Tajikistan: Labor force participation

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 Tajikistan

Labor force participation rate

 Latest value 41.29
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2023
 Average 43.22
 Min - Max 40.59 - 44.81
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 41.29 percent, an increase from 41.17 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 60.88 percent, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Tajikistan from 1991 to 2023 is 43.22 percent. The minimum value, 40.59 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 44.81 percent was recorded in 2004. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Tajikistan - Labor force participation - Recent values chart

Historical series
Tajikistan - Labor force participation - historical chart - 1991-2023




The labor force participation rate is the percent of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active. That includes the employed and the unemployed individuals.
Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Labor force 2.68 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 6.98 2023 percent
 Female unemployment 5.43 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 7.81 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 16.70 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 41.29 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 38.35 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 31.53 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 51.13 2023 percent
 Self-employment 27.15 2022 percent
 Employment 2.31 3/2019 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 2.20 3/2019 percent
 Labor cost 122.72 3/2019 index points
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