Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
up 29.9%
World rank
45th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2005
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2002–2020

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Kyrgyzstan, 2002–2020

0.020.040.060.080.12002201120202002: 0.043 % of rural labor force in working age2003: 0.049 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.093 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.017 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.074 % of rural labor force in working age2010: 0.071 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.05 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.041 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.022 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.021 % of rural labor force in working age2017: 0.037 % of rural labor force in working age2018: 0.023 % of rural labor force in working age2019: 0.052 % of rural labor force in working age2020: 0.067 % of rural labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2020, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Kyrgyzstan stood at 0.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 45th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Kyrgyzstan, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Kyrgyzstan, 2002 to 2020.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
2002 0.0%
2003 0.0% +15.3%
2005 0.1% +90.3%
2008 0.0% -81.7%
2009 0.1% +336.0%
2010 0.1% -5.2%
2011 0.0% -29.3%
2012 0.0% -16.9%
2015 0.0% -46.0%
2016 0.0% -7.8%
2017 0.0% +81.2%
2018 0.0% -39.1%
2019 0.1% +127.1%
2020 0.1% +29.9%

Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries

  • Kyrgyzstan's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Kyrgyzstan's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 76% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +336.0% 0.0% 0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 5
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 8
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 42 Sri Lanka 0.1% compare
  2. 43 Sweden 0.1% compare
  3. 44 India 0.1% compare
  4. 46 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
  5. 47 Chile 0.1% compare
  6. 48 Luxembourg 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Kyrgyzstan?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Kyrgyzstan was 0.1% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 45th out of 94 countries with data for 2020.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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