Tajikistan is a lower-middle-income country with a population of 10.6M people. The capital and largest city is Dushanbe, with 863K residents. Tajikistan shares land borders with Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China.
Tajikistan ranks 145/197 by GDP ($14.2B) and 167/197 by GDP per capita ($1,341). The top export category is raw materials & minerals, while the top import is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
Tajikistan
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
10940854
|
88/197 |
| GDP |
$14.2B
2024 |
145/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$1,341
2024 |
167/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$5,406
2024 |
156/197 |
| Government debt |
$4.2B
2024 |
148/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
28.4%
2025 |
161/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$396
2024 |
171/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$2,250
2025 |
160/197 |
| Land area | 53,587 sq mi | 93/197 |
| Population density | 197.6 ppl/mi² | 116/197 |
| Fertility rate | 3.07 | 56/196 |
| Median age | 23 years | 142/196 |
| Life expectancy | 72.1 years | 121/197 |
Tajikistan trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1990 | $2,629,395,066 |
| 1991 | $2,536,585,366 |
| 1992 | $1,908,554,572 |
| 1993 | $1,646,623,195 |
| 1994 | $1,522,001,206 |
| 1995 | $1,231,561,860 |
| 1996 | $1,043,654,822 |
| 1997 | $921,518,033 |
| 1998 | $1,320,199,582 |
| 1999 | $1,086,612,290 |
| 2000 | $860,541,842 |
| 2001 | $1,080,772,551 |
| 2002 | $1,221,106,220 |
| 2003 | $1,555,318,261 |
| 2004 | $2,076,176,869 |
| 2005 | $2,312,352,021 |
| 2006 | $2,830,213,849 |
| 2007 | $3,719,524,541 |
| 2008 | $5,161,299,725 |
| 2009 | $4,979,472,364 |
| 2010 | $5,642,221,099 |
| 2011 | $6,522,756,255 |
| 2012 | $7,633,036,903 |
| 2013 | $8,448,411,318 |
| 2014 | $9,112,605,459 |
| 2015 | $8,271,431,485 |
| 2016 | $6,992,416,097 |
| 2017 | $7,536,402,853 |
| 2018 | $7,764,999,999 |
| 2019 | $8,300,813,599 |
| 2020 | $8,133,963,551 |
| 2021 | $8,937,805,347 |
| 2022 | $10,713,525,200 |
| 2023 | $12,244,169,293 |
| 2024 | $14,204,575,549 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1990 | $487 |
| 1991 | $458 |
| 1992 | $338 |
| 1993 | $287.6 |
| 1994 | $261.3 |
| 1995 | $207 |
| 1996 | $172 |
| 1997 | $150.1 |
| 1998 | $213.7 |
| 1999 | $175 |
| 2000 | $136.9 |
| 2001 | $168.7 |
| 2002 | $187 |
| 2003 | $233.6 |
| 2004 | $306 |
| 2005 | $334 |
| 2006 | $401 |
| 2007 | $517 |
| 2008 | $703 |
| 2009 | $665 |
| 2010 | $737 |
| 2011 | $834 |
| 2012 | $952 |
| 2013 | $1,028 |
| 2014 | $1,082 |
| 2015 | $957 |
| 2016 | $789 |
| 2017 | $829 |
| 2018 | $834 |
| 2019 | $871 |
| 2020 | $834 |
| 2021 | $897 |
| 2022 | $1,052 |
| 2023 | $1,178 |
| 2024 | $1,341 |
Tajikistan's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 49.3 |
| 1951 | 49.6 |
| 1952 | 49.9 |
| 1953 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 50.5 |
| 1955 | 50.8 |
| 1956 | 51.1 |
| 1957 | 51.4 |
| 1958 | 51.8 |
| 1959 | 52.2 |
| 1960 | 52.5 |
| 1961 | 52.9 |
| 1962 | 53.4 |
| 1963 | 53.8 |
| 1964 | 54.2 |
| 1965 | 54.7 |
| 1966 | 55.1 |
| 1967 | 55.5 |
| 1968 | 55.9 |
| 1969 | 56.3 |
| 1970 | 56.6 |
| 1971 | 56.9 |
| 1972 | 57.2 |
| 1973 | 57.4 |
| 1974 | 57.7 |
| 1975 | 57.9 |
| 1976 | 58.1 |
| 1977 | 58.2 |
| 1978 | 58.4 |
| 1979 | 58.5 |
| 1980 | 58.6 |
| 1981 | 58.8 |
| 1982 | 60.2 |
| 1983 | 60.5 |
| 1984 | 60.7 |
| 1985 | 61 |
| 1986 | 61.8 |
| 1987 | 61.6 |
| 1988 | 61.8 |
| 1989 | 61.7 |
| 1990 | 61.6 |
| 1991 | 61.7 |
| 1992 | 57.1 |
| 1993 | 55.5 |
| 1994 | 60.1 |
| 1995 | 61.4 |
| 1996 | 60.8 |
| 1997 | 61.9 |
| 1998 | 62.4 |
| 1999 | 63.1 |
| 2000 | 63.5 |
| 2001 | 64.2 |
| 2002 | 64.9 |
| 2003 | 65.9 |
| 2004 | 66.6 |
| 2005 | 66.5 |
| 2006 | 67 |
| 2007 | 67.4 |
| 2008 | 67.9 |
| 2009 | 68.2 |
| 2010 | 68.4 |
| 2011 | 68.7 |
| 2012 | 69.1 |
| 2013 | 69.6 |
| 2014 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 69.7 |
| 2016 | 70 |
| 2017 | 70.5 |
| 2018 | 70.7 |
| 2019 | 71 |
| 2020 | 68.6 |
| 2021 | 69.6 |
| 2022 | 71.6 |
| 2023 | 71.8 |
| 2024 | 71.9 |
| 2025 | 72.1 |
Tajikistan's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,112,131 |
| 1961 | 2,181,805 |
| 1962 | 2,255,026 |
| 1963 | 2,331,736 |
| 1964 | 2,411,260 |
| 1965 | 2,492,998 |
| 1966 | 2,577,184 |
| 1967 | 2,664,130 |
| 1968 | 2,753,848 |
| 1969 | 2,845,273 |
| 1970 | 2,936,779 |
| 1971 | 3,028,837 |
| 1972 | 3,123,691 |
| 1973 | 3,222,290 |
| 1974 | 3,324,499 |
| 1975 | 3,430,425 |
| 1976 | 3,540,076 |
| 1977 | 3,653,265 |
| 1978 | 3,768,508 |
| 1979 | 3,882,691 |
| 1980 | 3,995,256 |
| 1981 | 4,109,022 |
| 1982 | 4,227,171 |
| 1983 | 4,350,874 |
| 1984 | 4,480,026 |
| 1985 | 4,619,003 |
| 1986 | 4,772,139 |
| 1987 | 4,939,059 |
| 1988 | 5,114,989 |
| 1989 | 5,267,249 |
| 1990 | 5,398,768 |
| 1991 | 5,541,205 |
| 1992 | 5,649,400 |
| 1993 | 5,724,993 |
| 1994 | 5,825,368 |
| 1995 | 5,948,584 |
| 1996 | 6,066,523 |
| 1997 | 6,139,829 |
| 1998 | 6,176,397 |
| 1999 | 6,208,370 |
| 2000 | 6,284,735 |
| 2001 | 6,407,377 |
| 2002 | 6,531,669 |
| 2003 | 6,658,575 |
| 2004 | 6,790,547 |
| 2005 | 6,924,720 |
| 2006 | 7,057,566 |
| 2007 | 7,194,477 |
| 2008 | 7,338,403 |
| 2009 | 7,490,230 |
| 2010 | 7,652,141 |
| 2011 | 7,824,785 |
| 2012 | 8,014,084 |
| 2013 | 8,216,724 |
| 2014 | 8,425,552 |
| 2015 | 8,643,840 |
| 2016 | 8,865,631 |
| 2017 | 9,085,946 |
| 2018 | 9,307,333 |
| 2019 | 9,529,966 |
| 2020 | 9,749,310 |
| 2021 | 9,966,908 |
| 2022 | 10,182,222 |
| 2023 | 10,389,799 |
| 2024 | 10,590,927 |
Tajikistan's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.24 |
| 1961 | 6.35 |
| 1962 | 6.48 |
| 1963 | 6.62 |
| 1964 | 6.68 |
| 1965 | 6.74 |
| 1966 | 6.82 |
| 1967 | 6.89 |
| 1968 | 6.91 |
| 1969 | 6.91 |
| 1970 | 6.91 |
| 1971 | 6.91 |
| 1972 | 6.89 |
| 1973 | 6.84 |
| 1974 | 6.77 |
| 1975 | 6.69 |
| 1976 | 6.6 |
| 1977 | 6.49 |
| 1978 | 6.4 |
| 1979 | 6.31 |
| 1980 | 6.21 |
| 1981 | 6.12 |
| 1982 | 6.03 |
| 1983 | 5.98 |
| 1984 | 5.96 |
| 1985 | 5.94 |
| 1986 | 5.91 |
| 1987 | 5.84 |
| 1988 | 5.75 |
| 1989 | 5.61 |
| 1990 | 5.46 |
| 1991 | 5.28 |
| 1992 | 5.06 |
| 1993 | 4.92 |
| 1994 | 4.79 |
| 1995 | 4.66 |
| 1996 | 3.94 |
| 1997 | 4.06 |
| 1998 | 4.07 |
| 1999 | 3.85 |
| 2000 | 3.49 |
| 2001 | 3.49 |
| 2002 | 3.47 |
| 2003 | 3.42 |
| 2004 | 3.51 |
| 2005 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | 3.34 |
| 2007 | 3.37 |
| 2008 | 3.39 |
| 2009 | 3.43 |
| 2010 | 3.46 |
| 2011 | 3.46 |
| 2012 | 3.42 |
| 2013 | 3.43 |
| 2014 | 3.46 |
| 2015 | 3.46 |
| 2016 | 3.38 |
| 2017 | 3.29 |
| 2018 | 3.29 |
| 2019 | 3.28 |
| 2020 | 3.21 |
| 2021 | 3.17 |
| 2022 | 3.13 |
| 2023 | 3.07 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.6 |
| 1961 | 21.4 |
| 1962 | 20.9 |
| 1963 | 20.4 |
| 1964 | 19.6 |
| 1965 | 18.9 |
| 1966 | 18.4 |
| 1967 | 18.1 |
| 1968 | 17.9 |
| 1969 | 17.8 |
| 1970 | 17.8 |
| 1971 | 17.8 |
| 1972 | 17.8 |
| 1973 | 17.8 |
| 1974 | 17.8 |
| 1975 | 17.9 |
| 1976 | 17.9 |
| 1977 | 18 |
| 1978 | 18 |
| 1979 | 18.1 |
| 1980 | 18.1 |
| 1981 | 18.1 |
| 1982 | 18.2 |
| 1983 | 18.2 |
| 1984 | 18.2 |
| 1985 | 18.2 |
| 1986 | 18.3 |
| 1987 | 18.3 |
| 1988 | 18.3 |
| 1989 | 18.2 |
| 1990 | 18.1 |
| 1991 | 18 |
| 1992 | 17.9 |
| 1993 | 17.8 |
| 1994 | 17.7 |
| 1995 | 17.7 |
| 1996 | 17.7 |
| 1997 | 17.9 |
| 1998 | 18 |
| 1999 | 18.2 |
| 2000 | 18.5 |
| 2001 | 18.7 |
| 2002 | 18.9 |
| 2003 | 19.2 |
| 2004 | 19.4 |
| 2005 | 19.6 |
| 2006 | 19.8 |
| 2007 | 20.1 |
| 2008 | 20.4 |
| 2009 | 20.6 |
| 2010 | 20.8 |
| 2011 | 21 |
| 2012 | 21.2 |
| 2013 | 21.4 |
| 2014 | 21.6 |
| 2015 | 21.7 |
| 2016 | 21.9 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2018 | 22.2 |
| 2019 | 22.3 |
| 2020 | 22.5 |
| 2021 | 22.6 |
| 2022 | 22.7 |
| 2023 | 22.9 |
| 2024 | 23 |
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Tajikistan: National Statistics
Finance
|
Tajikistan
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$17.5B
2024 |
131/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
30.3%
2025 |
98/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.44%
2023 |
41/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.22%
2023 |
110/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
17,000
2020 |
112/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-2.5%
2025 |
71/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
0.08%
2016 |
196/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
34.7%
2023 |
186/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
33.6%
2023 |
38/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
51.5
2025 |
152/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
28.2%
2024 |
79/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
2.9%
2024 |
79/169 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$3.3B
2023 |
117/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$6.8B
2024 |
29/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
1,035,000
2018 |
90/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
7.27%
2020 |
79/184 |
| Banked people share |
54.5%
2024 |
107/158 |
Energy
|
Tajikistan
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
375 kg
2022 |
150/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$12
2022 |
112/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
9.31 megatons
2023 |
110/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
0.9 tons
2023 |
135/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
60.9%
2022 |
94/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
34.9%
2021 |
71/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
44.8%
2022 |
8/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
28%
2022 |
69/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
1,476 kWh
2022 |
94/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
93.4%
2021 |
11/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
92.7%
2022 |
9/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
174/192 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
96/195 |
Society
|
Tajikistan
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.13%
2024 |
91/197 |
| Annual migration change |
-21,236
2024 |
154/196 |
| Urban population |
28.5%
2024 |
173/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.52 ft
2025 |
152/190 |
| Average female height |
5.19 ft
2025 |
145/190 |
| Quality of life index |
27.7
2025 |
164/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
19
2024 |
180/197 |
| Higher education index |
14
2025 |
160/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
0.91
2020 |
155/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
15.7
2019 |
89/197 |
| Visa free countries |
72
2025 |
139/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
99.7%
2010 |
23/196 |
| English speaking |
5%
2025 |
147/197 |
| People using the Internet |
56.8%
2023 |
142/195 |
Health
|
Tajikistan
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$78.6
2022 |
155/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$51.2
2022 |
125/191 |
| Life expectancy |
72.1 years
2025 |
121/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
11.3%
2022 |
62/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.13
2021 |
88/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
23.2 years
2017 |
71/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
14
2023 |
140/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
27.3
2023 |
63/192 |
| Obesity rate |
24.6%
2022 |
80/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
8%
2024 |
106/195 |
| Air quality index |
5
2025 |
189/197 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0.74 liters
2020 |
155/186 |
Territory
|
Tajikistan
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.09%
2025 |
93/197 |
| Land area per capita |
5,060 sq mi
2024 |
82/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
14,976 sq mi
2025 |
97/194 |
| Forest area |
1,648 sq mi
2025 |
142/196 |
| Roads length |
18,641 mi
2018 |
85/175 |
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