Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services was 15.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Kyrgyzstan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Kyrgyzstan stood at 15.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 42.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2025.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 92nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.8% | — |
| 1992 | 27.1% | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 35.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 37.7% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 41.4% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 15.4% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 24.8% | 41.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 23.5% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 16.4% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 15.4% | 17.7% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kyrgyzstan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 246.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6525 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Kyrgyzstan was 15.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2025.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.