Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Kyrgyzstan

Vulnerable employment in Kyrgyzstan in 2025 — 28.97%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.23 pp.

2025 28.97% −0.52 pp vs 2024
World rank 92of 182
Period maximum 39.9%2014
Period minimum 28.97%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Kyrgyzstan, 1991–20252530354019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 33.2%1992: 33.3%1993: 34.09%1994: 35.25%1995: 36.3%1996: 36.78%1997: 36.85%1998: 36.92%1999: 36.77%2000: 36.45%2001: 36.24%2002: 36.18%2003: 35.9%2004: 35.51%2005: 35.38%2006: 35.32%2007: 35.19%2008: 34.83%2009: 34.8%2010: 34.89%2011: 35.88%2012: 34.98%2013: 39.45%2014: 39.9%2015: 36.91%2016: 35.12%2017: 33.2%2018: 33%2019: 31.38%2020: 32.31%2021: 30.8%2022: 30.65%2023: 29.93%2024: 29.49%2025: 28.97%
Change over the period: −4.23 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kyrgyzstan 28.97%
World 42.38%
Central Asia computed 29.51%
Vulnerable employment — Kyrgyzstan, by year Kyrgyzstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.97 −0.52 pp
2024 29.49 −0.44 pp
2023 29.93 −0.72 pp
2022 30.65 −0.15 pp
2021 30.8 −1.51 pp
2020 32.31 +0.93 pp
2019 31.38 −1.62 pp
2018 33 −0.2 pp
2017 33.2 −1.92 pp
2016 35.12 −1.79 pp
2015 36.91 −2.99 pp
2014 39.9 +0.45 pp
2013 39.45 +4.47 pp
2012 34.98 −0.9 pp
2011 35.88 +0.99 pp
2010 34.89 +0.09 pp
2009 34.8 −0.02 pp
2008 34.83 −0.37 pp
2007 35.19 −0.13 pp
2006 35.32 −0.05 pp
2005 35.38 −0.14 pp
2004 35.51 −0.39 pp
2003 35.9 −0.28 pp
2002 36.18 −0.06 pp
2001 36.24 −0.2 pp
2000 36.45 −0.32 pp
1999 36.77 −0.16 pp
1998 36.92 +0.07 pp
1997 36.85 +0.07 pp
1996 36.78 +0.48 pp
1995 36.3 +1.05 pp
1994 35.25 +1.16 pp
1993 34.09 +0.79 pp
1992 33.3 +0.1 pp
1991 33.2

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.