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Labor force — Kazakhstan

Labor force in Kazakhstan in 2025 — 10,009,918 people. Ranked 55 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 22.2%.

2025 10.01M people −2.5% vs 2024
World rank 55of 182
Period maximum 10.27M people2024
Period minimum 7.91M people1999

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Kazakhstan, 1990–20257M8M9M10M11M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 8,193,062 people1991: 8,320,059 people1992: 8,397,605 people1993: 8,449,122 people1994: 8,447,253 people1995: 8,380,824 people1996: 8,255,317 people1997: 8,097,848 people1998: 7,958,862 people1999: 7,910,449 people2000: 7,959,482 people2001: 8,016,351 people2002: 8,100,716 people2003: 8,206,130 people2004: 8,291,458 people2005: 8,337,504 people2006: 8,453,665 people2007: 8,619,958 people2008: 8,777,583 people2009: 8,839,321 people2010: 8,911,594 people2011: 8,977,212 people2012: 9,036,145 people2013: 9,093,794 people2014: 9,151,563 people2015: 9,211,841 people2016: 9,280,982 people2017: 9,361,725 people2018: 9,452,255 people2019: 9,556,218 people2020: 9,543,571 people2021: 9,656,830 people2022: 9,896,969 people2023: 10,084,786 people2024: 10,266,072 people2025: 10,009,918 people
Change over the period: +1.82M (+22.18%) Average annual rate: 0.57 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Kazakhstan 10.01M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Central Asia computed 32.37M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Kazakhstan, by year Kazakhstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 10.01M −256,154 −2.5%
2024 10.27M +181,286 +1.8%
2023 10.08M +187,817 +1.9%
2022 9.9M +240,139 +2.49%
2021 9.66M +113,259 +1.19%
2020 9.54M −12,647 −0.13%
2019 9.56M +103,963 +1.1%
2018 9.45M +90,530 +0.97%
2017 9.36M +80,743 +0.87%
2016 9.28M +69,141 +0.75%
2015 9.21M +60,278 +0.66%
2014 9.15M +57,769 +0.64%
2013 9.09M +57,649 +0.64%
2012 9.04M +58,933 +0.66%
2011 8.98M +65,618 +0.74%
2010 8.91M +72,273 +0.82%
2009 8.84M +61,738 +0.7%
2008 8.78M +157,625 +1.83%
2007 8.62M +166,293 +1.97%
2006 8.45M +116,161 +1.39%
2005 8.34M +46,046 +0.56%
2004 8.29M +85,328 +1.04%
2003 8.21M +105,414 +1.3%
2002 8.1M +84,365 +1.05%
2001 8.02M +56,869 +0.71%
2000 7.96M +49,033 +0.62%
1999 7.91M −48,413 −0.61%
1998 7.96M −138,986 −1.72%
1997 8.1M −157,469 −1.91%
1996 8.26M −125,507 −1.5%
1995 8.38M −66,429 −0.79%
1994 8.45M −1,869 −0.02%
1993 8.45M +51,517 +0.61%
1992 8.4M +77,546 +0.93%
1991 8.32M +126,997 +1.55%
1990 8.19M — —

Central Asia, 2025

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

UZ Uzbekistan 14.64M KZ Kazakhstan 10.01M KG Kyrgyzstan 2.87M TJ Tajikistan 2.65M TM Turkmenistan 2.2M
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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