Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 31.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 31.3% for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan peaked at 35.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1991.
Tajikistan ranks 95th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.3% | — |
| 1992 | 31.2% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 31.9% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 32.6% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 33.2% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 33.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 34.3% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 34.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 34.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 34.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 30.3% | 34.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 33.3% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 32.8% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.3% | 32.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan was 31.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1991.
- How does Tajikistan rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Tajikistan ranks 95th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.