Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tajikistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 2.3% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Tajikistan peaked at 5.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2011.
Tajikistan ranks 74th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.4% | — |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -29.9% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -37.6% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 2.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 2.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tajikistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -37.6% | 3.6% | 2.3% |
| 2008 | -29.9% | 5.2% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 71 United States Virgin Islands 2.4% compare
- 72 Costa Rica 2.4% compare
- 73 North Macedonia 2.3% compare
- 75 Serbia 2.3% compare
- 76 Argentina 2.3% compare
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.3% compare
More work & labour data for Tajikistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0347 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.014 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1149 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,243 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,278 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,007 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 10,195 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 20,202 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Tajikistan?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tajikistan was 2.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2011.
- How does Tajikistan rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Tajikistan ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).