Freedom of Association Score in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Freedom of Association Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Tajikistan, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association score in Tajikistan stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Tajikistan peaked at 4 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2017.
That places Tajikistan 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8, 25% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.33 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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More social development data for Tajikistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,620 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,163 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,163 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association score in Tajikistan?
- Freedom of association score in Tajikistan was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2009.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2017.
- How does Tajikistan rank for freedom of association score?
- Tajikistan ranks 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.