Labor force participation rate in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Labor force participation rate was 38.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Tajikistan, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Tajikistan stood at 38.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Tajikistan peaked at 55.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 2020.
Tajikistan ranks 179th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.0% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 42.5% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 37.1% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.8% | 38.3% | 6 |
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- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 38.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 55.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 21.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 40.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 58.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 23.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Tajikistan?
- Labor force participation rate in Tajikistan was 38.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2020.
- How does Tajikistan rank for labor force participation rate?
- Tajikistan ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).