Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
31st
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.9%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2011–2017

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Kazakhstan, 2011–2017

00.20.40.60.82011201420172011: 0.898 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.887 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.852 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.853 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.869 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.857 % of urban workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 0.9% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in 2017.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

That places Kazakhstan 31st out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector) in Kazakhstan, 2011 to 2017.
Year % of urban workers in the industrial sector Change
2011 0.9%
2012 0.9% -1.3%
2014 0.9% -3.9%
2015 0.9% +0.1%
2016 0.9% +1.9%
2017 0.9% -1.4%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 95% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 28 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
  2. 29 Malta 0.9% compare
  3. 30 Korea 0.9% compare
  4. 32 Türkiye 0.9%
  5. 33 Slovakia 0.9% compare
  6. 34 Czechia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Kazakhstan?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Kazakhstan was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
How does Kazakhstan rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
Kazakhstan ranks 31st out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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