Tajikistan Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Tajikistan vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Tajikistan	World
1960	21.6	22.5
1961	21.4	22.5
1962	20.9	22.4
1963	20.4	22.2
1964	19.6	22
1965	18.9	21.8
1966	18.4	21.7
1967	18.1	21.6
1968	17.9	21.5
1969	17.8	21.5
1970	17.8	21.4
1971	17.8	21.4
1972	17.8	21.5
1973	17.8	21.5
1974	17.8	21.6
1975	17.9	21.7
1976	17.9	21.9
1977	18	22
1978	18	22.2
1979	18.1	22.3
1980	18.1	22.5
1981	18.1	22.6
1982	18.2	22.7
1983	18.2	22.9
1984	18.2	23
1985	18.2	23.2
1986	18.3	23.3
1987	18.3	23.4
1988	18.3	23.6
1989	18.2	23.8
1990	18.1	23.9
1991	18	24.1
1992	17.9	24.3
1993	17.8	24.5
1994	17.7	24.7
1995	17.7	25
1996	17.7	25.2
1997	17.9	25.4
1998	18	25.7
1999	18.2	25.9
2000	18.5	26.1
2001	18.7	26.3
2002	18.9	26.5
2003	19.2	26.7
2004	19.4	27
2005	19.6	27.2
2006	19.8	27.4
2007	20.1	27.6
2008	20.4	27.8
2009	20.6	28
2010	20.8	28.2
2011	21	28.4
2012	21.2	28.6
2013	21.4	28.9
2014	21.6	29.1
2015	21.7	29.3
2016	21.9	29.5
2017	22	29.8
2018	22.2	30
2019	22.3	30.3
2020	22.5	30.6
2021	22.6	30.8
2022	22.7	31
2023	22.9	31.3
2024	23	31.6
2025	23.2	31.9
2026	23.4	32.1
2027	23.4	32.3
2028	23.5	32.6
2029	23.6	32.8
2030	23.7	33
2031	23.9	33.2
2032	24	33.4
2033	24.3	33.6
2034	24.5	33.8
2035	24.7	34
2036	25	34.2
2037	25.2	34.4
2038	25.4	34.6
2039	25.7	34.8
2040	26	35
2041	26.3	35.2
2042	26.6	35.4
2043	26.9	35.6
2044	27.2	35.8
2045	27.4	36
2046	27.7	36.2
2047	28	36.4
2048	28.3	36.6
2049	28.6	36.8
2050	28.9	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Tajikistan was 21.6 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 23 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 68th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Tajikistan ranks 142nd currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Tajikistan is expected to increase to around 28.9 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Tajikistan demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Tajikistan
	Male	Female
0-4	6.45%	6.11%
5-9	6.32%	6.17%
10-14	5.56%	5.65%
15-19	4.33%	4.45%
20-24	4%	4.29%
25-29	4.01%	4.23%
30-34	3.84%	3.97%
35-39	3.48%	3.61%
40-44	2.64%	2.76%
45-49	2.08%	2.23%
50-54	1.81%	1.97%
55-59	1.58%	1.76%
60-64	1.34%	1.52%
65-69	0.88%	1.02%
70-74	0.47%	0.59%
75-79	0.19%	0.27%
80+	0.16%	0.27%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Tajikistan has average demographic potential with 69.4% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 53/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Tajikistan			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	80.1%	72.4%	7.71%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	84.1%	76.3%	7.83%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	87.8%	79.8%	7.97%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	91%	82.9%	8.11%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	93.6%	85.3%	8.25%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	95%	86.6%	8.36%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	95.6%	87.2%	8.43%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	96%	87.5%	8.47%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	96%	87.6%	8.46%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	95.8%	87.4%	8.43%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	95.5%	87.2%	8.38%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	95.2%	86.9%	8.3%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	94.7%	86.5%	8.18%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	94%	86%	8.04%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	93.2%	85.3%	7.89%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	92.3%	84.6%	7.74%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	91.3%	83.7%	7.6%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	90.4%	82.9%	7.46%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	89.5%	82.2%	7.32%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	88.8%	81.7%	7.19%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	88.5%	81.4%	7.06%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	88.2%	81.3%	6.9%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	87.9%	81.2%	6.7%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	87.7%	81.2%	6.51%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	87.6%	81.3%	6.33%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	87.4%	81.1%	6.31%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	87.1%	80.7%	6.41%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	87.2%	80.6%	6.51%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	87.5%	80.9%	6.6%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	88.4%	81.7%	6.66%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	89.5%	82.8%	6.67%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	90.4%	83.7%	6.69%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	91.6%	84.8%	6.76%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	93.1%	86.2%	6.9%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	94.1%	87%	7.02%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	94.4%	87.3%	7.1%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	93.9%	86.8%	7.12%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	92.3%	85.2%	7.06%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	90.1%	83.2%	6.96%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	87.5%	80.7%	6.82%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	84.8%	78.1%	6.69%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	82.2%	75.6%	6.59%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	79.6%	73.1%	6.5%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	77.2%	70.8%	6.42%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	75.1%	68.7%	6.35%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	73.1%	66.8%	6.26%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	71.3%	65.1%	6.13%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	69.8%	63.8%	5.97%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	68.6%	62.8%	5.76%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	67.6%	62%	5.53%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	66.7%	61.4%	5.31%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	66.1%	61%	5.13%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	65.7%	60.7%	4.99%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	65.2%	60.3%	4.9%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	64.8%	59.9%	4.86%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	64.7%	59.8%	4.87%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	64.6%	59.7%	4.91%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	64.6%	59.6%	5%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	64.9%	59.8%	5.12%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	65.3%	60%	5.27%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	65.8%	60.4%	5.41%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	66.4%	60.8%	5.56%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	66.8%	61%	5.79%	54%	39%	15%
2023	67.1%	61%	6.1%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	67%	60.5%	6.43%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Tajikistan decreased from 75.1% to 67% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Tajikistan working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Tajikistan	World
1960	55.5%	57.6%
1961	54.3%	57.5%
1962	53.2%	57.4%
1963	52.4%	57.2%
1964	51.7%	57%
1965	51.3%	56.9%
1966	51.1%	56.8%
1967	51%	56.9%
1968	51%	56.9%
1969	51.1%	56.9%
1970	51.1%	57%
1971	51.2%	57.1%
1972	51.4%	57.2%
1973	51.5%	57.3%
1974	51.8%	57.3%
1975	52%	57.4%
1976	52.3%	57.5%
1977	52.5%	57.7%
1978	52.8%	58%
1979	53%	58.4%
1980	53.1%	58.7%
1981	53.1%	59%
1982	53.2%	59.3%
1983	53.3%	59.6%
1984	53.3%	59.9%
1985	53.4%	60.1%
1986	53.4%	60.4%
1987	53.4%	60.5%
1988	53.3%	60.7%
1989	53.1%	60.8%
1990	52.8%	60.9%
1991	52.5%	61%
1992	52.2%	61.1%
1993	51.8%	61.2%
1994	51.5%	61.3%
1995	51.4%	61.5%
1996	51.6%	61.7%
1997	52%	61.9%
1998	52.6%	62.2%
1999	53.3%	62.5%
2000	54.1%	62.8%
2001	54.9%	63.1%
2002	55.7%	63.4%
2003	56.4%	63.7%
2004	57.1%	64%
2005	57.8%	64.3%
2006	58.4%	64.5%
2007	58.9%	64.7%
2008	59.3%	64.9%
2009	59.7%	65%
2010	60%	65.1%
2011	60.2%	65.2%
2012	60.3%	65.2%
2013	60.5%	65.2%
2014	60.7%	65.2%
2015	60.7%	65.1%
2016	60.7%	65.1%
2017	60.7%	65%
2018	60.7%	64.9%
2019	60.5%	64.9%
2020	60.3%	64.8%
2021	60.1%	64.9%
2022	59.9%	64.9%
2023	59.8%	65%
2024	59.9%	65.1%
2025	60.1%	65.2%
2026	60.3%	65.3%
2027	60.5%	65.4%
2028	60.8%	65.4%
2029	61.2%	65.4%
2030	61.7%	65.4%
2031	62.2%	65.4%
2032	62.5%	65.4%
2033	62.8%	65.4%
2034	63.1%	65.3%
2035	63.3%	65.2%
2036	63.6%	65%
2037	63.8%	64.9%
2038	63.9%	64.7%
2039	64.1%	64.6%
2040	64.2%	64.5%
2041	64.2%	64.4%
2042	64.3%	64.3%
2043	64.3%	64.2%
2044	64.3%	64.1%
2045	64.3%	63.9%
2046	64.4%	63.8%
2047	64.4%	63.7%
2048	64.5%	63.6%
2049	64.5%	63.4%
2050	64.6%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Tajikistan changed from 57.1% to 59.9% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	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 decreased from 39.3% to 36.3% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Tajikistan	World
1960	4.28%	4.97%
1961	4.25%	4.99%
1962	4.24%	5.01%
1963	4.25%	5.02%
1964	4.26%	5.04%
1965	4.29%	5.08%
1966	4.31%	5.12%
1967	4.32%	5.16%
1968	4.32%	5.2%
1969	4.31%	5.24%
1970	4.28%	5.28%
1971	4.25%	5.32%
1972	4.2%	5.37%
1973	4.14%	5.42%
1974	4.09%	5.47%
1975	4.03%	5.53%
1976	3.97%	5.59%
1977	3.92%	5.65%
1978	3.86%	5.71%
1979	3.81%	5.77%
1980	3.75%	5.81%
1981	3.66%	5.81%
1982	3.57%	5.8%
1983	3.47%	5.79%
1984	3.37%	5.8%
1985	3.37%	5.82%
1986	3.43%	5.86%
1987	3.48%	5.91%
1988	3.52%	5.95%
1989	3.54%	6.01%
1990	3.52%	6.07%
1991	3.51%	6.14%
1992	3.53%	6.21%
1993	3.57%	6.29%
1994	3.62%	6.37%
1995	3.65%	6.45%
1996	3.67%	6.53%
1997	3.67%	6.61%
1998	3.66%	6.68%
1999	3.63%	6.76%
2000	3.62%	6.84%
2001	3.62%	6.92%
2002	3.62%	7.01%
2003	3.62%	7.1%
2004	3.63%	7.18%
2005	3.61%	7.26%
2006	3.58%	7.34%
2007	3.52%	7.41%
2008	3.42%	7.47%
2009	3.3%	7.52%
2010	3.19%	7.58%
2011	3.09%	7.66%
2012	3.01%	7.78%
2013	2.97%	7.92%
2014	2.95%	8.08%
2015	2.96%	8.26%
2016	2.98%	8.45%
2017	3.04%	8.65%
2018	3.1%	8.88%
2019	3.19%	9.1%
2020	3.26%	9.33%
2021	3.34%	9.53%
2022	3.47%	9.74%
2023	3.65%	9.98%
2024	3.85%	10.2%
2025	4.07%	10.4%
2026	4.29%	10.6%
2027	4.51%	10.8%
2028	4.72%	11.1%
2029	4.93%	11.5%
2030	5.12%	11.7%
2031	5.29%	12%
2032	5.45%	12.3%
2033	5.61%	12.6%
2034	5.75%	12.8%
2035	5.89%	13.1%
2036	6.02%	13.4%
2037	6.13%	13.7%
2038	6.23%	13.9%
2039	6.33%	14.1%
2040	6.42%	14.3%
2041	6.52%	14.5%
2042	6.61%	14.7%
2043	6.71%	14.9%
2044	6.82%	15%
2045	6.95%	15.2%
2046	7.09%	15.4%
2047	7.24%	15.7%
2048	7.41%	15.9%
2049	7.61%	16.1%
2050	7.85%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Tajikistan increased from 3.63% to 3.85% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.