Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 69.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Kyrgyzstan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Kyrgyzstan stood at 69.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 69.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 2014.
That places Kyrgyzstan 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, total (% of total employment) in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 65.1% | — |
| 1992 | 64.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 64.3% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 63.2% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 62.4% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 61.9% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 61.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 61.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 69.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 69.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.4%, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 61.6% | 65.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 62.0% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 57.6% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 66.0% | 69.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Kyrgyzstan?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Kyrgyzstan was 69.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 2014.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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.