Work & Labour in Kazakhstan

999 indicators covering work & labour for Kazakhstan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment rate, men vs. women 70.3% 2025 down 3.4% 57th
Employment rate 64.5% 2025 down 3.6% 40th
Youth unemployment rate 3.8% 2025 up 1.2% 170th
Population by labor force status 6.07 million people 2025 up 21.4% 63rd
Employee compensation as share of government spending 5.2% 2023 down 33.9% 155th
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 40.3 2025 up 20.8% 39th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 201.86 Persons 2022 up 55.8% 61st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 528.72 Persons 2022 up 36.5% 40th
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.7% 2020 down 17.6% 95th
Female labor force by age 42,772 people 2024 up 15.2% 98th
Labor force participation rate by age 44.8% 2024 down 0.2% 69th
Female labor force participation rate by age 41.9% 2024 up 0.0% 60th
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 3.8% 2024 down 0.6% 173rd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.5% 182nd
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.3% 179th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.1349 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.3% 173rd
Employment by status 73.8% 2024 up 3.5% 75th
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 73.8% 2024 up 3.5% 75th
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0259 units per square kilometre 2023 up 275.1% 101st
Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0259 units per square kilometre 2023 up 275.1% 101st
Employment 8,972 2022 up 5.5% 51st
Cases of fatal occupational injury 211 2017 down 38.1% 30th
Annual growth of GDP per employed person 8.5% 2025 up 2,022.5% 3rd
Unemployment with basic education 6.7% 2017 down 16.4% 65th
Unemployment with basic education, male 5.5% 2017 down 21.5% 73rd
Unemployment with intermediate education 5.3% 2017 down 14.7% 77th
Unemployment with basic education, female 8.3% 2017 down 9.7% 57th
Unemployment with advanced education 3.5% 2017 down 30.2% 79th
Unemployment with intermediate education, female 3.1% 2017 down 58.6% 112th
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 2.77 2024 up 62.9% 61st
Level of national compliance with labor rights 2.77 score 2024 up 62.9% 61st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 9.5% 2016 down 24.1% 99th
Unemployment with intermediate education, male 4.8% 2017 down 6.8% 70th
Unemployment with advanced education, male 3.2% 2017 down 21.8% 81st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 94.5% 2022 up 52.4% 1st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 95.7% 2022 up 29.5% 1st
Unemployment with advanced education, female 3.7% 2017 down 34.8% 82nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 95.1% 2022 up 40.7% 1st
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 2,045 2017 down 27.7% 76th
Patents - international collaboration in technology development 25 Co-inventions 2023 down 64.8% 63rd
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 40.4% 2020 down 19.5% 152nd
Annual working hours per worker 1,975 hours per worker 2023 down 2.6% 65th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 1,975 hours per worker 2023 down 2.6% 65th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 6.8% 2022 up 7.0% 120th
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 4.9% 2022 down 7.4% 97th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 1,975 hours per worker 2023 down 2.6% 65th
Unemployment of previously employed persons 442.3 2017 down 25.9% 30th
Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 139,876 2017 down 7.1% 45th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 6.8% 2022 up 7.0% 110th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 2.77 2024 up 62.9% 67th
Own-account workers, total 25.0% 2016 down 23.2% 94th
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.7713 2014 unchanged 30th
Labor market, Overall 0.6989 2014 down 14.7% 44th
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.7027 2014 down 24.0% 59th
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.6064 2014 down 11.4% 46th
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.5671 2014 down 26.2% 73rd
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 41.5 2017 down 42.8% 74th
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 4.8 2017 down 44.8% 20th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 41.5 2017 down 42.8% 72nd