Unemployment rate in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Unemployment rate was 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Kazakhstan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Kazakhstan stood at 4.8%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Kazakhstan peaked at 13.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1991.
Kazakhstan ranks 106th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 0.9% | 13.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 103 Honduras 4.9% compare
- 104 Switzerland 4.9% compare
- 105 Paraguay 4.8% compare
- 107 United Kingdom 4.7% compare
- 108 Norway 4.6% 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 unemployment rate in Kazakhstan?
- Unemployment rate in Kazakhstan was 4.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1991.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for unemployment rate?
- Kazakhstan ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.