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SDG Monitor

THE Impact Rankings SDG Positions

Tracking Al-Farabi KazNU positions across the THE Impact Rankings SDG categories.

Published ranking positions by SDG and year

Impact Ranking Positions (2024–2026)

SDG Sector 2024 2025 2026 Trend
SDG 1 — No Poverty 401-600th 601-800th 301-400th Improved
SDG 2 — Zero Hunger — — 101-200th Not enough data
SDG 3 — Good Health and Well-being — — 201-300th Not enough data
SDG 4 — Quality Education — — 601-800th Not enough data
SDG 5 — Gender Equality — — 54th Not enough data
SDG 6 — Clean Water and Sanitation — — 401-600th Not enough data
SDG 7 — Affordable and Clean Energy — — 301-400th Not enough data
SDG 8 — Decent Work and Economic Growth — — 201-300th Not enough data
SDG 9 — Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure — — 101-200th Not enough data
SDG 10 — Reduced Inequalities — — 301-400th Not enough data
SDG 11 — Sustainable Cities and Communities — — 301-400th Not enough data
SDG 12 — Responsible Consumption and Production — — 201-300th Not enough data
SDG 13 — Climate Action — — 301-400th Not enough data
SDG 14 — Life Below Water — — 301-400th Not enough data
SDG 15 — Life on Land — — 301-400th Not enough data
SDG 16 — Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions — — 301-400th Not enough data
SDG 17 — Partnerships for the Goals — — 801-1000th Not enough data

Disability and employment statistics

FILTERS:
♿
1.30B
Persons with Disabilities
▲ +2.0% annually
🌍
16%
Share of World Population
≈ every 6th person
⚠️
190M
With Significant Limitations
14.6% of total
📈
1.47B
Forecast for 2030
+13.4% for 2024–2030
Distribution by WHO Region
Persons with Disabilities, M — click legend to filter
6 WHO Regions
Disability Types
Global estimate, M (including comorbidities)
6 Categories
Population Forecast 2024–2030
Growth trend accounting for population aging
+13.4% over period
Top 10 Countries by Population
Estimates based on national surveys, M
Top 10
Age Structure by Region
Stacked by age groups, M
3 Groups
Disability Types — Detailed Table
Global estimates, M
Type Total, M Share Distribution
Disability Severity Levels
Global structure by limitation levels
WHO ICF
💼 Employment of Persons with Disabilities
💼
36%
Employment Rate (PWD)
vs 62% — general labor market
👷
240M
Employed PWD
37% of working age (650M)
📉
−26 p.p.
Employment Gap
Average across all regions
🏆
Europe 48%
Top Region by Employment
Lowest: E. Mediterranean 22%
Employment Funnel: Of 1.3B persons with disabilities — not all are of working age. A large share consists of children and elderly with higher disability prevalence. Sources: ILO 2024, Return on Disability Group 2024.
👥
650M
Working Age
Ages 15–64 · ~50% of 1.3B
🔍
390M
Economically Active
In labor force · 3 in 10 (ILO 2024)
✅
240M
Actually Employed
37% of working age
⚠️
410M
Inclusion Potential
Working age but not employed
Breakdown of 1.3B M people
Of 1.3B — who is actually in the labor market
Employment Funnel ILO 2024
Progressive narrowing from 1.3B to employed
🔧 Labor Shortage — Where PWD Can Bridge the Gap
By 2030, the global shortage will reach 85M workers costing businesses $8.5T in unrealized revenue (Korn Ferry / Fragomen, 2026). 410M working-age PWD outside the labor market — the largest untapped talent pool, especially for remote-compatible industries.
⚡
47M
Shortage Across 6 Industries by 2030
IT · Healthcare · Services · Education · Manufacturing · Construction
🎯
23M
PWD Closure Potential
49% of shortage with systemic inclusion
💻
85%
PWD Compatibility in IT
Top sector — 70% of shortage coverable
💸
$8.5T
Revenue Loss from Talent Shortage
Annually by 2030 · Korn Ferry 2026
Labor Shortage by 2030 M jobs
Global shortage by industry + share coverable by PWD
PWD Compatibility by Industry %
% of jobs accessible for various disability types
Employment Rate: PWD vs General Labor Market
% employed of economically active population — by WHO region
ILO 2023
Top Inclusion Industries (Global)
Share of employed PWD by industry, %
Top 10
Employment Gap by WHO Region
Difference in p.p. between general market and PWD (lower = better)
Gap, p.p.
RegionPWD, %Market, %Gap
Employment Rate by Disability Type
% employed of group population — ILO 2023 estimate
By Type
🤖 AI & Assistive Technologies — Impact on PWD Employment
📡
$65.2B
AT Market by 2034
CAGR 8,9% · 2025–2034
🤖
142
AI Solutions for PWD
identified by OECD (2023)
📈
+30%
PWD Workforce Growth
since pandemic · SHRM 2025
⚡
75%
AT — enabled solely by AI
would not exist without AI
Assistive Technology Market, $B (2024–2034)
CAGR 8,9% · Custom Market Insights, 2026
$65.2B by 2034
PWD Employment Gain by AT Type, p.p.
J. Occupational Rehab, 2024 · Boston College CRR, 2024
estimated
Reduction of PWD Employment Barriers Before/After AT, %
OECD, 2023 · Frontiers, 2025
before vs after
Improvement in Education Access by AT Tool, %
Every Learner Everywhere, 2025 · SHRM, 2025
% of users
Key Categories of AI Assistive Technologies
Application by disability type and proven impact on employment
🦻 Hearing (+12 p.p.)
AI hearing aids, real-time captioning, cochlear implants with neural processing
👁️ Vision (+15 p.p.)
Be My Eyes AI, OrCam, screen readers with object recognition and navigation
💬 Speech / AAC (+10 p.p.)
AAC devices, speech recognition (errors: 20%→12%), speech synthesis for ALS/MND
🦾 Mobility (+18 p.p.)
Exoskeletons: −10.3 p.p. deficit (lifting), −9.3 p.p. (pushing); smart wheelchairs with autopilot
🧠 Cognitive (+14 p.p.)
AI tutors, Grammarly (dyslexia), GitHub Copilot (coding), predictive input
🧘 Mental Health (+8 p.p.)
Conversational AI agents, VR simulations for social skills and occupational adaptation
Remote work: +10% in employment for older PWD (2018–2022, Boston College CRR) · Youth PWD 16–24: participation growth ~60% since 2020 (SHRM 2025)
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — Detailed PWD Employment Analysis
🇰🇿
39%
PWD Employment Rate in Kazakhstan
vs 65% — general labor market
👷
148K
Employed PWD in Kazakhstan
of 381K working age
📉
−26 p.p.
Gap with Kazakhstan Market
Employment quota: 2–4%
📊
732K
PWD in Kazakhstan
3.6% of population, 57% — working age
PWD Employment Industries in Kazakhstan
Share of employed PWD by industry, % — Ministry of Labor, Nov 2024
Leader — science and professional services (28%) — including work from home and remote employment. Low share in manufacturing, construction and IT indicates accessibility and workplace adaptation barriers.
Occupational Structure of Employed PWD — Kazakhstan
Distribution by occupational groups, % — Ministry of Labor, 2024
Government PWD Employment Programs
PWD Employment Trends 2019–2024
% employed of working-age PWD · Ministry of Labor · * 2020–2021 estimated
📈 trend
Kazakhstan vs WHO Regions — PWD Employment Rate
% employed PWD of working age — ILO 2023 + Ministry of Labor 2024
🇰🇿 highlighted
Anatomy of the 27% → 39% Jump
Actual growth (+31K employed) vs effect of working-age base revision
+12 p.p.
Programs — Source of +31K Jobs
Participants by program, 2024 · Ministry of Labor · * estimated · † training
2024
Nosological Structure of 732K PWD
Share by condition among all PWD · Ministry of Labor, Nov 2024
context
Employment by Disability Type — Estimate
% employed of working age by condition · APA 2023, Turan Herald 2024 · unofficial data
estimate
🌍 International PWD Employment Comparison
Methodology: USA — BLS, employment ages 16–64 (March 2026); EU-27 — Eurostat EU-SILC, ages 20–64 (2024); Kazakhstan — Ministry of Labor (2024); World — WHO/ILO (2023). Gap = general market − PWD.
🇺🇸
37 p.p.
Gap in USA
PWD 38% · Market 75% (BLS 2026)
🇪🇺
24 p.p.
Gap in EU-27
PWD 52% · Market 76% (Eurostat 2024)
🇰🇿
26 p.p.
Gap in Kazakhstan
PWD 39% · Market 65% (Ministry of Labor 2024)
🌍
28 p.p.
Global Gap
PWD 37% · Market 65% (WHO/ILO 2023)
PWD Employment vs General Market working age
Employment rate, % — two bars per country/region
PWD Employment Trends 2019–2024 %
USA · EU-27 · Kazakhstan — trend comparison
🇺🇸 PWD Employment by US State — Census ACS 2023
🇰🇿
+8.6 p.p.
KZ ahead of US average
39% vs 30.4% (state average)
1️⃣
1 of 52
States above KZ level
only Utah — 39.5%
🏆
39,5%
US Leader — Utah
Census ACS 2023
📉
22,5%
Laggard — West Virginia
16.5 p.p. below KZ
Top 5 and Bottom 5 US States vs Kazakhstan, % PWD Employment
Census Bureau ACS 1-Year 2023 · S1811 · data.census.gov
ACS 2023
All 50 US States — Ranked by PWD Employment
Red line — Kazakhstan 39% · Census ACS 2023
KZ = benchmark
Conclusion: Kazakhstan (39%) exceeds the average across 52 US states and territories (30.4%) and trails only one state — Utah (39.5%). The gap between the best and worst state is 17 p.p. (39.5% – 22.5%), indicating significant regional disparity within the US. Lagging states (Florida, New York, West Virginia) have a higher share of elderly PWD and weaker employment support programs.
Source: Census Bureau ACS 1-Year 2023, S1811_C02_002E — % employed among civilian population 16+ with a disability
🏔️ Utah — Leadership Factors Analysis and Lessons for Kazakhstan
📜
2011
Employment First Law
competitive integrated employment
💼
11+
Employer Incentives
tax incentives for hiring PWD
🎓
+27,7%
Growth in VR Service Applications
USOR 2024 (vocational rehabilitation)
🧠
37,1%
Employed PWD — knowledge jobs
management/science/business · ACS 2023
Occupational Structure of Employed PWD: Utah vs US Average, %
Census ACS 2023, S1811 · Utah DWS Fact Sheet 2023
Census 2023
Applicability of Utah Factors for Kazakhstan
Replicability score 1–10 · analysis: programs, policy, economy
lessons for KZ
Utah Programs and Policies — What Is Replicable for Kazakhstan
USOR · Utah DWS 2024 · SRC Report 2024
📜 Employment First Law
Priority of competitive integrated employment for PWD with severe disabilities. Signed by governor in 2011.
✅ KZ: equivalent — 2–4% quotas. Strengthen: require employers to create real (not token) positions
💰 11+ Employer Tax Incentives
Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Welfare to Work Tax Credit, workplace adaptation subsidies. Direct financial hiring incentives.
⚡ KZ: expand from 3–4 to 10+ incentives. Introduce workplace adaptation subsidy (up to 500 MCI)
🎓 USOR — Vocational Rehabilitation
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation: 90+ years of service, counseling, job placement, Pre-ETS for youth. Applications up +27.7% in 2024.
⚡ KZ: transform employment centers into full VR agencies with counseling and outcome tracking
🧑‍🎓 Pre-ETS — Youth Under 25
Pre-Employment Transition Services: career exploration, life skills, workplace practice for students with disabilities.
✅ KZ: college programs partially exist. Scale through employment centers + schools
🏠 Remote Work / Flexibility
90% of new PWD labor market entrants in 2021 — thanks to remote work. Salt Lake City tech companies — major employer.
✅ KZ: legislate PWD right to remote work. Introduce remote job quotas
📊 Choose to Work Utah
Work Ability Utah program: on-the-job support, job coaching, transition support from benefits to employment (SSI/SSDI incentives).
⚡ KZ: create equivalent — supported employment with benefit protection during job placement
Key finding: Utah's leadership is driven not by industry structure (similar to national average) but by a systemic approach: legislative mandate + multi-level employer incentives + robust VR service + flexible employment culture. All 6 components are replicable for Kazakhstan without fundamental economic restructuring.
🔍 Common Factors of Leaders — Utah · Nebraska · North Dakota · Minnesota
⚖️
4 of 4
Employment First Law
all leaders have legislative mandate
🏥
4 of 4
Advanced VR System
USOR, MN DEED, ND VR — all with Pre-ETS
📉
2,0–3,1%
Unemployment (General)
all leaders — historically low unemployment
💡
Not Industry-Driven
Not Economic Structure
occupational structure similar to national average
PWD Employment: 4 Leaders vs US Average vs KZ, %
Census ACS 2023, S1811_C02_002E · data.census.gov
ACS 2023
Systemic Factor Profile — 4 Leading States (Score 1–5)
Composite score: Employment First · VR · Incentives · Labor Market · Pre-ETS
factor analysis
Common Factor Matrix of Leaders — What Is Replicable for KZ
✅ — factor present · ⚡ — partial · ❌ — absent
Factor 🏔️ Utah 🌾 Nebraska ⛽ North Dakota 🏙️ Minnesota 🇰🇿 KZ now
Employment First Law ✅ since 2011 ✅ since 2013 ✅ since 2012 ✅ since 2014 ⚡ quota 2–4%
VR Agency with Counseling ✅ USOR ✅ NVRS ✅ ND VR ✅ MN DEED ❌ employment centers only
Pre-ETS (Youth 14–21) ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ⚡ fragmented
10+ Employer Tax Incentives ✅ 11+ ✅ 8+ ✅ WOTC+ ✅ 7+ ❌ 3–4 incentives
Right to Remote Employment ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ⚡ not legislated
Low General Unemployment (<3,5%) ✅ 2,8% ✅ 2,8% ✅ 2,0% ✅ 3,1% ✅ ~4,8%
Conclusion: Leadership is NOT explained by industry structure (similar to national average across all 4 states). Common denominator — a complete set of 5 measures: legislative mandate + VR agency + Pre-ETS + employer incentives + right to flexible employment. KZ has ✅ only for unemployment. Three priorities: (1) transform employment centers → VR agencies, (2) expand incentives to 8–10+, (3) adopt a comprehensive Employment First law.
📊 PWD Employment Forecast for Kazakhstan 2025–2030
🎯
58%
PWD Employment Target by 2030
Inclusive Policy Concept 2025–2030
👷
+15K
Net Jobs per Year
Concept Scenario
💼
+90K
Total Jobs to Create 2025–2030
148K → 238K employed
↓
10 p.p.
Market Gap by 2030
vs 26 p.p. currently
Three PWD Employment Scenarios to 2030
% employed PWD · Inclusive Policy Concept 2025–2030 · Statistics Committee
forecast
Program Capacity vs Demand
Gross jobs/year by scenario vs actual 2024 · K jobs
plan/actual
Sources: WHO World Report on Disability 2023 · ILO Disability and Work 2023 · World Bank · UNICEF
Kazakhstan: Ministry of Labor and Social Protection — government session November 6, 2024 · Bureau of National Statistics 2024 · OECD “Inclusive Labor Markets in Kazakhstan”
Census Bureau ACS 1-Year 2023, Table S1811 — Employment by Disability Status across 52 States/Territories. 2024 data — estimated. 2025–2030 forecast is indicative.
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