Employers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1992.
Kazakhstan ranks 151st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +33.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +56.7% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +51.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 41% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +56.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| 2009 | +51.3% | 1.1% | 1.7% |
| 2004 | +33.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More work & labour data for Kazakhstan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2152 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2212 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2086 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 15,866 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 7,093 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,815 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,857 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,672 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan was 0.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1992.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Kazakhstan ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).