Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 25.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 25.4% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan peaked at 46.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2021.
That places Kazakhstan 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.5% | — |
| 1992 | 45.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 46.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 25.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.9% | 45.5% | 46.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 34.7% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 25.5% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 25.1% | 25.5% | 6 |
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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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan was 25.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Kazakhstan ranks 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.