Employers, male (% of male employment) in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 3.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Tajikistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 3.7% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Tajikistan peaked at 8.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2025.
That places Tajikistan 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.2% | — |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -29.6% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 3.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 3.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male 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 | -29.6% | 6.0% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 4.2% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
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, male (% of male employment) in Tajikistan?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Tajikistan was 3.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2025.
- How does Tajikistan rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Tajikistan ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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).