Tajikistan — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Tajikistan, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Tajikistan was 38.28% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 55.01% in 1990. The lowest was 36.79% in 2020 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.03% per year.
Tajikistan ranks 180 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 96%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Tajikistan sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 30% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 5%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 49 of 49 economies; Turkmenistan (42.03%) is just above it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 142nd of 187 in 1990 → 140th of 187 in 2000 → 178th of 187 in 2010 → 182nd of 187 in 2020 → 176th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 38.35% | +0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 38.09% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 37.83% | +0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 37.07% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 36.79% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 37.14% | -0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 37.98% | -0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 38.88% | -0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 39.71% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 40.1% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 40.5% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 40.9% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 41.3% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 41.7% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 42.11% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 42.51% | -2.1 pp |
| 2008 | 44.57% | -2.1 pp |
| 2007 | 46.65% | -2.1 pp |
| 2006 | 48.74% | -2.1 pp |
| 2005 | 50.83% | -2.1 pp |
| 2004 | 52.93% | -2.1 pp |
| 2003 | 55.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 55.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 55.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 55.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 55.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 55.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 55.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 55.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 55.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 55.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 55.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 55.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 55.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 55.01% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tajikistan’s Labor participation in 1991?
55.01% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tajikistan’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -30.4% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 38.28%; 2024: 38.35%; 2023: 38.09%; 2022: 37.83%; 2021: 37.07%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.