Employers, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan stood at 3.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan peaked at 7.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2025.
That places Tajikistan 103rd 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, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.0% | — |
| 1992 | 7.2% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -31.5% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 3.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan was 3.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2025.
- How does Tajikistan rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Tajikistan ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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, total (% of total 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).