Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 0.081 in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Tajikistan, 1992–2016
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2016, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Tajikistan stood at 0.081. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Tajikistan peaked at 11.5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.081, in 2016.
That places Tajikistan 69th out of 69 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.4 | — |
| 1993 | 1.2 | +200.0% |
| 1994 | 1.7 | +41.7% |
| 1995 | 2 | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 2.6 | +30.0% |
| 1997 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 3.2 | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 3 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 2.7 | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 2.3 | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 2.5 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 3.85 | +54.0% |
| 2004 | 7.4 | +92.2% |
| 2005 | 1.96 | -73.5% |
| 2006 | 2.2 | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 2.32 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.44 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 11.5 | +372.0% |
| 2016 | 0.081 | -99.3% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.081 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.62, 1% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.081 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.43, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Tajikistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +372.0% | 2.44 | 11.5 |
| 1993 | +200.0% | 0.4 | 1.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.92 | 1.96 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.081 | 0.081 | 0.081 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More health data for Tajikistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6758 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6416 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Tajikistan?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Tajikistan was 0.081 in 2016, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.081 in 2016.
- How does Tajikistan rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Tajikistan ranks 69th out of 69 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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