Tajikistan vs Turkmenistan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Tajikistan
68.7%
in 2025
Turkmenistan
68.0%
in 2025
Tajikistan rank
93rd
Turkmenistan rank
95th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 68.7% against 68.0% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tajikistan has been ahead every year.
Tajikistan ranks 93rd and Turkmenistan ranks 95th of 187 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tajikistan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.0% | 58.3% | 8.7% | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 59.6% | 6.3% | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 64.8% | 1.4% | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 67.5% | 0.5% | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Tajikistan or Turkmenistan?
- Tajikistan, at 68.7% against 68.0% in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.7%, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Tajikistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Tajikistan ranks 93rd and Turkmenistan ranks 95th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.