Kuwait: Population employed in the domestic sector by nationality (Kuwaiti/non-Kuwaiti) and sex (Q4 2014-Q1 2025)

Domestic Sector
Kuwaitis Non-Kuwaitis Total
Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
2014 Q4 0 0 0 251,687 341,341 593,028 251,687 341,341 593,028
2015 Q1 0 0 0 278,705 376,684 655,389 278,705 376,684 655,389
2015 Q2 0 0 0 267,579 342,357 609,936 267,579 342,357 609,936
2015 Q3 0 0 0 289,126 378,043 667,169 289,126 378,043 667,169
2015 Q4 0 0 0 294,233 370,409 664,642 294,233 370,409 664,642
2016 Q1 0 0 0 299,339 362,775 662,114 299,339 362,775 662,114
2016 Q2 0 0 0 299,384 362,778 662,162 299,384 362,778 662,162
2016 Q3 0 0 0 306,121 363,341 669,462 306,121 363,341 669,462
2016 Q4 0 0 0 314,686 358,413 673,099 314,686 358,413 673,099
2017 Q1 0 0 0 320,073 352,561 672,634 320,073 352,561 672,634
2017 Q2 0 0 0 324,831 350,432 675,263 324,831 350,432 675,263
2017 Q3 0 0 0 331,901 345,721 677,622 331,901 345,721 677,622
2017 Q4 0 0 0 337,090 340,849 677,939 337,090 340,849 677,939
2018 Q1 0 0 0 342,707 340,808 683,515 342,707 340,808 683,515
2018 Q2 0 0 0 349,828 338,756 688,584 349,828 338,756 688,584
2018 Q3 0 0 0 349,988 338,967 688,955 349,988 338,967 688,955
2018 Q4 0 0 0 351,973 354,613 706,586 351,973 354,613 706,586
2019 Q1 0 0 0 353,572 361,797 715,369 353,572 361,797 715,369
2019 Q2 0 0 0 354,271 370,161 724,432 354,271 370,161 724,432
2019 Q3 0 0 0 353,801 373,990 727,791 353,801 373,990 727,791
2019 Q4 0 0 0 353,882 377,702 731,584 353,882 377,702 731,584
2020 Q1 0 0 0 347,923 370,141 718,064 347,923 370,141 718,064
2020 Q2 0 0 0 328,992 351,270 680,262 328,992 351,270 680,262
2020 Q3 0 0 0 329,374 343,885 673,259 329,374 343,885 673,259
2020 Q4 0 0 0 328,250 340,365 668,615 328,250 340,365 668,615
2021 Q1 0 0 0 320,313 330,954 651,267 320,313 330,954 651,267
2021 Q2 0 0 0 314,532 324,528 639,060 314,532 324,528 639,060
2021 Q3 0 0 0 301,105 307,125 608,230 301,105 307,125 608,230
2021 Q4 0 0 0 295,645 298,003 593,648 295,645 298,003 593,648
2022 Q1 0 0 0 305,860 307,320 613,180 305,860 307,320 613,180
2022 Q2 0 0 0 315,545 339,219 654,764 315,545 339,219 654,764
2022 Q3 0 0 0 333,995 377,349 711,344 333,995 377,349 711,344
2022 Q4 0 0 0 347,515 405,782 753,297 347,515 405,782 753,297
2023 Q1 0 0 0 357,121 423,062 780,183 357,121 423,062 780,183
2023 Q2 0 0 0 361,945 426,211 788,156 361,945 426,211 788,156
2023 Q3 0 0 0 363,839 425,931 789,770 363,839 425,931 789,770
2023 Q4 0 0 0 363,438 422,793 786,231 363,438 422,793 786,231
2024 Q1 0 0 0 365,562 423,471 789,033 365,562 423,471 789,033
2024 Q2 0 0 0 365,117 421,223 786,340 365,117 421,223 786,340
2024 Q3 0 0 0 328,589 411,261 739,850 328,589 411,261 739,850
2024 Q4 0 0 0 325,650 410,015 735,665 325,650 410,015 735,665
2025 Q1 0 0 0 330,091 415,055 745,146 330,091 415,055 745,146

Source: Central Statistical Bureau (CSB), Labour Market Information System (LMIS), Integrated Database

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Characteristics of data and definitions

Kuwait’s Labour Market Information System (KLMIS) was developed by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB), in collaboration with relevant other government agencies.

https://lmis.csb.gov.kw/ar/Default.aspx;
https://lmis.csb.gov.kw/En/Docs/KLMI%20Report%20English%20-%20Final%20Version.pdf.

KLMIS’s Integrated database, updated on a quarterly basis,
tabulates basic data on nationals’ and foreign migrants’ employment,
taken from four administrative sources:
the Civil Service Commission (CSC) (public sector’s statistics);
the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) (public entities which are not included in the Civil Service Commission records);
the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) (statistics on workers in the private sector);
Ministry of Interior (MoI) (domestic workers).

2015 Q4: no data. The estimate is the average of Q3 2015 and Q1 2016 values.

The employed persons are defined as individuals aged 15 years and over who:
a. Work for a company, the government, or any other person outside the family during the past seven days.
b. Worked for their own projects or for family projects in the last seven days.
c. Did not work in the last seven days, but they were absent from their usual work.

Information on LMIS’s data sources is taken from:
Al Daas, M. Labor Statistics for evidence-based policies,
https://www.iaos-isi.org/images/IAOS2017-19/2016Conference/P5C/Mona_Al_daas_paper.pdf, p. 3.

2. Institution which provides data

The Central Statistical Bureau (CSB)
https://www.csb.gov.kw/
https://www.csb.gov.kw/default_en

3. Data availability 

Kuwait: Central Statistical Bureau. Integrated Database – LMIS
https://lmis.csb.gov.kw/
https://lmis.csb.gov.kw/default_En

Data are avalaible in Arabic and English, by quarter, for every year since 2014.

https://lmis.csb.gov.kw/IntegratedDataView_En

Last date of access: September 2025.

GLMM and GRC cannot guarantee that the link to access the source will not change;
that the information will not be removed from the website it was obtained from;
that no geo-blockages will be imposed; or that the information will not be available for any another reason.

Keywords: Kuwait, National Labour, Foreign Labour, Employment, Female Employment, Labour Market, National & Foreign Labour, Domestic Workers