Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 68.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 68.7% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan peaked at 69.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2009.
That places Tajikistan 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 69.7% | — |
| 1992 | 68.8% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 68.1% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 67.4% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 66.8% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 66.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 65.7% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 65.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.0% | 65.3% | 69.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 65.0% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 65.2% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 67.4% | 68.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tajikistan was 68.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2009.
- How does Tajikistan rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Tajikistan ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.