Female unemployment — all countries

Female unemployment — Central Asia

Female unemployment in Central Asia in 2025 — 5.54%. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.94 pp.

2025 5.54% +0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 14.05%1998
Period minimum 1.6%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of female labor force

Female unemployment — Central Asia, 1991–202505101519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 1.6%1992: 2.12%1993: 3.84%1994: 8.31%1995: 10.19%1996: 12.73%1997: 12.74%1998: 14.05%1999: 14.03%2000: 12.96%2001: 11.26%2002: 10.27%2003: 9.3%2004: 8.43%2005: 7.7%2006: 6.98%2007: 6.16%2008: 5.95%2009: 5.94%2010: 5.83%2011: 4.98%2012: 5.04%2013: 4.82%2014: 4.87%2015: 4.85%2016: 4.86%2017: 5.13%2018: 5.29%2019: 5.55%2020: 6.28%2021: 6.29%2022: 5.72%2023: 5.53%2024: 5.53%2025: 5.54%
Change over the period: +3.94 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Central Asia 5.54%
World 4.94%
Female unemployment — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.54 +0.01 pp
2024 5.53 −0 pp
2023 5.53 −0.19 pp
2022 5.72 −0.56 pp
2021 6.29 +0 pp
2020 6.28 +0.73 pp
2019 5.55 +0.26 pp
2018 5.29 +0.16 pp
2017 5.13 +0.26 pp
2016 4.86 +0.02 pp
2015 4.85 −0.02 pp
2014 4.87 +0.05 pp
2013 4.82 −0.22 pp
2012 5.04 +0.05 pp
2011 4.98 −0.85 pp
2010 5.83 −0.1 pp
2009 5.94 −0.01 pp
2008 5.95 −0.21 pp
2007 6.16 −0.82 pp
2006 6.98 −0.72 pp
2005 7.7 −0.73 pp
2004 8.43 −0.87 pp
2003 9.3 −0.97 pp
2002 10.27 −1 pp
2001 11.26 −1.7 pp
2000 12.96 −1.07 pp
1999 14.03 −0.02 pp
1998 14.05 +1.32 pp
1997 12.74 +0.01 pp
1996 12.73 +2.54 pp
1995 10.19 +1.87 pp
1994 8.31 +4.47 pp
1993 3.84 +1.72 pp
1992 2.12 +0.53 pp
1991 1.6

About the indicator

The share of the female labor force that is unemployed. The gap with male unemployment reflects both the structure of labor demand and the barriers women face in reaching employment. In some countries the indicator looks favorable only because many women are outside the labor force altogether — it should be read alongside female labor force participation.

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