Kazakhstan: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Key figures

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Kazakhstan in the 2022 ranking

• San Marino — 2nd of 5: 15.75%
• Azerbaijan — 3rd of 5: 13.55%
• Malaysia — 4th of 5: 11.73%

What this measures

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Limitations: The criteria for people considered to be seeking work, and the treatment of people temporarily laid off or seeking work for the first time, vary across countries. In many cases it is especially difficult to measure employment and unemployment in agriculture. The timing of a survey can maximize the effects of seasonal unemployment in agriculture. And informal sector employment is difficult to quantify where informal activities are not tracked.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 13 values

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) in nearby economies

• Albania — 22.38% (2024)
• Armenia — 21.17% (2023)
• Austria — 12.16% (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 13.55% (2022)
• Belarus — 9.32% (2025)
• Belgium — 17.42% (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 30.74% (2025)
• Bulgaria — 13.12% (2025)

More social protection & labor data for Kazakhstan

• Net migration — -8,834 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 41.94% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 47.59% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 44.83% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 73.35% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 80.7% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 76.98% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Kazakhstan's unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)?

3.81% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is down 13.52 percentage points from 17.33% in 2002. The highest value was 17.33% in 2002 and the lowest 3.78% in 2020.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.1524.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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