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Kazakhstan
Total Workforce (000s) Q3 '20
9,168
Unemployed Workers (000s) 449
Unemployment Rate 4.9%
Youth Unemployment Rate 3.6%
6,157
7,994
894
432
2,710
590
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20
-64 years)
65 years+
Local Born
Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
4,490 4,487 4,480
4,498
4,514
4.6% 4.7% 4.6% 4.6% 4.5%
4,191
4,151
4,103
4,118
4,130
5.8% 5.8% 5.7% 5.7%
5.6%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Male Employed Male Unemployed (%) Female Employed Female Unemployed (%)
77%
77%
76% 76%
76%
65%
64%
63%
63% 63%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Male Participation Female Participation
One in five people in Kazakhstan are foreign born.
4.2 million Kazaks have emigrated.
57% of the population live in urban areas.
More than 2,500 Covid-19 deaths.
Kazakhstan has opened its borders to a limited
number of countries. A negative Covid-19 test is
required.
Restrictions are based on a regional level.
Some regions have returned younger students to
school with limited occupancy.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Labor Force Employed and Unemployed by Gender
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
https://stat.gov.kz/inf/standard/national
