Work & Labour in Kazakhstan

87 indicators covering work & labour for Kazakhstan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.8% 2025 down 3.8% 40th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% 2025 down 3.6% 62nd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.4% 2025 down 0.7% 54th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.6% 2025 down 4.3% 32nd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.0% 2025 down 0.2% 48th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.7% 2025 down 0.5% 61st
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.3% 2025 down 0.1% 42nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.8% 2025 down 0.2% 70th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 47.6% 2025 down 0.8% 79th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.9% 2025 up 0.2% 61st
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.1% 2025 down 9.0% 164th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 79.4% 2025 up 11.4% 79th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.9% 2025 up 15.8% 150th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 1.7% 2025 down 8.5% 161st
Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.3% 2025 down 0.7% 162nd
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 25.4% 2025 down 1.1% 106th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 26.8% 2025 down 5.0% 116th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 26.1% 2025 down 3.1% 112th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.1% 2025 down 22.8% 185th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 73.9% 2025 up 1.1% 75th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 73.2% 2025 up 2.0% 71st
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 74.6% 2025 up 0.4% 81st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.1% 2025 down 15.0% 184th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 11.1% 2025 down 4.6% 80th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 28.0% 2025 down 4.3% 71st
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 19.9% 2025 down 3.3% 82nd
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 59.0% 2025 up 13.8% 62nd
Employment in services (% of total employment) 68.8% 2025 up 12.0% 65th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 4.9% 2025 up 21.7% 165th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 2.9% 2025 down 18.3% 175th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 3.8% 2025 up 1.2% 170th
GDP per person employed 82,765 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 29.7% 48th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.9% 2022 down 7.3% 101st
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.3% 2022 up 4.1% 101st
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.5% 2022 down 15.1% 102nd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.6% 2022 down 3.5% 60th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.3% 2022 down 5.1% 39th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.7% 2022 down 3.6% 44th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.9% 2022 down 1.7% 70th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 3.8% 2022 down 2.9% 147th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 2.8% 2022 down 1.6% 150th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 4.9% 2022 down 3.3% 141st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 10.5% 2025 down 4.3% 155th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 5.2% 2025 down 13.3% 177th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 7.8% 2025 down 8.1% 167th
Productivity: output per hour worked 37.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 23.4% 50th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 59.2% 2025 down 4.3% 36th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 64.5% 2025 down 3.6% 40th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 24.5% 2025 down 1.7% 102nd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 25.1% 2025 down 4.7% 103rd
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 24.8% 2025 down 3.2% 103rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 70.3% 2025 down 3.4% 57th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 39.9% 2025 down 0.7% 50th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 46.2% 2025 down 0.2% 59th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 43.1% 2025 down 0.3% 51st
Unemployment with basic education 6.7% 2017 down 16.4% 63rd
Unemployment with basic education, male 5.5% 2017 down 21.5% 71st
Unemployment with intermediate education 5.3% 2017 down 14.7% 75th
Unemployment with basic education, female 8.3% 2017 down 9.7% 55th
Unemployment with advanced education 3.5% 2017 down 30.2% 77th