Labour force participation in Tajikistan
The ILO estimates that 38.3% of people aged 15 and over in Tajikistan were in the labour force in 2025.
Tajikistan, 2025
38.3%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
175th of 181
Labour force participation in Tajikistan over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Tajikistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38.3% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 38.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 40.1%, the figure has changed by −1.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Tajikistan has the 175th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Tajikistan
All statistics for Tajikistan
Women's labour force participation
21.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
35.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
14.6%
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Employment in agriculture
43.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
17.7%
2025 · World Bank