Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.9%
Change on year
up 16.9%
World rank
31st
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2001
All-time low
0.7%
in 2005
Years of data
17
2001–2018

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Kazakhstan, 2001–2018

00.20.40.60.812001200920182001: 1 % of total employed population in working age2002: 1 % of total employed population in working age2003: 1 % of total employed population in working age2004: 1 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.702 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.902 % of total employed population in working age2007: 1 % of total employed population in working age2008: 1 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.759 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.947 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.756 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.753 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.741 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.741 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.74 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.729 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.852 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 0.9% for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2018.

The figure is up 16.9% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.

That places Kazakhstan 31st out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Kazakhstan, 2001 to 2018.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2001 1.0%
2002 1.0% +0.0%
2003 1.0% +0.0%
2004 1.0% +0.0%
2005 0.7% -29.8%
2006 0.9% +28.5%
2007 1.0% +10.9%
2008 1.0% +0.0%
2009 0.8% -24.1%
2010 0.9% +24.8%
2011 0.8% -20.1%
2012 0.8% -0.4%
2014 0.7% -1.7%
2015 0.7% -0.0%
2016 0.7% -0.1%
2017 0.7% -1.5%
2018 0.9% +16.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 8

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  1. 28 Finland 0.9% compare
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  3. 30 Moldova 0.9% compare
  4. 32 Netherlands 0.8% compare
  5. 33 Jordan 0.8% compare
  6. 34 Slovakia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Kazakhstan?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Kazakhstan was 0.9% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2001.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
How does Kazakhstan rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Kazakhstan ranks 31st out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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