Tajikistan Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

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 2022 was 16.91%, a 1.35% decline from 2021.
  • Tajikistan youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 18.26%, a 0.79% increase from 2020.
  • Tajikistan youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 17.47%, a 2.13% increase from 2019.
  • Tajikistan youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 15.34%, a 0.15% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Tajikistan Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 16.91% -1.35%
2021 18.26% 0.79%
2020 17.47% 2.13%
2019 15.34% -0.15%
2018 15.49% 0.01%
2017 15.48% -0.46%
2016 15.95% -1.86%
2015 17.80% -1.68%
2014 19.48% -1.37%
2013 20.85% -1.46%
2012 22.32% -0.59%
2011 22.91% -1.38%
2010 24.29% -1.10%
2009 25.38% 0.64%
2008 24.75% -0.52%
2007 25.27% -1.40%
2006 26.67% -0.93%
2005 27.59% -1.53%
2004 29.13% -0.64%
2003 29.76% -0.79%
2002 30.56% -0.84%
2001 31.40% -0.18%
2000 31.58% -1.41%
1999 32.99% -1.88%
1998 34.87% 5.53%
1997 29.33% 1.01%
1996 28.32% 6.52%
1995 21.80% 2.97%
1994 18.84% 5.29%
1993 13.55% 8.96%
1992 4.59% 0.45%
1991 4.14% 4.14%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%