Kazakhstan — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Kazakhstan, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Kazakhstan was 67.77% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 72.06% in 1995. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.09% per year.
Kazakhstan ranks 40 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 21%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Kazakhstan sits above it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 4%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 3 of 49 economies; Netherlands (67.25%) is just below it. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 40th of 187 in 1990 → 35th of 187 in 2000 → 32nd of 187 in 2010 → 28th of 187 in 2020 → 39th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.77% | -2.8 pp |
| 2024 | 70.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 70.2% | +0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 69.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 69.2% | -0.9 pp |
| 2019 | 70.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 70.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 70.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 70.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 70.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 70.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 70.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 70.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 70.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 70.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 71.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 71.12% | +0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 70.39% | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 69.68% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 69.45% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 69.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 70.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 70.11% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 70.43% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 70.96% | -0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 71.43% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 71.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 71.68% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 71.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 72.06% | +0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 71.66% | +0.6 pp |
| 1993 | 71.01% | +0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 70.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 70.36% | +0.4 pp |
| 1990 | 69.95% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kazakhstan’s Labor participation in 1991?
70.36% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kazakhstan’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -3.1% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 67.77%; 2024: 70.59%; 2023: 70.4%; 2022: 70.2%; 2021: 69.36%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.