Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Central Asia

Labor force participation rate in Central Asia in 2025 — 56.16%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 4.14 pp.

2025 56.16% −0.84 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 62.76%1995
Period minimum 55.5%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Central Asia, 1990–202554565860626419901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 60.3%1991: 60.86%1992: 61.39%1993: 61.8%1994: 62.55%1995: 62.76%1996: 62.34%1997: 62.18%1998: 61.94%1999: 61.6%2000: 61.2%2001: 60.84%2002: 60.62%2003: 60.33%2004: 59.81%2005: 59.19%2006: 58.68%2007: 58.31%2008: 57.99%2009: 57.86%2010: 57.71%2011: 57.68%2012: 57.47%2013: 57.1%2014: 57.09%2015: 57.09%2016: 57.01%2017: 56.64%2018: 56.63%2019: 56.53%2020: 55.5%2021: 55.94%2022: 57.02%2023: 56.89%2024: 57%2025: 56.16%
Change over the period: −4.14 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 56.16%
World 60.98%
Labor force participation rate — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 56.16 −0.84 pp
2024 57 +0.11 pp
2023 56.89 −0.12 pp
2022 57.02 +1.08 pp
2021 55.94 +0.44 pp
2020 55.5 −1.03 pp
2019 56.53 −0.1 pp
2018 56.63 −0.01 pp
2017 56.64 −0.37 pp
2016 57.01 −0.08 pp
2015 57.09 +0 pp
2014 57.09 −0.01 pp
2013 57.1 −0.37 pp
2012 57.47 −0.2 pp
2011 57.68 −0.03 pp
2010 57.71 −0.15 pp
2009 57.86 −0.13 pp
2008 57.99 −0.32 pp
2007 58.31 −0.38 pp
2006 58.68 −0.5 pp
2005 59.19 −0.62 pp
2004 59.81 −0.53 pp
2003 60.33 −0.29 pp
2002 60.62 −0.21 pp
2001 60.84 −0.36 pp
2000 61.2 −0.4 pp
1999 61.6 −0.34 pp
1998 61.94 −0.23 pp
1997 62.18 −0.16 pp
1996 62.34 −0.42 pp
1995 62.76 +0.21 pp
1994 62.55 +0.75 pp
1993 61.8 +0.41 pp
1992 61.39 +0.53 pp
1991 60.86 +0.56 pp
1990 60.3

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.