Employment by status in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Employment by status was 73.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Kazakhstan, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, employment by status in Kazakhstan stood at 73.8%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Kazakhstan peaked at 73.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1996.
Kazakhstan ranks 75th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
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 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 72 Trinidad and Tobago 74.3% compare
- 73 Argentina 74.3% compare
- 74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 74.1% compare
- 76 Libya 73.7% compare
- 77 Costa Rica 73.2% compare
- 78 Saint Lucia 73.1% compare
More work & labour data for Kazakhstan
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by status in Kazakhstan?
- Employment by status 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 employment by status recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1996.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for employment by status?
- Kazakhstan ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status 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 Employment by status. 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.