Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 18.88 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Kyrgyzstan, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Kyrgyzstan stood at 18.88 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 37.12 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.95 %, in 2016.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 33rd of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 37.12 % | — |
| 2013 | 19.52 % | -47.4% |
| 2014 | 19.13 % | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 18.78 % | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 16.95 % | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 18.68 % | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 25.2 % | +34.9% |
| 2019 | 23.16 % | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 21.57 % | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 18.89 % | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 20.24 % | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 18.88 % | -6.7% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 18.88 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.21 %, 85% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 18.88 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 67.93 %, 28% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.32 % | 16.95 % | 37.12 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.89 % | 18.88 % | 21.57 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
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 formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Kyrgyzstan was 18.88 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.12 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.95 % in 2016.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 33rd out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.