Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 26.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan stood at 26.8%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan peaked at 38.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2025.
That places Kazakhstan 116th 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, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.6% | — |
| 1992 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 37.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 38.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 37.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 37.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 26.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.5% | 36.6% | 38.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 32.0% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 28.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 26.8% | 27.7% | 6 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan was 26.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2025.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Kazakhstan ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, male (% of male 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.