Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Kazakhstan

Female labor force participation rate in Kazakhstan in 2025 — 62.65%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.13 pp.

2025 62.65% −2.64 pp vs 2024
World rank 31of 182
Period maximum 66.99%1995
Period minimum 62.65%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Kazakhstan, 1990–20256264666819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 64.78%1991: 65.14%1992: 65.37%1993: 65.81%1994: 66.53%1995: 66.99%1996: 66.84%1997: 66.59%1998: 66.57%1999: 66.34%2000: 65.83%2001: 65.29%2002: 64.99%2003: 65.09%2004: 64.83%2005: 64.63%2006: 65.02%2007: 65.86%2008: 66.72%2009: 66.47%2010: 66.33%2011: 66.21%2012: 66.04%2013: 65.89%2014: 65.71%2015: 65.46%2016: 65.21%2017: 65.02%2018: 64.82%2019: 64.66%2020: 63.61%2021: 64.07%2022: 64.74%2023: 65.03%2024: 65.29%2025: 62.65%
Change over the period: −2.13 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan 62.65%
World 48.94%
Central Asia computed 44.03%
Female labor force participation rate — Kazakhstan, by year Kazakhstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 62.65 −2.64 pp
2024 65.29 +0.26 pp
2023 65.03 +0.29 pp
2022 64.74 +0.67 pp
2021 64.07 +0.46 pp
2020 63.61 −1.05 pp
2019 64.66 −0.16 pp
2018 64.82 −0.2 pp
2017 65.02 −0.19 pp
2016 65.21 −0.25 pp
2015 65.46 −0.25 pp
2014 65.71 −0.18 pp
2013 65.89 −0.15 pp
2012 66.04 −0.17 pp
2011 66.21 −0.13 pp
2010 66.33 −0.14 pp
2009 66.47 −0.25 pp
2008 66.72 +0.86 pp
2007 65.86 +0.84 pp
2006 65.02 +0.39 pp
2005 64.63 −0.2 pp
2004 64.83 −0.26 pp
2003 65.09 +0.09 pp
2002 64.99 −0.3 pp
2001 65.29 −0.54 pp
2000 65.83 −0.5 pp
1999 66.34 −0.23 pp
1998 66.57 −0.02 pp
1997 66.59 −0.25 pp
1996 66.84 −0.16 pp
1995 66.99 +0.46 pp
1994 66.53 +0.71 pp
1993 65.81 +0.44 pp
1992 65.37 +0.23 pp
1991 65.14 +0.36 pp
1990 64.78

Central Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.