Kyrgyzstan: jobs and pay

What is the average salary in Kyrgyzstan?

The average monthly nominal wage in Kyrgyzstan was 42,493 som in 2025, according to the National Statistical Committee. It was 36,047 som in 2024. Pay averaged 54,354 som in Bishkek and 31,065 som in Batken region.

The figure is gross accrued pay per employee of enterprises and organisations, before income tax and social contributions. It does not cover the self-employed or informal work, which are a large share of jobs in Kyrgyzstan. The Committee releases monthly wage figures about two months after the period and annual ones about six months after.

Official sources: National Statistical Committee table: Wages in the territory · National Statistical Committee: Wages

What is the unemployment rate in Kyrgyzstan?

Unemployment in Kyrgyzstan was 3.7% of the labour force in 2024, down from 4.1% in 2023, according to the National Statistical Committee. The labour force was 2.86 million people, of whom 2.76 million were employed and 104,700 unemployed.

The rate comes from the Committee's labour force survey and follows the ILO definition: people without work who are looking for and available for a job. Rates vary by region, from 0.9% in Osh region to 7.1% in Jalal-Abad region in 2024.

Official sources: National Statistical Committee table: Unemployment rate · National Statistical Committee table: Labor force

How many people work in Kyrgyzstan?

About 2.76 million people were employed in Kyrgyzstan in 2024, according to the labour force survey of the National Statistical Committee. The employment-to-population ratio was 57.1%.

The employed include employees, the self-employed and people working on family farms, measured over a reference week. The figure counts people living in Kyrgyzstan, so labour migrants working abroad for most of the year are not included. Annual figures are released about six months after the end of the year, so 2025 data had not yet appeared in this table when checked.

Official sources: National Statistical Committee table: Labor force and people not in the labour force

What is the minimum wage in Kyrgyzstan?

In 2024, the statutory minimum wage in Kyrgyzstan was 2,534 KGS a month (about $29), according to the ILO. No year since 2012 has been higher.

What is the average monthly salary in Kyrgyzstan?

The latest figure from the ILO, for 2022, is $329 a month. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2013. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was $1,771 a month, and Kyrgyzstan placed 40th highest of 43. World rank, highest first: 70th of 98.

How high is unemployment in Kyrgyzstan?

In 2025, the unemployment rate in Kyrgyzstan was 3.5%, according to the ILO. Its high point since 2005 was 2020, at 5.9%; its low point was 2005, at 2.8%. Europe & Central Asia median: 5.5%; Kyrgyzstan is 41st highest of 47. Worldwide: 119th of 174.

How many young people in Kyrgyzstan are unemployed?

The latest figure from the ILO, for 2025, is 8.2%. Since 2005 it has ranged from 5.4% (2005) to 12.8% (2019). Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 14.2%, and Kyrgyzstan placed 43rd highest of 47. Of 174 countries with 2025 data, 124th highest.

What is the labour force participation rate in Kyrgyzstan?

57.4%: that is the labour force participation rate in Kyrgyzstan for 2025, according to the ILO. Its high point since 2005 was 2005, at 64.8%; its low point was 2017, at 56.9%. Europe & Central Asia median: 60.3%; Kyrgyzstan is 35th highest of 47. World rank, highest first: 123rd of 174.

What is female labour force participation in Kyrgyzstan?

44.1%: that is the labour force participation rate for women in Kyrgyzstan for 2025, according to the ILO. Since 2005 it has ranged from 42.4% (2017) to 54.9% (2005). Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 54.6%, and Kyrgyzstan placed 39th highest of 47. Worldwide: 131st of 174.

What share of adults in Kyrgyzstan have a job?

In 2025, the employment to population ratio in Kyrgyzstan was 55.3%, according to the ILO. Its high point since 2005 was 2005, at 63.0%; its low point was 2020, at 53.9%. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 56.6%, and Kyrgyzstan placed 28th highest of 47. Worldwide: 108th of 174.

How common is self-employment in Kyrgyzstan?

The latest figure from the ILO, for 2025, is 29.0%. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 11.0%, and Kyrgyzstan placed 7th highest of 47. Of 174 countries with 2025 data, 91st highest.

What share of jobs in Kyrgyzstan are salaried?

The latest figure from the ILO, for 2025, is 69.5%. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 39th highest of 47 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 85.5%. World rank, highest first: 79th of 174.