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

Kyrgyzstan: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
40th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2017
All-time low
0.5%
in 2005
Years of data
14
2002–2020

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

00.20.40.60.812002201120202002: 0.626 % of urban youth labor force2003: 0.66 % of urban youth labor force2005: 0.546 % of urban youth labor force2008: 0.984 % of urban youth labor force2009: 0.881 % of urban youth labor force2010: 0.825 % of urban youth labor force2011: 0.898 % of urban youth labor force2012: 0.837 % of urban youth labor force2015: 0.852 % of urban youth labor force2016: 0.86 % of urban youth labor force2017: 1 % of urban youth labor force2018: 0.852 % of urban youth labor force2019: 0.837 % of urban youth labor force2020: 0.847 % of urban youth labor force

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

Analysis

In 2020, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Kyrgyzstan stood at 0.8%.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 1.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2005.

That places Kyrgyzstan 40th out of 97 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, urban in Kyrgyzstan, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) in Kyrgyzstan, 2002 to 2020.
Year % of urban youth labor force Change
2002 0.6%
2003 0.7% +5.4%
2005 0.5% -17.2%
2008 1.0% +80.1%
2009 0.9% -10.5%
2010 0.8% -6.4%
2011 0.9% +8.9%
2012 0.8% -6.9%
2015 0.9% +1.9%
2016 0.9% +0.9%
2017 1.0% +16.2%
2018 0.9% -14.7%
2019 0.8% -1.8%
2020 0.8% +1.1%

Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries

  • Kyrgyzstan's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Kyrgyzstan's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +80.1% 0.5% 1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 1.0% 5
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 8
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 37 Uganda 0.8% compare
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  4. 41 Indonesia 0.8% compare
  5. 42 Paraguay 0.8% compare
  6. 43 Honduras 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Kyrgyzstan?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Kyrgyzstan was 0.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force)
Unit
% of urban youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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