Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 3.53 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Kyrgyzstan, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Kyrgyzstan is 3.53, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 5.95 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1991.
That places Kyrgyzstan 56th out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | — |
| 1992 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 1.26 | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 1.41 | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 1.54 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 1.65 | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 1.74 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.86 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 2 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 2.14 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 2.27 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 2.42 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 2.55 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 2.68 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 2.82 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.96 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 3.09 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 3.21 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 3.34 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 3.5 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.64 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.79 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.88 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.02 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 4.14 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 4.29 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.42 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 4.56 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 5.45 | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 5.95 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 5.15 | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 4.77 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 3.5 | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 3.49 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 3.53 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.75 | 2.14 | 3.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.17 | 3.5 | 5.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4 | 3.49 | 5.95 | 6 |
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- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Kyrgyzstan?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Kyrgyzstan was 3.53 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.95 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1991.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 56th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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