Unemployment rate,Percent in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Unemployment rate,Percent was 4.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
4.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 71 countries
All-time high
10.5%
in 2001
All-time low
4.8%
in 2019
Years of data
20
2001–2020

Unemployment rate,Percent in Kazakhstan, 2001–2020

02.557.5102001201020202001: 10.52002: 9.42003: 8.82004: 8.42005: 8.12006: 7.82007: 7.22008: 6.62009: 6.62010: 5.82011: 5.42012: 5.32013: 5.22014: 52015: 52016: 52017: 4.92018: 4.82019: 4.82020: 4.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Kazakhstan is 4.8%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Kazakhstan peaked at 10.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2019.

That places Kazakhstan 40th out of 71 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.1% 6.6% 10.5% 9
2010s 5.1% 4.8% 5.8% 10
2020s 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Kazakhstan?
Unemployment rate,percent in Kazakhstan was 4.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2001.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2019.
How does Kazakhstan rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Kazakhstan ranks 40th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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