Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan
Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.75% of the labour force in Tajikistan and 0.52% of the labour force in Uzbekistan, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Tajikistan, by 0.23 percentage points, or 1.44 times that in Uzbekistan.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Tajikistan has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Uzbekistan.
- In 2020, Tajikistan ranked 91 and Uzbekistan ranked 112 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 | Tajikistan | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.75 | 0.52 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.75 | 0.52 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.75 | 0.52 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.75 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.73 | 0.54 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.74 | 0.55 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.75 | 0.56 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.76 | 0.57 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.78 | 0.58 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.79 | 0.59 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | 0.78 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.81 | 0.8 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 0.8 | 0.86 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.6 | 0.92 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.55 | 0.77 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.33 | 0.76 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.34 | 0.77 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.35 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.36 | 0.89 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.52 | 1.07 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.53 | 1.17 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.54 | 1.03 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 1.28 | 0.56 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0.52 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.17 | 0.54 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.17 | 0.54 | 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
Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyTajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTajikistan: 55.3% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionTajikistan: 2.56% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateTajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTajikistan: 26.2% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageTajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTajikistan: 3.7% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateTajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsTajikistan: $220M in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personTajikistan: $23 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingTajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelTajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerTajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsTajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025