Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 25.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Kyrgyzstan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Kyrgyzstan is 25.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 39.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2025.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 104th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.4% | — |
| 1992 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 35.9% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 36.4% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 36.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | -3.1% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 25.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.6%, 35% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 25.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.2%, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.3% | 33.4% | 36.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 33.5% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 27.8% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 25.5% | 29.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More work & labour data for Kyrgyzstan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0124 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8283 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,346 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,767 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,831 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,730 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Kyrgyzstan?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Kyrgyzstan was 25.5% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2025.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.