Kazakhstan - Unemployment Rate 2019
4.80%
−0.05pp from 2018
Kazakhstan's unemployment rate was 4.80% in 2019, decreased +0.05pp from 4.85% in 2018. This was the 84th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 0.10% | -9.1% |
| 2nd | Cambodia | 0.12% | -7.8% |
| 3rd | Myanmar | 0.41% | -46.9% |
| 4th | Niger | 0.53% | -0.9% |
| 5th | Thailand | 0.72% | -34.9% |
| 6th | Solomon Islands | 0.75% | 3.3% |
| 7th | Burundi | 1.04% | -9.1% |
| 8th | Chad | 1.08% | -5.1% |
| 9th | Benin | 1.21% | -14.9% |
| 10th | Bahrain | 1.22% | -71.7% |
| 11th | Moldova | 1.50% | -50.8% |
| 12th | Viet Nam | 1.68% | -23.2% |
| 13th | Cuba | 1.71% | 0.3% |
| 14th | Macao SAR, China | 1.73% | -3.9% |
| 15th | Tanzania | 1.74% | -3.2% |
| 16th | Czechia | 2.02% | -7.5% |
| 17th | Togo | 2.04% | -29.8% |
| 18th | Oman | 2.05% | 13.6% |
| 19th | Andorra | 2.08% | 16.9% |
| 20th | Tonga | 2.17% | -3.7% |
| 21st | Guatemala | 2.19% | -3.9% |
| 22nd | Kuwait | 2.21% | 0.5% |
| 23rd | Philippines | 2.24% | -58.0% |
| 24th | United Arab Emirates | 2.33% | 4.2% |
| 25th | Japan | 2.35% | -3.4% |
| 26th | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.40% | -15.8% |
| 27th | Guinea-Bissau | 2.41% | -22.8% |
| 28th | Madagascar | 2.48% | 7.6% |
| 29th | Liechtenstein | 2.49% | -5.0% |
| 30th | Lao PDR | 2.53% | -12.6% |
| 31st | Papua New Guinea | 2.65% | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Bhutan | 2.72% | -20.0% |
| 33rd | Senegal | 2.86% | -17.1% |
| 34th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.92% | 3.9% |
| 35th | Seychelles | 3.00% | 0.0% |
| 36th | Uganda | 3.06% | -5.9% |
| 37th | Ghana | 3.07% | -4.3% |
| 38th | Liberia | 3.07% | 0.4% |
| 39th | Singapore | 3.10% | 47.6% |
| 40th | Timor-Leste | 3.15% | -16.4% |
| 41st | Germany | 3.16% | -0.9% |
| 42nd | Sierra Leone | 3.20% | 0.4% |
| 43rd | Poland | 3.27% | -15.1% |
| 44th | Mali | 3.29% | 103.1% |
| 45th | Malaysia | 3.33% | 0.2% |
| 46th | Netherlands | 3.38% | -30.8% |
| 47th | Peru | 3.38% | -49.2% |
| 48th | Hungary | 3.41% | -4.6% |
| 49th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 3.44% | 0.9% |
| 50th | Mexico | 3.48% | 4.6% |
| 51st | Iceland | 3.51% | 11.9% |
| 52nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.52% | -10.2% |
| 53rd | Indonesia | 3.59% | -32.8% |
| 54th | Cameroon | 3.63% | 0.7% |
| 55th | United Kingdom | 3.66% | -10.3% |
| 56th | United States | 3.67% | -5.7% |
| 57th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.68% | -25.1% |
| 58th | Norway | 3.68% | -4.4% |
| 59th | Israel | 3.73% | -6.3% |
| 60th | Korea | 3.75% | -2.3% |
| 61st | Ecuador | 3.81% | 3.3% |
| 62nd | Romania | 3.91% | -25.5% |
| 63rd | Comoros | 3.93% | -1.2% |
| 64th | Turkmenistan | 4.04% | 0.0% |
| 65th | Malta | 4.08% | 3.1% |
| 66th | New Zealand | 4.11% | -5.0% |
| 67th | Bulgaria | 4.15% | -21.3% |
| 68th | Belarus | 4.17% | -13.7% |
| 69th | El Salvador | 4.17% | -35.8% |
| 70th | Switzerland | 4.39% | 72.5% |
| 71st | Slovenia | 4.45% | -13.2% |
| 72nd | Mozambique | 4.46% | 6.0% |
| 73rd | Gambia, The | 4.48% | 10.5% |
| 74th | Burkina Faso | 4.49% | -4.3% |
| 75th | Bangladesh | 4.50% | 1.5% |
| 76th | Russian Federation | 4.51% | -6.0% |
| 77th | Estonia | 4.51% | -16.0% |
| 78th | Austria | 4.56% | -12.6% |
| 79th | China | 4.56% | -7.5% |
| 80th | Maldives | 4.56% | -8.1% |
| 81st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 4.61% | -0.6% |
| 82nd | Fiji | 4.66% | 3.6% |
| 83rd | Sri Lanka | 4.67% | 6.1% |
| 84th | Kazakhstan | 4.80% | -1.0% |
| 85th | Pakistan | 4.83% | -16.7% |
| 86th | Uzbekistan | 4.94% | -47.2% |
| 87th | Ireland | 4.95% | -14.8% |
| 88th | Malawi | 4.96% | -1.1% |
| 89th | Jamaica | 4.99% | -45.3% |
| 90th | Azerbaijan | 5.00% | 1.1% |
| 91st | Kenya | 5.01% | 17.0% |
| 92nd | Denmark | 5.02% | 30.3% |
| 93rd | Guinea | 5.02% | 3.8% |
| 94th | Australia | 5.14% | -2.7% |
| 95th | Aruba | 5.20% | -28.8% |
| 96th | Nigeria | 5.21% | -76.9% |
| 97th | Belgium | 5.36% | -10.2% |
| 98th | Guam | 5.41% | -0.8% |
| 99th | Vanuatu | 5.44% | 1.7% |
| 100th | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.45% | -9.3% |
| 101st | Nicaragua | 5.46% | 3.9% |
| 102nd | Zambia | 5.54% | 10.1% |
| 103rd | Luxembourg | 5.59% | 9.4% |
| 104th | Saudi Arabia | 5.64% | -6.5% |
| 105th | Canada | 5.69% | -2.5% |
| 106th | Honduras | 5.70% | 0.9% |
| 107th | Slovak Republic | 5.76% | -11.7% |
| 108th | Eritrea | 5.81% | 1.0% |
| 109th | Central African Republic | 5.92% | 1.6% |
| 110th | Channel Islands | 6.19% | -2.5% |
| 111th | Lithuania | 6.26% | 1.8% |
| 112th | Panama | 6.26% | 5.0% |
| 113th | Latvia | 6.31% | -14.9% |
| 114th | Mauritius | 6.33% | -8.2% |
| 115th | Dominican Republic | 6.36% | 12.4% |
| 116th | Portugal | 6.42% | -10.5% |
| 117th | India | 6.51% | -26.9% |
| 118th | Croatia | 6.55% | -33.5% |
| 119th | Paraguay | 6.60% | 6.1% |
| 120th | Brunei Darussalam | 6.60% | -29.0% |
| 121st | European Union | 6.68% | -7.8% |
| 122nd | Finland | 6.70% | -9.8% |
| 123rd | Sweden | 6.83% | 6.2% |
| 124th | Tajikistan | 7.03% | 0.0% |
| 125th | Cyprus | 7.16% | -14.3% |
| 126th | Zimbabwe | 7.37% | 8.6% |
| 127th | Chile | 7.49% | 1.6% |
| 128th | San Marino | 7.66% | -4.3% |
| 129th | Suriname | 7.76% | -13.8% |
| 130th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 7.85% | -28.2% |
| 131st | Samoa | 7.86% | -9.1% |
| 132nd | Equatorial Guinea | 7.92% | 1.3% |
| 133rd | Ukraine | 8.19% | -9.0% |
| 134th | Puerto Rico (US) | 8.30% | -9.8% |
| 135th | Barbados | 8.41% | -16.3% |
| 136th | France | 8.42% | -6.8% |
| 137th | São Tomé and Principe | 8.84% | 1.4% |
| 138th | Uruguay | 8.84% | 5.6% |
| 139th | Mongolia | 9.02% | 15.7% |
| 140th | Belize | 9.05% | -3.5% |
| 141st | Morocco | 9.19% | -3.3% |
| 142nd | Bahamas, The | 9.34% | -9.8% |
| 143rd | Argentina | 9.84% | 7.0% |
| 144th | Italy | 9.88% | -6.8% |
| 145th | Colombia | 10.28% | 3.3% |
| 146th | Serbia | 10.40% | -24.0% |
| 147th | Mauritania | 10.42% | 0.0% |
| 148th | Nepal | 10.48% | -1.1% |
| 149th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.74% | -11.4% |
| 150th | Costa Rica | 10.81% | -9.6% |
| 151st | New Caledonia | 10.88% | -7.0% |
| 152nd | Afghanistan | 11.19% | 0.0% |
| 153rd | Rwanda | 11.24% | 4.4% |
| 154th | Lebanon | 11.30% | 5.2% |
| 155th | Albania | 11.47% | -6.8% |
| 156th | Georgia | 11.57% | -39.8% |
| 157th | French Polynesia | 11.59% | -0.1% |
| 158th | Sudan | 11.70% | -40.0% |
| 159th | Virgin Islands (US) | 11.77% | 0.6% |
| 160th | Brazil | 11.94% | -3.5% |
| 161st | Cabo Verde | 12.12% | -0.6% |
| 162nd | Algeria | 12.30% | 4.9% |
| 163rd | South Sudan | 12.66% | -1.5% |
| 164th | Guyana | 13.17% | -3.3% |
| 165th | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.37% | -1.0% |
| 166th | Türkiye | 13.73% | 26.0% |
| 167th | Haiti | 14.10% | 1.2% |
| 168th | Iraq | 14.10% | 4.7% |
| 169th | Spain | 14.10% | -7.5% |
| 170th | Montenegro | 15.13% | -0.4% |
| 171st | St. Lucia | 15.61% | -19.2% |
| 172nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.69% | -14.7% |
| 173rd | Angola | 16.50% | -0.6% |
| 174th | Jordan | 16.80% | -9.7% |
| 175th | Lesotho | 16.88% | 1.6% |
| 176th | Greece | 17.05% | -11.7% |
| 177th | Tunisia | 17.15% | 10.5% |
| 178th | Yemen, Republic of | 17.21% | -2.2% |
| 179th | North Macedonia | 17.41% | -15.5% |
| 180th | Armenia | 18.30% | -3.7% |
| 181st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 18.83% | 0.7% |
| 182nd | Libya | 19.09% | 1.2% |
| 183rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.25% | 1.3% |
| 184th | Namibia | 19.93% | 0.3% |
| 185th | Botswana | 20.09% | 2.2% |
| 186th | Gabon | 20.37% | -0.4% |
| 187th | Congo, Republic of | 20.49% | -1.7% |
| 188th | West Bank and Gaza | 25.34% | -3.5% |
| 189th | Djibouti | 26.26% | 0.3% |
| 190th | Eswatini | 28.22% | 6.6% |
| 191st | South Africa | 28.47% | 5.0% |
FAQ
What was Kazakhstan's unemployment rate in 2019?▾
Kazakhstan's unemployment rate in 2019 was 4.80%. This ranked 84th globally.
How did Kazakhstan's unemployment rate change in 2019?▾
Kazakhstan's unemployment rate decreased by 1.0% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2019?▾
South Africa had the highest unemployment rate in 2019 at 28.47%.
What is the unemployment rate of Kazakhstan in 2019?▾
The unemployment rate of Kazakhstan in 2019 was 4.80%. This ranked 84th globally.
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Kazakhstan's unemployment rate?▾
Kazakhstan's unemployment rate went from 4.85% in 2018 to 4.80% in 2019, a 1.0% decrease.
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