Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 67.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Kazakhstan, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 67.8% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Kazakhstan peaked at 72.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2025.
Kazakhstan ranks 40th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.9% | — |
| 1991 | 70.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 72.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 71.9% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 71.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 71.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 71.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 70.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 69.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 67.8% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.2% | 69.9% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 69.5% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 70.1% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 67.8% | 70.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 67.9% compare
- 38 Macau, China 67.8% compare
- 39 Congo 67.8% compare
- 41 Zimbabwe 67.7% compare
- 42 Kenya 67.4% compare
- 43 Netherlands 67.2% compare
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- 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 labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Kazakhstan?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Kazakhstan was 67.8% 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 15+) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2025.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Kazakhstan ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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+) (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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.