Labor force, total, per capita in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.2455 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Tajikistan, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 0.2455 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Tajikistan peaked at 0.3303 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2338 units per person, 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.
Labor force, total, per capita in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3096 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3082 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3066 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3046 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3034 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3031 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3039 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3063 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3094 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3133 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3175 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3218 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3262 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3303 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3215 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.312 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.302 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2912 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2796 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2677 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.266 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2639 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2616 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2597 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2577 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2554 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.253 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2479 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2421 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2365 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2338 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2352 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2399 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2419 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2444 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2455 units per person | +0.4% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.2455 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.2455 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5074 units per person, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3068 units per person | 0.3031 units per person | 0.3133 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.307 units per person | 0.2677 units per person | 0.3303 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2544 units per person | 0.2365 units per person | 0.266 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2401 units per person | 0.2338 units per person | 0.2455 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More education data for Tajikistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,698 (2011)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 580 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,653 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 47,268 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0952 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Tajikistan?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Tajikistan was 0.2455 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3303 units per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2338 units per person in 2020.
- How does Tajikistan rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Tajikistan ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.