Labour force participation in Kyrgyzstan
The ILO estimates that 57.4% of people aged 15 and over in Kyrgyzstan were in the labour force in 2025.
Kyrgyzstan, 2025
57.4%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
125th of 181
Labour force participation in Kyrgyzstan over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Kyrgyzstan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.4% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 57.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 59.5%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Kyrgyzstan has the 125th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Kyrgyzstan
All statistics for Kyrgyzstan
Women's labour force participation
44.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
55.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
8.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
15.4%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
26.8%
2025 · World Bank