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Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Tajikistan has a population of 10.6M (ranked 91/197), compared with 36.4M in Uzbekistan (ranked 43/197). Tajikistan's land area is 53,587 sq mi versus 170,136 sq mi for Uzbekistan (ranked 93rd vs. 56th).

By GDP, Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B) and Uzbekistan ranks 66/197 ($115B). By GDP per capita, Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341), while Uzbekistan ranks 139/197 ($3,162).

Main facts and rankings

Tajikistan Uzbekistan
Population
10940854
37592263
Population rank 88/197 42/197
GDP
$14.2B
2024
$115B
2024
GDP rank 145/197 66/197
GDP per capita
$1,341
2024
$3,162
2024
GDP per capita rank 167/197 139/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,406
2024
$11,879
2024
Government debt
$4.2B
2024
$37.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28.4%
2025
33%
2025
Government debt per person
$396
2024
$1,032
2024
Government debt per person rank 171/185 142/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,250
2025
$3,203
2025
Land area
53,587 sq mi
2025
170,136 sq mi
2025
Population density
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
213.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.07
2023
3.5
2023
Median age
23 years
2024
27.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.1 years
2025
72.7 years
2025

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan: Comparison Charts

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan economies compared

GDP
Tajikistan

Uzbekistan
Year GDP
Tajikistan Uzbekistan
1987 - $8,523,160,593
1988 - $10,722,799,639
1989 - $11,948,815,258
1990 $2,629,395,066 $13,362,340,338
1991 $2,536,585,366 $13,800,167,712
1992 $1,908,554,572 $12,953,801,760
1993 $1,646,623,195 $13,099,920,056
1994 $1,522,001,206 $12,899,074,922
1995 $1,231,561,860 $13,350,461,265
1996 $1,043,654,822 $13,948,892,216
1997 $921,518,033 $14,744,603,774
1998 $1,320,199,582 $14,988,971,211
1999 $1,086,612,290 $17,078,465,982
2000 $860,541,842 $13,760,513,969
2001 $1,080,772,551 $11,401,421,329
2002 $1,221,106,220 $9,687,788,513
2003 $1,555,318,261 $10,134,453,435
2004 $2,076,176,869 $12,030,023,548
2005 $2,312,352,021 $14,307,509,839
2006 $2,830,213,849 $17,330,833,853
2007 $3,719,524,541 $22,311,393,928
2008 $5,161,299,725 $29,549,438,884
2009 $4,979,472,364 $33,689,223,673
2010 $5,642,221,099 $49,765,676,402
2011 $6,522,756,255 $60,178,909,297
2012 $7,633,036,903 $67,517,349,212
2013 $8,448,411,318 $73,180,037,915
2014 $9,112,605,459 $80,845,385,809
2015 $8,271,431,485 $86,196,264,755
2016 $6,992,416,097 $86,138,288,644
2017 $7,536,402,853 $69,703,222,283
2018 $7,764,999,999 $58,695,899,092
2019 $8,300,813,599 $67,293,639,798
2020 $8,133,963,551 $66,443,265,418
2021 $8,937,805,347 $77,340,060,003
2022 $10,713,525,200 $90,095,926,567
2023 $12,244,169,293 $102,641,879,249
2024 $14,204,575,549 $114,965,293,467

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Tajikistan

Uzbekistan
Year GDP per capita
Tajikistan Uzbekistan
1987 - $450
1988 - $551
1989 - $598
1990 $487 $653
1991 $458 $658
1992 $338 $603
1993 $287.6 $596
1994 $261.3 $574
1995 $207 $583
1996 $172 $597
1997 $150.1 $621
1998 $213.7 $621
1999 $175 $698
2000 $136.9 $555
2001 $168.7 $454
2002 $187 $381
2003 $233.6 $394
2004 $306 $462
2005 $334 $543
2006 $401 $649
2007 $517 $824
2008 $703 $1,075
2009 $665 $1,206
2010 $737 $1,753
2011 $834 $2,088
2012 $952 $2,307
2013 $1,028 $2,462
2014 $1,082 $2,675
2015 $957 $2,803
2016 $789 $2,753
2017 $829 $2,191
2018 $834 $1,813
2019 $871 $2,041
2020 $834 $1,978
2021 $897 $2,259
2022 $1,052 $2,579
2023 $1,178 $2,879
2024 $1,341 $3,162

Tajikistan vs. Uzbekistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tajikistan

Uzbekistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Tajikistan Uzbekistan
1950 49.3 53.3
1951 49.6 53.7
1952 49.9 54
1953 50.2 54.3
1954 50.5 54.6
1955 50.8 54.9
1956 51.1 55.2
1957 51.4 55.5
1958 51.8 55.9
1959 52.2 56.2
1960 52.5 56.5
1961 52.9 56.9
1962 53.4 57.2
1963 53.8 57.6
1964 54.2 57.9
1965 54.7 58.3
1966 55.1 58.6
1967 55.5 59
1968 55.9 59.4
1969 56.3 59.7
1970 56.6 60.1
1971 56.9 60.4
1972 57.2 60.8
1973 57.4 61.1
1974 57.7 61.4
1975 57.9 61.6
1976 58.1 61.9
1977 58.2 62.2
1978 58.4 62.4
1979 58.5 62.7
1980 58.6 63
1981 58.8 63.2
1982 60.2 63.5
1983 60.5 63.8
1984 60.7 64.1
1985 61 64.6
1986 61.8 65
1987 61.6 65.5
1988 61.8 65.8
1989 61.7 65.8
1990 61.6 65.8
1991 61.7 65.5
1992 57.1 65.2
1993 55.5 64.9
1994 60.1 64.7
1995 61.4 64.7
1996 60.8 64.8
1997 61.9 65
1998 62.4 65.2
1999 63.1 65.3
2000 63.5 65.5
2001 64.2 65.9
2002 64.9 66.4
2003 65.9 66.9
2004 66.6 67.2
2005 66.5 67.5
2006 67 67.9
2007 67.4 68.5
2008 67.9 69
2009 68.2 69.5
2010 68.4 69.8
2011 68.7 70.1
2012 69.1 70.4
2013 69.6 70.7
2014 69.7 71
2015 69.7 71.3
2016 70 71.6
2017 70.5 71.7
2018 70.7 72
2019 71 72.1
2020 68.6 71.5
2021 69.6 71.7
2022 71.6 72.1
2023 71.8 72.4
2024 71.9 72.5
2025 72.1 72.7

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Tajikistan

Uzbekistan
Year Population
Tajikistan Uzbekistan
1960 2,112,131 8,209,109
1961 2,181,805 8,517,711
1962 2,255,026 8,854,368
1963 2,331,736 9,202,246
1964 2,411,260 9,557,611
1965 2,492,998 9,921,681
1966 2,577,184 10,289,294
1967 2,664,130 10,659,180
1968 2,753,848 11,032,155
1969 2,845,273 11,403,150
1970 2,936,779 11,762,638
1971 3,028,837 12,111,511
1972 3,123,691 12,465,106
1973 3,222,290 12,831,047
1974 3,324,499 13,209,011
1975 3,430,425 13,598,521
1976 3,540,076 13,998,620
1977 3,653,265 14,408,822
1978 3,768,508 14,816,349
1979 3,882,691 15,215,587
1980 3,995,256 15,619,936
1981 4,109,022 16,035,032
1982 4,227,171 16,462,736
1983 4,350,874 16,908,400
1984 4,480,026 17,378,846
1985 4,619,003 17,875,339
1986 4,772,139 18,395,621
1987 4,939,059 18,930,070
1988 5,114,989 19,460,630
1989 5,267,249 19,977,183
1990 5,398,768 20,464,956
1991 5,541,205 20,962,910
1992 5,649,400 21,485,090
1993 5,724,993 21,987,955
1994 5,825,368 22,463,291
1995 5,948,584 22,917,589
1996 6,066,523 23,351,981
1997 6,139,829 23,758,960
1998 6,176,397 24,134,929
1999 6,208,370 24,476,008
2000 6,284,735 24,787,054
2001 6,407,377 25,090,283
2002 6,531,669 25,399,980
2003 6,658,575 25,711,259
2004 6,790,547 26,029,350
2005 6,924,720 26,356,975
2006 7,057,566 26,699,043
2007 7,194,477 27,076,008
2008 7,338,403 27,494,774
2009 7,490,230 27,939,328
2010 7,652,141 28,385,506
2011 7,824,785 28,823,196
2012 8,014,084 29,261,903
2013 8,216,724 29,724,065
2014 8,425,552 30,222,994
2015 8,643,840 30,749,346
2016 8,865,631 31,284,568
2017 9,085,946 31,819,178
2018 9,307,333 32,373,490
2019 9,529,966 32,964,701
2020 9,749,310 33,586,372
2021 9,966,908 34,243,696
2022 10,182,222 34,938,955
2023 10,389,799 35,652,307
2024 10,590,927 36,361,859

Fertility rates in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Fertility rate
Tajikistan

Uzbekistan
Year Fertility rate
Tajikistan Uzbekistan
1960 6.24 6.61
1961 6.35 6.75
1962 6.48 6.88
1963 6.62 6.81
1964 6.68 6.82
1965 6.74 6.81
1966 6.82 6.66
1967 6.89 6.57
1968 6.91 6.39
1969 6.91 6.34
1970 6.91 6.31
1971 6.91 6.28
1972 6.89 6.25
1973 6.84 6.16
1974 6.77 6.05
1975 6.69 5.92
1976 6.6 5.75
1977 6.49 5.54
1978 6.4 5.28
1979 6.31 5.16
1980 6.21 5.04
1981 6.12 4.91
1982 6.03 4.82
1983 5.98 4.71
1984 5.96 4.73
1985 5.94 4.69
1986 5.91 4.68
1987 5.84 4.53
1988 5.75 4.26
1989 5.61 4.1
1990 5.46 4.12
1991 5.28 4.19
1992 5.06 4.06
1993 4.92 3.86
1994 4.79 3.66
1995 4.66 3.57
1996 3.94 3.39
1997 4.06 3.19
1998 4.07 2.99
1999 3.85 2.83
2000 3.49 2.7
2001 3.49 2.61
2002 3.47 2.58
2003 3.42 2.5
2004 3.51 2.5
2005 3.4 2.44
2006 3.34 2.46
2007 3.37 2.57
2008 3.39 2.64
2009 3.43 2.56
2010 3.46 2.44
2011 3.46 2.35
2012 3.42 2.34
2013 3.43 2.44
2014 3.46 2.55
2015 3.46 2.58
2016 3.38 2.56
2017 3.29 2.57
2018 3.29 2.71
2019 3.28 2.87
2020 3.21 3.06
2021 3.17 3.27
2022 3.13 3.4
2023 3.07 3.5

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan demographics compared

Median age
Tajikistan

Uzbekistan
Year Median age, years
Tajikistan Uzbekistan
1960 21.6 22.1
1961 21.4 21.6
1962 20.9 21
1963 20.4 20.3
1964 19.6 19.6
1965 18.9 18.9
1966 18.4 18.5
1967 18.1 18.2
1968 17.9 18
1969 17.8 17.9
1970 17.8 17.9
1971 17.8 17.9
1972 17.8 17.9
1973 17.8 17.9
1974 17.8 18
1975 17.9 18.1
1976 17.9 18.3
1977 18 18.4
1978 18 18.6
1979 18.1 18.8
1980 18.1 18.9
1981 18.1 19.1
1982 18.2 19.3
1983 18.2 19.4
1984 18.2 19.6
1985 18.2 19.7
1986 18.3 19.7
1987 18.3 19.8
1988 18.3 19.9
1989 18.2 19.9
1990 18.1 20
1991 18 20
1992 17.9 20
1993 17.8 20.1
1994 17.7 20.2
1995 17.7 20.3
1996 17.7 20.5
1997 17.9 20.7
1998 18 20.9
1999 18.2 21.1
2000 18.5 21.4
2001 18.7 21.7
2002 18.9 22.1
2003 19.2 22.4
2004 19.4 22.7
2005 19.6 23.1
2006 19.8 23.4
2007 20.1 23.7
2008 20.4 24
2009 20.6 24.3
2010 20.8 24.6
2011 21 25
2012 21.2 25.4
2013 21.4 25.7
2014 21.6 26
2015 21.7 26.3
2016 21.9 26.6
2017 22 26.9
2018 22.2 27.2
2019 22.3 27.4
2020 22.5 27.5
2021 22.6 27.7
2022 22.7 27.8
2023 22.9 27.8
2024 23 27.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tajikistan Uzbekistan
GNI, Atlas method
$17.5B
2024
$110B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.3%
2025
27.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2023
5.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
3.56%
2018
Armed forces personnel
17,000
2020
68,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
-2.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.08%
2016
5.29%
2020
Services, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
45.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
33.6%
2023
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.5
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2024
25.7%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2024
2.3%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
89
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$18.8B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.3B
2023
$41.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.8B
2024
$16.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,035,000
2018
6,749,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.27%
2020
2.72%
2020
Banked people share
54.5%
2024
59.7%
2024

Energy

Tajikistan Uzbekistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
375 kg
2022
1,382 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12
2022
$7.45
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.31 megatons
2023
137.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.9 tons
2023
3.87 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
60.9%
2022
98.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
44.8%
2022
1.23%
2022
Net energy imports use share
28%
2022
1.55%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,476 kWh
2022
2,094 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
93.4%
2021
7.08%
2021
Hydroelectric share
92.7%
2022
8.73%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Tajikistan Uzbekistan
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-21,236
2024
-7,066
2024
Urban population
28.5%
2024
50.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.61 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
36.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
19
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.91
2020
1.41
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.7
2019
11.7
2019
Visa free countries
72
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2010
100%
2022
English speaking
5%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
56.8%
2023
89%
2023

Health

Tajikistan Uzbekistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$78.6
2022
$169.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.2
2022
$110.6
2022
Life expectancy
72.1 years
2025
72.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.3%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.13
2021
2.81
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2017
23.5 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
27.3
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.6%
2022
31%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
10
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
16.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.74 liters
2020
2.1 liters
2020

Territory

Tajikistan Uzbekistan
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
5,060 sq mi
2024
4,679 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
14,976 sq mi
2025
98,773 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,648 sq mi
2025
14,545 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18,641 mi
2018
130,175 mi
2021

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