Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Tajikistan

Youth unemployment in Tajikistan in 2025 — 14.59%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 11.87 pp.

2025 14.59% +0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 106of 182
Period maximum 15.66%2020
Period minimum 2.72%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Tajikistan, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 2.72%1992: 2.75%1993: 3.92%1994: 4.68%1995: 5.14%1996: 6.06%1997: 6.25%1998: 6.96%1999: 6.62%2000: 6.11%2001: 5.47%2002: 5.71%2003: 5.52%2004: 5.35%2005: 5.81%2006: 6.74%2007: 5.87%2008: 9.36%2009: 12.97%2010: 13.07%2011: 13.2%2012: 13.31%2013: 13.44%2014: 13.58%2015: 13.72%2016: 13.85%2017: 13.96%2018: 14.06%2019: 14.16%2020: 15.66%2021: 15.12%2022: 14.48%2023: 14.51%2024: 14.56%2025: 14.59%
Change over the period: +11.87 pp Annual average: 0.35 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tajikistan 14.59%
World 13.41%
Central Asia computed 8.93%
Youth unemployment — Tajikistan, by year Tajikistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.59 +0.04 pp
2024 14.56 +0.04 pp
2023 14.51 +0.03 pp
2022 14.48 −0.64 pp
2021 15.12 −0.54 pp
2020 15.66 +1.5 pp
2019 14.16 +0.1 pp
2018 14.06 +0.1 pp
2017 13.96 +0.1 pp
2016 13.85 +0.13 pp
2015 13.72 +0.14 pp
2014 13.58 +0.14 pp
2013 13.44 +0.13 pp
2012 13.31 +0.11 pp
2011 13.2 +0.12 pp
2010 13.07 +0.11 pp
2009 12.97 +3.61 pp
2008 9.36 +3.49 pp
2007 5.87 −0.87 pp
2006 6.74 +0.92 pp
2005 5.81 +0.47 pp
2004 5.35 −0.17 pp
2003 5.52 −0.2 pp
2002 5.71 +0.24 pp
2001 5.47 −0.64 pp
2000 6.11 −0.5 pp
1999 6.62 −0.34 pp
1998 6.96 +0.71 pp
1997 6.25 +0.19 pp
1996 6.06 +0.91 pp
1995 5.14 +0.47 pp
1994 4.68 +0.76 pp
1993 3.92 +1.17 pp
1992 2.75 +0.03 pp
1991 2.72

Central Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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