Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults was 8.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Kyrgyzstan, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Kyrgyzstan stood at 8.4%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 12.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1991.
That places Kyrgyzstan 136th out of 188 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.
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.0% | — |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +34.1% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.7% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 8.4% | 11.9% | 5 |
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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 unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Kyrgyzstan?
- Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Kyrgyzstan was 8.4% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1991.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 136th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate: young vs. older adults rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.