Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Kazakhstan

Youth unemployment in Kazakhstan in 2025 — 3.81%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.2 pp.

2025 3.81% −0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 17of 182
Period maximum 23.87%1999
Period minimum 1.61%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Kazakhstan, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 1.61%1992: 1.78%1993: 1.96%1994: 13.26%1995: 19.24%1996: 22.79%1997: 23.01%1998: 23.26%1999: 23.87%2000: 22.71%2001: 18.72%2002: 16.7%2003: 14.35%2004: 14.12%2005: 12.71%2006: 11.18%2007: 9.35%2008: 7.39%2009: 6.68%2010: 5.22%2011: 4.58%2012: 3.94%2013: 3.92%2014: 3.84%2015: 3.76%2016: 3.81%2017: 3.79%2018: 3.78%2019: 3.77%2020: 3.78%2021: 4.22%2022: 3.82%2023: 3.81%2024: 3.82%2025: 3.81%
Change over the period: +2.2 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kazakhstan 3.81%
World 13.41%
Central Asia computed 8.93%
Youth unemployment — Kazakhstan, by year Kazakhstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.81 −0.01 pp
2024 3.82 +0 pp
2023 3.81 −0.01 pp
2022 3.82 −0.39 pp
2021 4.22 +0.44 pp
2020 3.78 +0.01 pp
2019 3.77 −0.01 pp
2018 3.78 −0.01 pp
2017 3.79 −0.02 pp
2016 3.81 +0.04 pp
2015 3.76 −0.08 pp
2014 3.84 −0.09 pp
2013 3.92 −0.02 pp
2012 3.94 −0.64 pp
2011 4.58 −0.64 pp
2010 5.22 −1.46 pp
2009 6.68 −0.71 pp
2008 7.39 −1.96 pp
2007 9.35 −1.83 pp
2006 11.18 −1.53 pp
2005 12.71 −1.4 pp
2004 14.12 −0.23 pp
2003 14.35 −2.35 pp
2002 16.7 −2.02 pp
2001 18.72 −4 pp
2000 22.71 −1.16 pp
1999 23.87 +0.61 pp
1998 23.26 +0.25 pp
1997 23.01 +0.22 pp
1996 22.79 +3.55 pp
1995 19.24 +5.98 pp
1994 13.26 +11.3 pp
1993 1.96 +0.18 pp
1992 1.78 +0.17 pp
1991 1.61

Central Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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