Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 31.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Tajikistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Tajikistan stood at 31.7%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Tajikistan peaked at 31.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1997.
Tajikistan ranks 169th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.2% | — |
| 1992 | 19.9% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 19.5% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 19.0% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | +2.4% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 31.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.6%, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 31.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.1%, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 17.8% | 20.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.1% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 25.7% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 28.6% | 31.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 166 Eritrea 34.6% compare
- 167 South Sudan 33.3% compare
- 168 Burkina Faso 31.7% compare
- 170 Mali 31.5% compare
- 171 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.0% compare
- 172 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 28.2% 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Tajikistan?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Tajikistan was 31.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1997.
- How does Tajikistan rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Tajikistan ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).