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Topic 03 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Kazakhstan: Work & Labour
Can people find work, and on what terms?
Kazakhstan is placed 69th of 182 countries on work & labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Employment-to-Population Ratio 64.54 (2025); Labour Income Share 41.33 (2025).
Share
Work & Labour
69th
of 182 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Kazakhstan on work & labour — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Employment-to-Population Ratio
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
64.54
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
Higher is better
Kazakhstan: 64.54. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 21.21 (São Tomé and Príncipe) to 86.9 (Qatar); the world median is 57.72.
- World median
- 57.72
- Best in Central Asia
- 64.54 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- China 61.57 · Kyrgyzstan 55.34 · Russia 59.81 · Turkmenistan 40.24 · Uzbekistan 54.84
Key 3 of 4
Unemployment Rate
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
4.771
Unemployment (% of labour force)
Lower is better
Kazakhstan: 4.771. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.13 (Qatar) to 34.2 (Eswatini); the world median is 5.084.
- World median
- 5.084
- Best in Central Asia
- 3.526 Kyrgyzstan
- Land neighbours
- China 4.615 · Kyrgyzstan 3.526 · Russia 2.133 · Turkmenistan 4.267 · Uzbekistan 4.622
Key 4 of 4
Vulnerable Employment
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
24.79
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Lower is better
Kazakhstan: 24.79. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.456 (Qatar) to 90.22 (Chad); the world median is 28.67.
- World median
- 28.67
- Best in Central Asia
- 24.79 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- China 33.4 · Kyrgyzstan 28.97 · Russia 4.931 · Turkmenistan 28.27 · Uzbekistan 33.32
02Over time
Which way Kazakhstan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Employment-to-Population Ratio
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%) · higher is better
KazakhstanWorld median
Kazakhstan rose from 61.91 in 2000 to 64.54 in 2025; the world median went from 55.86 to 57.72.
Every year’s figures
Year Kazakhstan World median 2025 64.537 57.720 2024 67.176 57.694 2023 66.997 58.158 2022 66.784 57.688 2021 65.498 56.066 2020 65.816 55.691 2019 66.716 57.871 2018 66.729 56.911 2017 66.789 56.738 2016 66.841 56.845 2015 66.957 56.788 2014 66.960 56.774 2013 66.955 56.229 2012 66.985 56.289 2011 67.008 56.297 2010 66.831 56.212 2009 66.370 56.255 2008 66.405 57.308 2007 65.280 56.933 2006 64.252 56.685 2005 63.804 56.129 2004 63.992 55.465 2003 63.872 55.630 2002 63.569 55.843 2001 63.080 56.018 2000 61.911 55.861 Labour Income Share
Labour income share of GDP (%) · higher is better
KazakhstanWorld median
Kazakhstan fell from 49.94 in 2004 to 41.33 in 2025; the world median went from 46.01 to 46.23.
Every year’s figures
Year Kazakhstan World median 2025 41.33 46.230 2024 41.58 46.060 2023 41.34 45.900 2022 41.24 45.615 2021 41.77 45.433 2020 41.88 47.267 2019 41.08 46.277 2018 41.05 46.187 2017 41.18 46.467 2016 40.91 46.798 2015 43.39 46.876 2014 43.33 47.281 2013 43.32 46.887 2012 46.69 46.231 2011 47.19 45.679 2010 49.87 46.024 2009 49.52 47.071 2008 47.57 45.312 2007 50.60 45.246 2006 46.57 45.670 2005 48.88 46.265 2004 49.94 46.012 Unemployment Rate
Unemployment (% of labour force) · lower is better
KazakhstanWorld median
Kazakhstan fell from 12.75 in 2000 to 4.771 in 2025; the world median went from 6.918 to 5.084.
Every year’s figures
Year Kazakhstan World median 2025 4.771 5.08 2024 4.833 5.15 2023 4.835 5.21 2022 4.860 5.34 2021 5.568 6.04 2020 4.890 6.38 2019 4.800 5.36 2018 4.850 5.35 2017 4.900 5.59 2016 4.960 5.90 2015 4.930 6.41 2014 5.060 6.58 2013 5.200 6.71 2012 5.290 6.79 2011 5.390 6.90 2010 5.770 7.04 2009 6.550 6.67 2008 6.630 5.79 2007 7.260 6.00 2006 7.790 6.50 2005 8.130 7.09 2004 8.400 6.80 2003 8.780 6.95 2002 9.330 6.91 2001 10.430 6.96 2000 12.750 6.92 Vulnerable Employment
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment) · lower is better
KazakhstanWorld median
Kazakhstan fell from 40.47 in 2000 to 24.79 in 2025; the world median went from 35.67 to 28.67.
Every year’s figures
Year Kazakhstan World median 2025 24.79 28.67 2024 24.88 29.04 2023 24.95 29.33 2022 24.98 29.67 2021 25.01 30.01 2020 25.22 30.54 2019 25.43 29.98 2018 25.49 30.15 2017 25.54 29.93 2016 25.58 29.91 2015 25.62 30.26 2014 27.07 30.47 2013 28.57 31.14 2012 29.21 31.00 2011 30.36 31.41 2010 31.00 32.37 2009 31.27 32.59 2008 31.94 31.76 2007 32.81 33.47 2006 33.59 34.27 2005 34.40 34.66 2004 35.80 35.51 2003 37.45 35.90 2002 38.09 35.96 2001 39.99 35.27 2000 40.47 35.67
03In context
Kazakhstan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 182 countries on work & labour, never a place within the region.
Kazakhstan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 182; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Employment-to-Population RatioEmployed share of the population aged 15+ (%) | Labour Income ShareLabour income share of GDP (%) | Unemployment RateUnemployment (% of labour force) | Vulnerable EmploymentVulnerable employment (% of total employment) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia | 13th | 59.81 | 48.31 | 2.133 | 4.931 |
 China | 60th | 61.57 | 51.23 | 4.615 | 33.4 |
| Kazakhstan | 69th | 64.54 | 41.33 | 4.771 | 24.79 |
 Uzbekistan | =110th | 54.84 | 44.38 | 4.622 | 33.32 |
 Turkmenistan | 123rd | 40.24 | 46.23 | 4.267 | 28.27 |
 Kyrgyzstan | =125th | 55.34 | 32.4 | 3.526 | 28.97 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 182.
Placed either side on work & labour
The countries immediately above and below Kazakhstan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Kazakhstan is ahead of the world, and behind
24 more statistics filed under work & labour, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median13
Statistics on which Kazakhstan does better than the middle country measured.
Trade Union DensityILO · 2020 · world median 16.6846.9216.68No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 46.92 · world median 16.68 · Employees who are trade union members (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.2 to 91.42; higher is better.
Position 9th of 139 · derived.
Youth Unemployment RateILO · 2025 · world median 12.833.80612.83No real change since 2015
Kazakhstan: 3.806 · world median 12.83 · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.457 to 76.77; lower is better.
Position 166th of 182 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms with a Female Top ManagerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 19.1631.119.16No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 31.1 · world median 19.16 · Firms with a female top manager (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.429 to 62.9; higher is better.
Position 24th of 179 · derived.
Working Poverty RateILO · 2025 · world median 4.8850.14.885▼ Worsened since 2015
Kazakhstan: 0.1 · world median 4.885 · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.007 to 86.02; lower is better.
Female Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 53.3662.6553.36▼ Worsened since 2015
Kazakhstan: 62.65 · world median 53.36 · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 4.663 to 82.91; higher is better.
Position 31st of 182 · derived.
Length of Paid Maternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 9812698▼ Worsened since 2015
Kazakhstan: 126 · world median 98 · Paid maternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 410; higher is better.
Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 61.6667.7761.66▼ Worsened since 2015
Kazakhstan: 67.77 · world median 61.66 · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.34 to 87.01; higher is better.
Position 39th of 182 · derived.
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 023.20No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 23.2 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
GDP per Person EmployedWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 47,38482,76547,384▲ Improved since 2015
Kazakhstan: 82,765 · world median 47,384 · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2,456 to 262,554; higher is better.
Position 46th of 168 · derived.
Labour Productivity per Hour WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 22.1641.5222.16▲ Improved since 2015
Kazakhstan: 41.52 · world median 22.16 · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.92 to 164.65; higher is better.
Position 53rd of 182 · derived.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.971.945.9No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 71.9 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,74211,4396,742▲ Improved since 2015
Kazakhstan: 11,439 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.
Position 60th of 151 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8139.7241.81No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 39.72 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 99th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median4
Statistics on which Kazakhstan does worse than the middle country measured.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,23018,88025,230▼ Worsened since 2010
Kazakhstan: 18,880 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 84th of 151 · derived.
Compliance with Labour RightsILO · 2024 · world median 1.612.771.61▼ Worsened since 2015
Kazakhstan: 2.77 · world median 1.61 · Compliance with freedom of association and collective bargaining rights (0 = best, 10 = worst). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 10; lower is better.
Length of Paid Paternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 303▼ Worsened since 2015
Kazakhstan: 0 · world median 3 · Paid paternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 196; higher is better.
Firms Offering Formal TrainingWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.0712.132.07No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 12.1 · world median 32.07 · Firms offering formal training to permanent full-time workers (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.42 to 79.12; higher is better.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Public Sector EmploymentWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 15.0137.1715.01No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 37.17 · world median 15.01 · Public sector employment (% of total employment). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 1.672 to 47.1.
Position 6th of 135 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in ServicesILO · 2025 · world median 59.5168.7959.51Moved since 2015
Kazakhstan: 68.79 · world median 59.51 · Employment in services (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.56 to 92.17.
Position 65th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in IndustryILO · 2025 · world median 18.8819.8918.88No real change since 2015
Kazakhstan: 19.89 · world median 18.88 · Employment in industry (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 3.103 to 39.44.
Position 79th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.3811.3214.38Moved since 2015
Kazakhstan: 11.32 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.
Position 102nd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8937.9238.89No real change since 2015
Kazakhstan: 37.92 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 104th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Self-Employment RateILO · 2025 · world median 31.8426.1331.84No real change since 2015
Kazakhstan: 26.13 · world median 31.84 · Self-employed (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.832 to 91.56.
Position 109th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95482.73657.95Moved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 482.73 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
No current reading for Kazakhstan
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2022), Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Fatal Occupational Injuries (last 2017), Female Share of Senior and Middle Management, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Informal Employment Rate, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Low Pay Rate, Share of Temporary Employees and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training (last 2016). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Work & Labour among Kazakhstan’s 15 topics
Work & Labour is Kazakhstan’s 7th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Poverty & Inequality14th of 1593/3 keys
- Development & Human Capital44th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology49th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience61st of 1934/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation65th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing75th of 2003/4 keys
- Work & Labour69th of 1824/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge76th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 91st of 1834/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions99th of 1944/4 keys
- Peace & Security97th of 1774/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade99th of 1772/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture107th of 1844/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties138th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability177th of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on work & labour
The three countries placed highest of 182, and the leaders Kazakhstan can most readily be measured against.
1
IcelandNorthern Europe
1st of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
South KoreaEastern Asia
3rd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan2nd4/4 keysHighest in Central Asia
Kazakhstan69th4/4 keys
Positions out of 182 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Kazakhstan and work & labour
On work & labour
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Highest Average Salaries in 2024
The ten highest-paying countries of 2024, their bars coloured by continent, and six more added for comparison — from Australia in 13th place to India in 85th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Lowest Average Salaries in 2024
The bottom ten of 196 countries, and six more added for comparison. Niger, Madagascar and Liberia are all published at US$47 a month and still carry three different ranks.
08Questions
Kazakhstan on work & labour: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Kazakhstan rank on work & labour?
Kazakhstan is placed 69th of 182 countries on Work & Labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Employment-to-Population Ratio, Labour Income Share, Unemployment Rate and Vulnerable Employment). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Employment-to-Population Ratio figure for Kazakhstan?
64.54 in 2025 (employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 57.72.
What is the latest Labour Income Share figure for Kazakhstan?
41.33 in 2025 (labour income share of GDP (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 46.23.
How does Kazakhstan compare with China on work & labour?
China is placed 60th of 182, and Kazakhstan 69th. Employment-to-Population Ratio: China 61.57, Kazakhstan 64.54; Labour Income Share: China 51.23, Kazakhstan 41.33; Unemployment Rate: China 4.615, Kazakhstan 4.771; Vulnerable Employment: China 33.4, Kazakhstan 24.79.
How have Kazakhstan’s work & labour figures changed?
Employment-to-Population Ratio rose from 61.91 in 2000 to 64.54 in 2025; Labour Income Share fell from 49.94 in 2004 to 41.33 in 2025; Unemployment Rate fell from 12.75 in 2000 to 4.771 in 2025; Vulnerable Employment fell from 40.47 in 2000 to 24.79 in 2025.
Which work & labour statistics are missing for Kazakhstan?
No current reading is published for Kazakhstan on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Informal Employment Rate, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Low Pay Rate, Share of Temporary Employees and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Wages in money terms are not a key here, because pay figures are hard to compare fairly across countries with very different prices. Labour productivity, working hours, youth unemployment and the balance between farming, industry and services are published on this page as context. The size and growth of the wider economy belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Work & Labour standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The work & labour method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Employment-to-Population Ratio — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Labour Income Share — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment Rate — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Vulnerable Employment — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
The other 24 statistics on this page come from 2 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Kazakhstan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Kazakhstan (banner) — Dmitry A. Mottl (original) This derivative work (cropped): SHB2000, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Iceland — Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Kazakhstan: Work & Labour — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/kazakhstan/work