Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
47th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2017
All-time low
0.8%
in 2003
Years of data
14
2002–2020

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Kyrgyzstan, 2002–2020

00.20.40.60.812002201120202002: 0.817 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.779 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.804 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.985 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.866 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.85 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.894 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.894 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.923 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.925 % of total youth labor force2017: 0.997 % of total youth labor force2018: 0.91 % of total youth labor force2019: 0.862 % of total youth labor force2020: 0.864 % of total youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2020, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Kyrgyzstan stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 1.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2003.

That places Kyrgyzstan 47th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Kyrgyzstan, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Kyrgyzstan, 2002 to 2020.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
2002 0.8%
2003 0.8% -4.6%
2005 0.8% +3.2%
2008 1.0% +22.4%
2009 0.9% -12.0%
2010 0.9% -1.9%
2011 0.9% +5.1%
2012 0.9% +0.1%
2015 0.9% +3.2%
2016 0.9% +0.3%
2017 1.0% +7.8%
2018 0.9% -8.8%
2019 0.9% -5.2%
2020 0.9% +0.3%

Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries

  • Kyrgyzstan's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 97% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Kyrgyzstan's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 5
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 8
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 44 Australia 0.9% compare
  2. 45 Paraguay 0.9% compare
  3. 46 Austria 0.9% compare
  4. 48 Philippines 0.9% compare
  5. 49 Indonesia 0.9% compare
  6. 50 Sweden 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Kyrgyzstan?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Kyrgyzstan was 0.9% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2003.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 47th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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