Unemployment Rate in Tajikistan increased to 11.60 percent in 2024 from 11.50 percent in 2023. Unemployment Rate in Tajikistan averaged 7.41 percent from 1991 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 12.30 percent in 2020 and a record low of 1.80 percent in 1991. source: World Bank

Unemployment Rate in Tajikistan is expected to reach 11.50 percent by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Tajikistan Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 11.00 percent in 2026 and 10.70 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 2545.00 2633.40 Thousand Dec 2024
Minimum Wages 1000.00 800.00 TJS/Month Jan 2026
Population 10.50 10.28 Million Dec 2024
Retirement Age Men 63.00 63.00 Years Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women 58.00 58.00 Years Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 11.60 11.50 percent Dec 2024
Wages 2725.71 2708.62 TJS/Month Nov 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 2807.01 3507.60 TJS/Month Nov 2025


Tajikistan Unemployment Rate
In Tajikistan, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
11.60 11.50 12.30 1.80 1991 - 2024 percent Yearly