Labor force, total in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Labor force, total was 2.65 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Tajikistan, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total in Tajikistan is 2.65 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Tajikistan peaked at 2.65 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.67 million, in 1990.
Tajikistan ranks 119th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.80 million | 1.67 million | 1.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.10 million | 2.00 million | 2.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 million | 2.04 million | 2.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 million | 2.28 million | 2.65 million | 6 |
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More education data for Tajikistan
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 37,890 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.04 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Tajikistan?
- Labor force, total in Tajikistan was 2.65 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 million in 1990.
- How does Tajikistan rank for labor force, total?
- Tajikistan ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.