Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 26.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Kazakhstan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 26.1% for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Kazakhstan peaked at 42.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2025.
That places Kazakhstan 112th 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, total (% of total employment) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 41.0% | — |
| 1992 | 41.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 41.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 41.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 41.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 41.9% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 41.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 26.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.6% | 41.0% | 42.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 33.4% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 26.8% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 26.1% | 26.5% | 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, total (% of total employment) in Kazakhstan?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Kazakhstan was 26.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2025.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Kazakhstan ranks 112th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.