Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 73.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male 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, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan is 73.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan peaked at 73.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1997.
Kazakhstan ranks 72nd 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, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.4% | — |
| 1992 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 62.6% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 62.2% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 62.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 62.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 62.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 73.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.9%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 73.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.0%, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.5% | 62.0% | 63.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 62.4% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 68.3% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.3% | 73.2% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Kazakhstan was 73.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1997.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Kazakhstan ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, male (% of male 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.