Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Tajikistan

Female labor force participation rate in Tajikistan in 2025 — 21.9%. Ranked 171 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 22.41 pp.

2025 21.9% −0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 171of 182
Period maximum 44.4%2003
Period minimum 20.49%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Tajikistan, 1990–20252030405019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 44.3%1991: 44.3%1992: 44.31%1993: 44.34%1994: 44.36%1995: 44.36%1996: 44.36%1997: 44.36%1998: 44.37%1999: 44.39%2000: 44.39%2001: 44.4%2002: 44.4%2003: 44.4%2004: 41.77%2005: 39.16%2006: 36.6%2007: 34.09%2008: 31.66%2009: 29.31%2010: 28.41%2011: 27.51%2012: 26.61%2013: 25.69%2014: 24.8%2015: 23.91%2016: 23.03%2017: 22.25%2018: 21.43%2019: 20.68%2020: 20.49%2021: 20.59%2022: 21.4%2023: 21.67%2024: 21.95%2025: 21.9%
Change over the period: −22.41 pp Annual average: -0.64 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tajikistan

Tajikistan 21.9%
World 48.94%
Central Asia computed 44.03%
Female labor force participation rate — Tajikistan, by year Tajikistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.9 −0.05 pp
2024 21.95 +0.27 pp
2023 21.67 +0.28 pp
2022 21.4 +0.8 pp
2021 20.59 +0.11 pp
2020 20.49 −0.19 pp
2019 20.68 −0.75 pp
2018 21.43 −0.82 pp
2017 22.25 −0.78 pp
2016 23.03 −0.88 pp
2015 23.91 −0.89 pp
2014 24.8 −0.9 pp
2013 25.69 −0.91 pp
2012 26.61 −0.9 pp
2011 27.51 −0.89 pp
2010 28.41 −0.9 pp
2009 29.31 −2.35 pp
2008 31.66 −2.43 pp
2007 34.09 −2.5 pp
2006 36.6 −2.56 pp
2005 39.16 −2.61 pp
2004 41.77 −2.64 pp
2003 44.4 +0 pp
2002 44.4 +0 pp
2001 44.4 +0 pp
2000 44.39 +0.01 pp
1999 44.39 +0.01 pp
1998 44.37 +0.01 pp
1997 44.36 +0 pp
1996 44.36 −0 pp
1995 44.36 +0 pp
1994 44.36 +0.02 pp
1993 44.34 +0.03 pp
1992 44.31 +0.01 pp
1991 44.3 −0.01 pp
1990 44.3

Central Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.