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Tajikistan birth & fertility rate charts by year

Updated on by Georank team

Tajikistan has a birth rate of 26.1 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 3.07 (the average amount of children a woman would have during her lifetime).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Tajikistan was 6.24 children per woman — 2.03 times higher than in 2023.

Tajikistan birth rate statistics:

  • Tajikistan is ranked 48/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 46/194 in 1960.
  • The mean age at first birth in Tajikistan is 23.2 — it was 22.4 in 1990.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 26.4, a change from 28.7 in 1990.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 53.9 in 1960 to 40.4 in 2023.
  • 25.5% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 23.7% in 1960.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 2.15% — 223,828 more people were born than died.

Birth rates in Tajikistan compared to world average

Tajikistan World
Fertility rate 3.07 2.2
Birth rate 26.1 16.3
Birth rate rank 48/196 N/A
Age at first childbirth 23.2 years 23.1 years
Average age at childbearing 26.4 years 28.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 38.1 37.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 206.6 120.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 27.4 22
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 25.5% 24.4%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 27.1% 54.1%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 94.8% 83.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.01% 0.2%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.26% 1.73%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 2.29% 2.71%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 2.73% 2.49%
Population change due to births and deaths +223,828 +70,600,901
Natural population change rank 56/196 N/A
Natural population change rate +2.15% +0.88%
Population growth +1.94% +0.96%
Population growth rank 57/197 N/A
Life expectancy 72.1 years 73.5 years

Fertility rate in Tajikistan chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Tajikistan is 3.07, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 4.92 — a -37.6% decline in 30 years.

Check population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Tajikistan
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Tajikistan World
1960 6.24 4.69
1961 6.35 4.56
1962 6.48 5.02
1963 6.62 5.31
1964 6.68 5.13
1965 6.74 5.08
1966 6.82 4.97
1967 6.89 4.87
1968 6.91 4.98
1969 6.91 4.88
1970 6.91 4.84
1971 6.91 4.69
1972 6.89 4.55
1973 6.84 4.42
1974 6.77 4.26
1975 6.69 4.07
1976 6.6 3.97
1977 6.49 3.84
1978 6.4 3.77
1979 6.31 3.76
1980 6.21 3.73
1981 6.12 3.71
1982 6.03 3.72
1983 5.98 3.59
1984 5.96 3.57
1985 5.94 3.53
1986 5.91 3.51
1987 5.84 3.48
1988 5.75 3.39
1989 5.61 3.35
1990 5.46 3.31
1991 5.28 3.13
1992 5.06 3.04
1993 4.92 2.97
1994 4.79 2.92
1995 4.66 2.87
1996 3.94 2.82
1997 4.06 2.78
1998 4.07 2.75
1999 3.85 2.72
2000 3.49 2.73
2001 3.49 2.69
2002 3.47 2.66
2003 3.42 2.64
2004 3.51 2.63
2005 3.4 2.61
2006 3.34 2.61
2007 3.37 2.6
2008 3.39 2.6
2009 3.43 2.59
2010 3.46 2.57
2011 3.46 2.55
2012 3.42 2.56
2013 3.43 2.53
2014 3.46 2.52
2015 3.46 2.49
2016 3.38 2.49
2017 3.29 2.46
2018 3.29 2.39
2019 3.28 2.35
2020 3.21 2.28
2021 3.17 2.25
2022 3.13 2.22
2023 3.07 2.2
2024 3.04 2.19
2025 2.99 2.18
2026 2.96 2.18
2027 2.93 2.17
2028 2.89 2.16
2029 2.86 2.15
2030 2.83 2.14
2031 2.8 2.13
2032 2.76 2.12
2033 2.73 2.12
2034 2.7 2.11
2035 2.68 2.1
2036 2.65 2.09
2037 2.63 2.09
2038 2.6 2.08
2039 2.58 2.08
2040 2.55 2.08
2041 2.53 2.07
2042 2.51 2.07
2043 2.49 2.07
2044 2.46 2.07
2045 2.44 2.06
2046 2.42 2.06
2047 2.4 2.06
2048 2.38 2.05
2049 2.37 2.05
2050 2.35 2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 7.14% were to women under 20 years old, 70.3% to women ages 20-29, and 22.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 5.47%, 66.5%, and 28.1% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Tajikistan by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

15-19
20-29
30+
Year Annual births per 1,000 women
Total per 1,000 women 15-19 20-29 30+
1960 93.5 53.8 283.3 108.3
1961 93.6 50.6 290.1 111.6
1962 93.2 45.7 297.4 114.7
1963 92.6 41.3 305 117.9
1964 90.6 39.9 308 119.4
1965 88.7 39.7 310 120.9
1966 87.1 40.3 311 122.5
1967 86 40.9 311 124
1968 84.8 42.7 311 124.5
1969 83.9 44.1 310 124.1
1970 83.5 43.8 310 123.2
1971 83.2 43.9 314 120.2
1972 83 44.4 318 116.2
1973 82.6 43.6 321 110.8
1974 82.2 43 324 104.5
1975 81.8 43.1 324 98.5
1976 81.5 41.7 324 93.1
1977 81.2 41.4 324 88.1
1978 81.1 39.5 324 84.4
1979 81.2 39.5 325 81.6
1980 81.1 39 325 79.6
1981 81.1 38.5 324 78.2
1982 81.1 37 325 77.3
1983 81.6 38.1 326 77.1
1984 82.3 37.5 328 77.9
1985 82.6 38.8 324 78.9
1986 83.9 37.9 324 79.7
1987 84.6 40 321 80.5
1988 85.3 40.5 320 80.9
1989 85.8 42.3 323 81.2
1990 83.8 45.4 316 80.2
1991 81.6 49.5 309 77.8
1992 79.3 52.2 303 73.8
1993 77.5 61.7 296.7 70.2
1994 75.6 68.6 291.3 66.6
1995 73.6 75.1 283.7 63.2
1996 62.4 63.7 247.9 49.9
1997 64.2 60.2 251.8 54.2
1998 64.2 56.4 249.3 56.3
1999 60.8 46.4 235.2 54.8
2000 55.8 44.3 216.8 47.6
2001 56.2 42.9 217.2 47.3
2002 56.1 39.4 216.1 47
2003 55.7 36.6 214.7 45.5
2004 57.6 36.1 220.2 46.5
2005 56.5 34.2 215.1 44
2006 56.4 33.2 214.2 41.8
2007 57.8 33.4 218.2 40.9
2008 59.1 35.8 220.8 40.1
2009 60.8 39 225.8 39.2
2010 62 41.6 228.7 38.4
2011 62.5 45 229.4 37.3
2012 62.2 46 230 35.4
2013 62.6 47.6 233.1 34.3
2014 62.8 48.8 235 34.2
2015 62.4 49.2 235.8 33.8
2016 60.4 45.6 231.3 33.5
2017 58 38.8 224.5 34
2018 57.6 42.7 224.5 33.7
2019 57.1 46.7 223.6 33.1
2020 55.6 45.7 219.8 32.2
2021 54.4 44 217.9 31.6
2022 53.1 42.3 215.8 30.9
2023 51.3 40.5 212.2 29.8
2024 49.8 39.5 209.7 28.6
2025 48.2 38.1 206.6 27.4

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Tajikistan
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast
Year Children 0-14 as share of population
Tajikistan World
1960 40.2% 37.4%
1961 41.4% 37.5%
1962 42.5% 37.6%
1963 43.4% 37.8%
1964 44.1% 38%
1965 44.4% 38%
1966 44.6% 38%
1967 44.7% 38%
1968 44.7% 37.9%
1969 44.6% 37.8%
1970 44.6% 37.7%
1971 44.5% 37.6%
1972 44.4% 37.5%
1973 44.3% 37.3%
1974 44.2% 37.2%
1975 44% 37.1%
1976 43.8% 36.9%
1977 43.6% 36.7%
1978 43.4% 36.3%
1979 43.2% 35.9%
1980 43.2% 35.5%
1981 43.2% 35.2%
1982 43.2% 34.9%
1983 43.3% 34.6%
1984 43.3% 34.3%
1985 43.3% 34%
1986 43.1% 33.8%
1987 43.1% 33.6%
1988 43.2% 33.4%
1989 43.4% 33.2%
1990 43.7% 33%
1991 44% 32.9%
1992 44.3% 32.7%
1993 44.6% 32.5%
1994 44.8% 32.3%
1995 44.9% 32.1%
1996 44.7% 31.8%
1997 44.3% 31.5%
1998 43.7% 31.1%
1999 43% 30.8%
2000 42.3% 30.4%
2001 41.5% 30%
2002 40.7% 29.6%
2003 39.9% 29.2%
2004 39.3% 28.8%
2005 38.6% 28.5%
2006 38% 28.1%
2007 37.6% 27.9%
2008 37.3% 27.6%
2009 37% 27.5%
2010 36.8% 27.3%
2011 36.7% 27.1%
2012 36.7% 27%
2013 36.5% 26.9%
2014 36.4% 26.8%
2015 36.3% 26.6%
2016 36.3% 26.5%
2017 36.2% 26.4%
2018 36.2% 26.2%
2019 36.3% 26%
2020 36.4% 25.8%
2021 36.6% 25.6%
2022 36.6% 25.3%
2023 36.5% 25%
2024 36.3% 24.7%
2025 35.9% 24.4%
2026 35.4% 24.1%
2027 35% 23.8%
2028 34.5% 23.4%
2029 33.9% 23.1%
2030 33.2% 22.8%
2031 32.5% 22.6%
2032 32% 22.3%
2033 31.6% 22.1%
2034 31.2% 21.9%
2035 30.8% 21.7%
2036 30.4% 21.6%
2037 30.1% 21.5%
2038 29.8% 21.4%
2039 29.6% 21.3%
2040 29.4% 21.2%
2041 29.2% 21.1%
2042 29.1% 21%
2043 29% 21%
2044 28.9% 20.9%
2045 28.7% 20.8%
2046 28.6% 20.7%
2047 28.4% 20.7%
2048 28.1% 20.6%
2049 27.9% 20.5%
2050 27.6% 20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Tajikistan was 40.2% in 1960, 44.6% in 1993, and 36.3% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Tajikistan.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Tajikistan, excluding migration, has been +2.42% annually. On average, 226,604 more people were born each year than died.

Population change due to births and deaths
Year Population change due to births and deaths
Tajikistan
1960 65,415
1961 68,182
1962 70,700
1963 73,065
1964 74,030
1965 75,139
1966 76,702
1967 78,733
1968 80,698
1969 82,931
1970 85,645
1971 88,618
1972 91,677
1973 94,523
1974 97,481
1975 100,604
1976 103,777
1977 106,920
1978 110,564
1979 114,496
1980 117,888
1981 121,418
1982 127,838
1983 133,280
1984 139,145
1985 145,720
1986 155,987
1987 163,611
1988 172,805
1989 179,212
1990 178,429
1991 177,585
1992 163,652
1993 157,975
1994 167,590
1995 168,934
1996 138,287
1997 149,825
1998 153,508
1999 147,622
2000 136,549
2001 142,276
2002 146,492
2003 150,391
2004 161,201
2005 160,189
2006 164,046
2007 173,200
2008 182,337
2009 192,851
2010 201,389
2011 208,429
2012 213,078
2013 220,693
2014 227,304
2015 230,903
2016 228,547
2017 224,396
2018 228,597
2019 231,817
2020 219,467
2021 222,850
2022 228,336
2023 223,828

Fertility rates around the globe

Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Tajikistan was 14 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.01% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -75.9% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Tajikistan
World's average
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Tajikistan World
1985 98 460
1986 91 438
1987 91 429
1988 83 414
1989 85 401
1990 80 391
1991 79 395
1992 84 395
1993 84 389
1994 85 382
1995 81 371
1996 82 366
1997 76 358
1998 72 360
1999 64 340
2000 58 328
2001 58 321
2002 48 311
2003 39 301
2004 36 291
2005 36 283
2006 35 276
2007 30 269
2008 29 264
2009 29 258
2010 26 253
2011 25 247
2012 23 239
2013 21 235
2014 21 231
2015 20 228
2016 20 220
2017 17 215
2018 16 211
2019 16 207
2020 25 211
2021 25 242
2022 14 203
2023 14 197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Tajikistan was 27.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.73% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 79.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Tajikistan
World's average

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Tajikistan World
1960 - 18.5%
1961 - 18.1%
1962 - 17.8%
1963 - 17.5%
1964 - 17.7%
1965 - 17.5%
1966 - 17.3%
1967 - 17%
1968 - 16.5%
1969 - 15.5%
1970 - 15.2%
1971 - 15.1%
1972 15.5% 14.4%
1973 15% 14.1%
1974 14.4% 13.7%
1975 14% 13.4%
1976 13.5% 13%
1977 13.2% 12.5%
1978 13% 12.1%
1979 12.8% 11.7%
1980 12.7% 11.4%
1981 12.6% 11%
1982 12.5% 10.8%
1983 12.3% 10.6%
1984 12% 10.4%
1985 11.6% 10.1%
1986 11.1% 9.81%
1987 10.5% 9.47%
1988 10.1% 9.31%
1989 9.88% 9.02%
1990 9.92% 8.81%
1991 10.2% 8.66%
1992 10.6% 8.46%
1993 10.9% 8.19%
1994 11% 7.98%
1995 10.8% 7.76%
1996 10.4% 7.52%
1997 9.86% 7.28%
1998 9.26% 7.05%
1999 8.62% 6.76%
2000 7.97% 6.48%
2001 7.34% 6.21%
2002 6.75% 5.94%
2003 6.18% 5.65%
2004 5.67% 5.43%
2005 5.22% 5.16%
2006 4.82% 4.92%
2007 4.47% 4.7%
2008 4.17% 4.5%
2009 3.92% 4.31%
2010 3.7% 4.11%
2011 3.52% 3.97%
2012 3.36% 3.77%
2013 3.23% 3.61%
2014 3.12% 3.48%
2015 3.02% 3.35%
2016 2.94% 3.23%
2017 2.88% 3.11%
2018 2.83% 2.97%
2019 2.81% 2.86%
2020 2.8% 2.75%
2021 2.79% 2.66%
2022 2.77% 2.59%
2023 2.73% 2.49%

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