Unemployment rate in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Unemployment rate was 6.93 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Tajikistan, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 6.93 for unemployment rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Tajikistan peaked at 7.69 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.82, in 1991.
Tajikistan ranks 62nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.82 | — |
| 1992 | 1.85 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.65 | +43.2% |
| 1994 | 3.15 | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 3.45 | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 4.05 | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 4.15 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 4.65 | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 4.45 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 4.15 | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 3.75 | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 3.95 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 3.85 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.45 | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 3.45 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.65 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 2.87 | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 4.94 | +72.0% |
| 2009 | 7.03 | +42.2% |
| 2010 | 7.04 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.04 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.02 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.02 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.02 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.03 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.04 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.04 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.03 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.03 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.58 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 7.69 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 7.05 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 7.04 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 7.04 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 6.93 | -1.6% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 6.93 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.06, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 6.93 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.56, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +72.0% | 2.87 | 4.94 |
| 1993 | +43.2% | 1.85 | 2.65 |
| 2009 | +42.2% | 4.94 | 7.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.36 | 1.82 | 4.65 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.11 | 2.87 | 7.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.03 | 7.02 | 7.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 | 6.93 | 7.69 | 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 unemployment rate in Tajikistan?
- Unemployment rate in Tajikistan was 6.93 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.69 in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 in 1991.
- How does Tajikistan rank for unemployment rate?
- Tajikistan ranks 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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