Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 73.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Kazakhstan, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 73.8% for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Kazakhstan peaked at 73.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1996.
That places Kazakhstan 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.0% | — |
| 1992 | 58.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 58.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 58.4% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 58.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 58.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 59.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.4% | 58.0% | 59.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 58.6% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 67.0% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 73.5% | 73.8% | 5 |
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- 72 Trinidad and Tobago 74.3% compare
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- 74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 74.1% compare
- 76 Libya 73.7% compare
- 77 Costa Rica 73.2% compare
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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 share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Kazakhstan?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Kazakhstan was 73.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1996.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Kazakhstan ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.