Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 74.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan is 74.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan peaked at 74.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 1996.
Kazakhstan ranks 82nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.5% | — |
| 1992 | 54.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 53.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 53.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 53.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 56.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 64.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 74.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 74.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.8%, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.1% | 53.8% | 54.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 54.6% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 65.6% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 74.5% | 74.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Kazakhstan was 74.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 1996.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Kazakhstan ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.