Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Kazakhstan

Vulnerable employment in Kazakhstan in 2025 — 24.79%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 15.41 pp.

2025 24.79% −0.09 pp vs 2024
World rank 82of 182
Period maximum 41.09%1996
Period minimum 24.79%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Kazakhstan, 1991–202520253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 40.2%1992: 40.32%1993: 40.5%1994: 40.72%1995: 40.97%1996: 41.09%1997: 41.07%1998: 40.97%1999: 40.77%2000: 40.47%2001: 39.99%2002: 38.09%2003: 37.45%2004: 35.8%2005: 34.4%2006: 33.59%2007: 32.81%2008: 31.94%2009: 31.27%2010: 31%2011: 30.36%2012: 29.21%2013: 28.57%2014: 27.07%2015: 25.62%2016: 25.58%2017: 25.54%2018: 25.49%2019: 25.43%2020: 25.22%2021: 25.01%2022: 24.98%2023: 24.95%2024: 24.88%2025: 24.79%
Change over the period: −15.41 pp Annual average: -0.45 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kazakhstan 24.79%
World 42.38%
Central Asia computed 29.51%
Vulnerable employment — Kazakhstan, by year Kazakhstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.79 −0.09 pp
2024 24.88 −0.08 pp
2023 24.95 −0.03 pp
2022 24.98 −0.03 pp
2021 25.01 −0.21 pp
2020 25.22 −0.2 pp
2019 25.43 −0.06 pp
2018 25.49 −0.05 pp
2017 25.54 −0.04 pp
2016 25.58 −0.04 pp
2015 25.62 −1.46 pp
2014 27.07 −1.49 pp
2013 28.57 −0.64 pp
2012 29.21 −1.15 pp
2011 30.36 −0.64 pp
2010 31 −0.27 pp
2009 31.27 −0.66 pp
2008 31.94 −0.87 pp
2007 32.81 −0.78 pp
2006 33.59 −0.81 pp
2005 34.4 −1.4 pp
2004 35.8 −1.64 pp
2003 37.45 −0.64 pp
2002 38.09 −1.9 pp
2001 39.99 −0.48 pp
2000 40.47 −0.3 pp
1999 40.77 −0.2 pp
1998 40.97 −0.1 pp
1997 41.07 −0.02 pp
1996 41.09 +0.12 pp
1995 40.97 +0.25 pp
1994 40.72 +0.22 pp
1993 40.5 +0.18 pp
1992 40.32 +0.12 pp
1991 40.2

Central Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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