Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
48th
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2001
All-time low
0.8%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Kazakhstan, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.812001200920172001: 1 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 1 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 1 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 1 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.775 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.974 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 1 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 1 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.803 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.891 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.813 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.804 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.801 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.787 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.789 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.78 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Kazakhstan is 0.8%, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2005.

Kazakhstan ranks 48th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Kazakhstan, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of urban 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 0.8% -22.5%
2006 1.0% +25.6%
2007 1.0% +2.7%
2008 1.0% +0.0%
2009 0.8% -19.7%
2010 0.9% +11.0%
2011 0.8% -8.8%
2012 0.8% -1.1%
2014 0.8% -0.3%
2015 0.8% -1.7%
2016 0.8% +0.2%
2017 0.8% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 45 Republic of Korea 0.8% compare
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  3. 47 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
  4. 49 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
  5. 50 Mongolia 0.8% compare
  6. 51 Kosovo 0.8% compare
  7. 51 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Kazakhstan?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Kazakhstan was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2001.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
How does Kazakhstan rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Kazakhstan ranks 48th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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