In Kyrgyzstan, the number of people employed in the mining industry has decreased over the past 4 years.

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- According to EEC data, there has been a decrease in the number of workers in the mining industry in Kyrgyzstan over the past four years.

Statistics show that in 2020, the mining and quarrying sector employed 19.8 thousand people.

This figure has decreased by about 1 thousand people each year, and by the end of 2024, the number of workers amounted to 15.2 thousand people.

Employment statistics by type of economic activity

(average per year; thousand people)
Industry 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Mining industry and quarrying19.8 17.9 16.5 15.7 15.2

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