Tajikistan Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Tajikistan youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 16.90%, a 0.03% increase from 2022.
  • Tajikistan youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 16.87%, a 0.87% decline from 2021.
  • Tajikistan youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 17.74%, a 0.55% increase from 2020.
  • Tajikistan youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 17.19%, a 1.82% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 36.80%
Somalia 34.28%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.52%
Yemen 32.66%
Rwanda 21.97%
Nepal 20.36%
South Sudan 18.27%
Afghanistan 18.08%
Tajikistan 16.90%
Zimbabwe 14.29%
Comoros 10.89%
Central African Republic 10.71%
Gambia 10.64%
Eritrea 10.01%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.60%
Burkina Faso 7.96%
Mozambique 7.58%
Guinea 7.27%
North Korea 7.09%
Malawi 6.76%
Ethiopia 5.58%
Madagascar 5.51%
Uganda 4.50%
Senegal 4.12%
Mali 4.11%
Guinea-Bissau 4.04%
Benin 3.89%
Sierra Leone 3.57%
Tanzania 3.49%
Togo 3.27%
Liberia 2.26%
Burundi 1.72%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.84%
Tajikistan Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 16.90% 0.03%
2022 16.87% -0.87%
2021 17.74% 0.55%
2020 17.19% 1.82%
2019 15.37% -0.11%
2018 15.48% 0.00%
2017 15.48% -0.48%
2016 15.95% -1.87%
2015 17.83% -1.65%
2014 19.47% -1.37%
2013 20.84% -1.46%
2012 22.31% -0.59%
2011 22.90% -1.38%
2010 24.28% -1.10%
2009 25.38% 0.63%
2008 24.75% -0.52%
2007 25.27% -1.42%
2006 26.69% -0.93%
2005 27.62% -1.46%
2004 29.08% -0.65%
2003 29.73% -0.83%
2002 30.56% -0.84%
2001 31.40% -0.25%
2000 31.65% -1.43%
1999 33.07% -1.90%
1998 34.97% 5.53%
1997 29.44% 1.02%
1996 28.43% 6.55%
1995 21.88% 2.98%
1994 18.90% 5.31%
1993 13.59% 8.99%
1992 4.60% 0.45%
1991 4.15% 0.45%