Kyrgyz Republic — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Kyrgyz Republic, 1991–2025.
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%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 43 of 49 economies; Belarus (3.38%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 27% in 2023. That is 21% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 1999. Doubling roughly every 19 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 177th of 187 in 1991 → 171st of 187 in 2000 → 150th of 187 in 2010 → 102nd of 187 in 2020 → 125th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 3.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -1.3 pp |
| 2022 | 4.77% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 5.15% | -0.8 pp |
| 2020 | 5.95% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 5.45% | +0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 4.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 4.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.29% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 4.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 4.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 3.88% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 3.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 3.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 3.21% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 2.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 2.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 2.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 2.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 2% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 1.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 1.41% | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 1.26% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 1% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kyrgyz Republic’s Unemployment in 1992?
1.1% (1992). 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 total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kyrgyz Republic’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +252.6% in total — about 3.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.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: 3.53%; 2024: 3.49%; 2023: 3.5%; 2022: 4.77%; 2021: 5.15%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.