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05/08/2026, 15:20Kamchybek Dosmatov, First Deputy Minister of Labor, Social Security, and Migration of Kyrgyzstan, participated in a regional ministerial conference on demographic policy held on May 7–8 in Skopje (North Macedonia).
The forum, organized with the support of the Government of North Macedonia and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), brought together representatives from more than 30 countries in Europe and Central Asia. Participants discussed key demographic challenges—ranging from population aging to pressures on the labor market and social protection systems.
In his speech, Dosmatov emphasized that Kyrgyzstan is in a unique demographic situation. According to him, the country possesses significant youth potential and views the current period as a “demographic window of opportunity” for accelerated development.
“State policy is aimed at supporting families, developing the social protection and education systems, and creating jobs for young people,” he noted.
According to the Ministry of Labor, particular emphasis is placed on developing vocational and dual education, supporting youth entrepreneurship, and expanding digital forms of employment. Authorities are also setting the goal of creating conditions for active aging against the backdrop of a future aging population.
Following the conference, participants concluded that countries in the region are facing large-scale demographic shifts that are already affecting the economy, healthcare, and the labor market. At the same time, Central Asian countries still have an opportunity to benefit from the current population structure—through investments in human capital and employment.
Conference participants included representatives from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Serbia, Moldova, Japan, and other countries.
