
Ranked 33th.

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 28.7%
Ranked 36th.
45.6%
Ranked 27th. 59% more than Kuwait

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 18.8%
Ranked 26th.
19%
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Kuwait

Labor force with primary education > % of total 25.2%
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than United Kingdom
21.5%
Ranked 32nd.

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 26.3%
Ranked 39th.
45.9%
Ranked 25th. 75% more than Kuwait

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 28.1%
Ranked 19th. 20% more than United Kingdom
23.5%
Ranked 30th.

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 21%
Ranked 42nd.
46.2%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 16.7%
Ranked 37th.
31.9%
Ranked 16th. 91% more than Kuwait

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 13.5%
Ranked 49th.
15.6%
Ranked 40th. 16% more than Kuwait

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 3.4%
Ranked 33th.
12.7%
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Kuwait

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 0.1%
Ranked 47th.
0.8%
Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Kuwait

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 2.1%
Ranked 79th. 50% more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 28th.

Employment in services > % of total employment 81.7%
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than United Kingdom
76.9%
Ranked 2nd.

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 68.4%
Ranked 54th. 10% more than United Kingdom
62.2%
Ranked 105th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 9.6%
Ranked 59th.
14.3%
Ranked 41st. 49% more than Kuwait

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 31.6%
Ranked 49th.
39.4%
Ranked 29th. 25% more than Kuwait

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 51.3%
Ranked 23th. 4% more than United Kingdom
49.4%
Ranked 23th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 8.4%
Ranked 71st.
34.6%
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Kuwait

Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP 6.52%
Ranked 9th.
-0.306%
Ranked 44th.

GNI growth > Annual % 13.43%
Ranked 12th.
-1.472%
Ranked 100th.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 12,660.32
Ranked 148th.
24,671.5
Ranked 120th. 95% more than Kuwait

Force with secondary education > % of total 17.3%
Ranked 6th.
47.4%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Compensation of employees > % of expense 31.4%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
14.97%
Ranked 51st.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 25.39%
Ranked 173th.
45.99%
Ranked 51st. 81% more than Kuwait

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 1.9%
Ranked 48th.
9.1%
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Kuwait

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 6.1%
Ranked 67th.
14.6%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 2.9%
Ranked 67th.
15.1%
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Kuwait

Employment in industry > % of total employment 18.3%
Ranked 73th.
21.4%
Ranked 24th. 17% more than Kuwait

Net income from abroad > Current LCU 2.24 billion
Ranked 25th.
-4,721,000,000
Ranked 82nd.

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 1.7%
Ranked 75th.
4.6%
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 58.8%
Ranked 17th. 25% more than United Kingdom
47.2%
Ranked 29th.

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 50.37%
Ranked 130th.
69.34%
Ranked 38th. 38% more than Kuwait

Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 28.8%
Ranked 53th.
42.7%
Ranked 30th. 48% more than Kuwait

Employers, male > % of employment 1.1%
Ranked 62nd.
3.5%
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Kuwait

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 1.67%
Ranked 104th.
5.6%
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Kuwait

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 24.31%
Ranked 165th.
45.66%
Ranked 62nd. 88% more than Kuwait

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 23.2%
Ranked 90th.
52.2%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Kuwait

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date November 15, 1999 June 7, 2000
One-person and family businesses > Men 2.8%
Ranked 86th.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Kuwait

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 110.2%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than United Kingdom
101.2%
Ranked 35th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 38.8%
Ranked 106th.
46.4%
Ranked 81st. 20% more than Kuwait

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 42.9%
Ranked 117th.
51.6%
Ranked 68th. 20% more than Kuwait

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 2.8%
Ranked 86th.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Kuwait

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 3.6%
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
1.6%
Ranked 57th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 31.7%
Ranked 116th.
46.3%
Ranked 55th. 46% more than Kuwait

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 97.8%
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than United Kingdom
90%
Ranked 20th.

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 96.3%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than United Kingdom
80.6%
Ranked 25th.

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 0.6%
Ranked 59th. 20% more than United Kingdom
0.5%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.4%
Ranked 54th. 33% more than United Kingdom
0.3%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.4%
Ranked 63th. The same as United Kingdom
0.4%
Ranked 54th.

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 98%
Ranked 1st. 9% more than United Kingdom
89.8%
Ranked 2nd.

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 1.7%
Ranked 46th.
1.9%
Ranked 29th. 12% more than Kuwait

SOURCES: International Labour Organisation, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. World Bank World Development Indicators.; World Bank national accounts data; World Bank national accounts data. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of minimum wages by country (Countries) ("Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2013" . State.gov . Retrieved 2014-03-04 .); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.; International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of minimum wages by country (Countries); International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. World Bank World Development Indicators. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Labour Organisation, using World Bank population estimates.; United Nations Statistics Division Original html; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; calculated on the basis of data on the economically active population and total population from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division Original html; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: Minimum Age Convention, 1973; World Bank staff estimates; http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=MDG&f=seriesRowID%3a773#MDG, Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. World Bank World Development Indicators.; ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM).; World Bank national accounts data. GDP figures sourced from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=MDG&f=seriesRowID%3a772, Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage; United Nations Statistics Division

Citation

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×