Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.81% of the labour force in Kyrgyzstan and 0.75% of the labour force in Tajikistan, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by 0.07 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Tajikistan.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Kyrgyzstan has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Tajikistan.
- In 2020, Kyrgyzstan ranked 86 and Tajikistan ranked 91 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 0.75 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.86 | 0.75 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.82 | 0.73 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.83 | 0.74 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.85 | 0.75 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.88 | 0.76 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.86 | 0.8 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.88 | 0.81 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.91 | 0.83 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.91 | 0.81 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 0.91 | 0.8 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.79 | 0.6 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.77 | 0.55 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.72 | 0.33 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.73 | 0.34 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.65 | 0.35 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.66 | 0.36 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.69 | 0.53 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.71 | 0.54 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.6 | 1.28 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.35 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.67 | 0.17 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.65 | 0.17 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.68 | 0.17 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | – | – | 1.03 |
| 1990 | – | – | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancyKyrgyzstan: 71.7 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKyrgyzstan: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKyrgyzstan: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKyrgyzstan: 76.5% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionKyrgyzstan: 3.05% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateKyrgyzstan: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKyrgyzstan: 7.07 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthKyrgyzstan: 1.61% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKyrgyzstan: 2.8 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKyrgyzstan: 34.8% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageKyrgyzstan: 25.1 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKyrgyzstan: 5.4% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKyrgyzstan: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKyrgyzstan: 2.92% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKyrgyzstan: $558M in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personKyrgyzstan: $83 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKyrgyzstan: 7.9% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKyrgyzstan: 21,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerKyrgyzstan: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsKyrgyzstan: 54 million TIV in 2023Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025