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Kyrgyz Republic — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Kyrgyz Republic, 1991–2025.
Latest value · 2025
3.53%
Unemployment Rate · % of total labor force · +252.6% since 1991
Unemployment for Kyrgyz Republic was 3.53% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 5.95% in 2020. The lowest was 1.00% in 1991 (about 3.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.78% per year.
Kyrgyz Republic ranks 130 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 70%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.58%, so Kyrgyz Republic sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 41% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 15%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
3.53%
First (1991)
1.00%
Change
+252.6%
Highest
5.95%
in 2020
Lowest
1.00%
in 1991
Average
3.12%
Annual growth (CAGR)
3.78%
Years of data
35
Recent years
| Year | % of total labor force |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.53% |
| 2024 | 3.49% |
| 2023 | 3.5% |
| 2022 | 4.77% |
| 2021 | 5.15% |
| 2020 | 5.95% |
| 2019 | 5.45% |
| 2018 | 4.56% |
| 2017 | 4.43% |
| 2016 | 4.29% |
| 2015 | 4.14% |
| 2014 | 4.02% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the labor force without work but available for and seeking employment. National definitions differ, so cross-country comparison needs care. Figures are in % of total labor force. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment 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.