Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Tajikistan

Labor force in Tajikistan in 2025 — 2,647,875 people. Ranked 116 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 58.4%.

2025 2.65M people +2.29% vs 2024
World rank 116of 182
Period maximum 2.65M people2025
Period minimum 1.67M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Tajikistan, 1990–20251.5M1.75M2M2.25M2.5M2.75M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 1,671,723 people1991: 1,707,728 people1992: 1,731,864 people1993: 1,743,638 people1994: 1,767,270 people1995: 1,802,856 people1996: 1,843,805 people1997: 1,880,368 people1998: 1,911,239 people1999: 1,945,266 people2000: 1,995,679 people2001: 2,062,032 people2002: 2,130,435 people2003: 2,199,613 people2004: 2,183,109 people2005: 2,160,857 people2006: 2,131,688 people2007: 2,095,011 people2008: 2,051,949 people2009: 2,005,435 people2010: 2,035,779 people2011: 2,064,762 people2012: 2,096,722 people2013: 2,133,789 people2014: 2,171,321 people2015: 2,207,719 people2016: 2,243,295 people2017: 2,252,648 people2018: 2,253,700 people2019: 2,253,843 people2020: 2,279,405 people2021: 2,344,147 people2022: 2,442,377 people2023: 2,513,014 people2024: 2,588,617 people2025: 2,647,875 people
Change over the period: +976,152 (+58.39%) Average annual rate: 1.32 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Tajikistan 2.65M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Central Asia computed 32.37M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Tajikistan, by year Tajikistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.65M +59,258 +2.29%
2024 2.59M +75,603 +3.01%
2023 2.51M +70,637 +2.89%
2022 2.44M +98,230 +4.19%
2021 2.34M +64,742 +2.84%
2020 2.28M +25,562 +1.13%
2019 2.25M +143 +0.01%
2018 2.25M +1,052 +0.05%
2017 2.25M +9,353 +0.42%
2016 2.24M +35,576 +1.61%
2015 2.21M +36,398 +1.68%
2014 2.17M +37,532 +1.76%
2013 2.13M +37,067 +1.77%
2012 2.1M +31,960 +1.55%
2011 2.06M +28,983 +1.42%
2010 2.04M +30,344 +1.51%
2009 2.01M −46,514 −2.27%
2008 2.05M −43,062 −2.06%
2007 2.1M −36,677 −1.72%
2006 2.13M −29,169 −1.35%
2005 2.16M −22,252 −1.02%
2004 2.18M −16,504 −0.75%
2003 2.2M +69,178 +3.25%
2002 2.13M +68,403 +3.32%
2001 2.06M +66,353 +3.32%
2000 2M +50,413 +2.59%
1999 1.95M +34,027 +1.78%
1998 1.91M +30,871 +1.64%
1997 1.88M +36,563 +1.98%
1996 1.84M +40,949 +2.27%
1995 1.8M +35,586 +2.01%
1994 1.77M +23,632 +1.36%
1993 1.74M +11,774 +0.68%
1992 1.73M +24,136 +1.41%
1991 1.71M +36,005 +2.15%
1990 1.67M

Central Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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