Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Tajikistan

Vulnerable employment in Tajikistan in 2025 — 27.98%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 4.66 pp.

2025 27.98% −0.27 pp vs 2024
World rank 89of 182
Period maximum 31.57%2009
Period minimum 23.32%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Tajikistan, 1991–202522.52527.53032.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.32%1992: 23.95%1993: 24.63%1994: 25.46%1995: 25.9%1996: 26.55%1997: 27.14%1998: 27.62%1999: 27.63%2000: 27.72%2001: 27.51%2002: 27.3%2003: 27.03%2004: 26.92%2005: 26.92%2006: 26.75%2007: 26.62%2008: 29.03%2009: 31.57%2010: 31.3%2011: 31.2%2012: 30.96%2013: 30.75%2014: 30.47%2015: 30.26%2016: 29.91%2017: 29.72%2018: 29.4%2019: 29.17%2020: 28.99%2021: 28.71%2022: 28.47%2023: 28.53%2024: 28.25%2025: 27.98%
Change over the period: +4.66 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tajikistan 27.98%
World 42.38%
Central Asia computed 29.51%
Vulnerable employment — Tajikistan, by year Tajikistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.98 −0.27 pp
2024 28.25 −0.28 pp
2023 28.53 +0.06 pp
2022 28.47 −0.24 pp
2021 28.71 −0.28 pp
2020 28.99 −0.18 pp
2019 29.17 −0.23 pp
2018 29.4 −0.32 pp
2017 29.72 −0.19 pp
2016 29.91 −0.35 pp
2015 30.26 −0.21 pp
2014 30.47 −0.28 pp
2013 30.75 −0.21 pp
2012 30.96 −0.23 pp
2011 31.2 −0.1 pp
2010 31.3 −0.27 pp
2009 31.57 +2.55 pp
2008 29.03 +2.41 pp
2007 26.62 −0.13 pp
2006 26.75 −0.17 pp
2005 26.92 +0 pp
2004 26.92 −0.12 pp
2003 27.03 −0.26 pp
2002 27.3 −0.21 pp
2001 27.51 −0.21 pp
2000 27.72 +0.09 pp
1999 27.63 +0.02 pp
1998 27.62 +0.47 pp
1997 27.14 +0.59 pp
1996 26.55 +0.65 pp
1995 25.9 +0.44 pp
1994 25.46 +0.83 pp
1993 24.63 +0.68 pp
1992 23.95 +0.63 pp
1991 23.32

Central Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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