Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 77.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Kazakhstan, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Kazakhstan is 77.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Kazakhstan peaked at 79.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 1990.
That places Kazakhstan 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.1% | — |
| 1991 | 75.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 75.9% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 76.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 77.3% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 77.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 77.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 76.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 77.0% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.8% | 75.1% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.6% | 76.0% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 76.8% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 77.0% | 79.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Kazakhstan?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Kazakhstan was 77.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 1990.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Kazakhstan ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.