Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Kazakhstan

Labor force participation rate in Kazakhstan in 2025 — 67.77%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.18 pp.

2025 67.77% −2.82 pp vs 2024
World rank 39of 182
Period maximum 72.06%1995
Period minimum 67.77%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Kazakhstan, 1990–2025666870727419901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 69.95%1991: 70.36%1992: 70.59%1993: 71.01%1994: 71.66%1995: 72.06%1996: 71.91%1997: 71.68%1998: 71.65%1999: 71.43%2000: 70.96%2001: 70.43%2002: 70.11%2003: 70.02%2004: 69.86%2005: 69.45%2006: 69.68%2007: 70.39%2008: 71.12%2009: 71.02%2010: 70.92%2011: 70.83%2012: 70.73%2013: 70.63%2014: 70.53%2015: 70.43%2016: 70.33%2017: 70.23%2018: 70.13%2019: 70.08%2020: 69.2%2021: 69.36%2022: 70.2%2023: 70.4%2024: 70.59%2025: 67.77%
Change over the period: −2.18 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kazakhstan 67.77%
World 60.98%
Central Asia computed 56.16%
Labor force participation rate — Kazakhstan, by year Kazakhstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 67.77 −2.82 pp
2024 70.59 +0.19 pp
2023 70.4 +0.2 pp
2022 70.2 +0.84 pp
2021 69.36 +0.16 pp
2020 69.2 −0.88 pp
2019 70.08 −0.05 pp
2018 70.13 −0.1 pp
2017 70.23 −0.1 pp
2016 70.33 −0.1 pp
2015 70.43 −0.1 pp
2014 70.53 −0.1 pp
2013 70.63 −0.1 pp
2012 70.73 −0.1 pp
2011 70.83 −0.1 pp
2010 70.92 −0.1 pp
2009 71.02 −0.1 pp
2008 71.12 +0.73 pp
2007 70.39 +0.71 pp
2006 69.68 +0.23 pp
2005 69.45 −0.41 pp
2004 69.86 −0.16 pp
2003 70.02 −0.09 pp
2002 70.11 −0.31 pp
2001 70.43 −0.53 pp
2000 70.96 −0.47 pp
1999 71.43 −0.22 pp
1998 71.65 −0.03 pp
1997 71.68 −0.24 pp
1996 71.91 −0.15 pp
1995 72.06 +0.4 pp
1994 71.66 +0.65 pp
1993 71.01 +0.42 pp
1992 70.59 +0.23 pp
1991 70.36 +0.41 pp
1990 69.95

Central Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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