Women Represent 46% of Kyrgyzstan’s Registered Jobless

In 2025, women accounted for 46.3 per cent of officially registered unemployed in Kyrgyzstan.

The registered unemployment rate among the working-age population reached 1.4 per cent, with 39,800 people officially registered out of 58,600 applicants to employment services, The Caspian Post reports via Kyrgyz media.

The highest numbers of registered unemployed were in Osh (10,523) and Jalal-Abad (10,376) regions, while Bishkek and Osh cities recorded 3,144 and 3,192 unemployed, respectively.

Compared to 2024, the country’s unemployment level declined by 26 per cent, from 91,600 to 67,500, despite recent increases linked to returning labor migrants from Russia.