Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 12.1% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Tajikistan, 2003–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 12.1% for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Tajikistan peaked at 52.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2015.
That places Tajikistan 3rd out of 46 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 52.2% | — |
| 2004 | 34.1% | -34.6% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -35.7% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -34.7% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 14.3% | 52.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 1 Melanesia 33.1% compare
- 2 Honduras 12.9% compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.2%
- 5 Bangladesh 7.0% compare
- 6 Peru 6.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Tajikistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,124 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.74 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.7% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Tajikistan?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Tajikistan was 12.1% in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2015.
- How does Tajikistan rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Tajikistan ranks 3rd out of 46 countries with data for 2015.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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