Unemployment Rate in Tajikistan decreased to 6.90 percent in 2025 from 7 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Tajikistan averaged 5.29 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 7.70 percent in 2021 and a record low of 1.80 percent in 1991. source: World Bank

Unemployment Rate in Tajikistan is expected to reach 11.00 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Tajikistan Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 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 2026
Retirement Age Women 58.00 58.00 Years Dec 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.90 7.00 percent Dec 2025
Wages 3114.56 2767.09 TJS/Month Jan 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 3251.99 3112.76 TJS/Month Jan 2026


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
6.90 7.00 7.70 1.80 1991 - 2025 percent Yearly