Employers, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 1.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan stood at 1.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan peaked at 2.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1991.
That places Kazakhstan 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.1% | — |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +34.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 1.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 39% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 1.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +34.0% | 2.0% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan was 1.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1991.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Kazakhstan ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, male (% of male 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).