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Population in Taiwan compared to Tajikistan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Taiwan was 23,331,886 in 2025 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Taiwan's population is 23,229,461 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 2.1 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • Taiwan is ranked the 60th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.28% for Taiwan vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Taiwan has had an average growth rate of -0.03% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Taiwan has increased from 22.8M people to 23.2M (1.78% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Taiwan vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Taiwan Tajikistan
2100 10,150,338 20,390,053
2099 10,273,881 20,381,074
2098 10,399,680 20,367,161
2097 10,527,804 20,348,897
2096 10,657,536 20,324,869
2095 10,789,978 20,297,885
2094 10,925,075 20,265,966
2093 11,062,491 20,234,160
2092 11,202,670 20,192,937
2091 11,346,131 20,148,873
2090 11,494,369 20,103,798
2089 11,644,743 20,056,079
2088 11,799,177 20,005,521
2087 11,956,109 19,950,317
2086 12,116,149 19,895,606
2085 12,281,248 19,836,988
2084 12,451,872 19,773,272
2083 12,625,681 19,706,082
2082 12,803,442 19,639,516
2081 12,986,931 19,572,596
2080 13,174,137 19,499,390
2079 13,366,920 19,425,502
2078 13,564,788 19,347,261
2077 13,765,770 19,265,447
2076 13,969,802 19,175,355
2075 14,178,904 19,083,859
2074 14,391,331 18,988,290
2073 14,606,033 18,889,470
2072 14,824,987 18,785,103
2071 15,045,310 18,674,697
2070 15,266,143 18,559,138
2069 15,488,280 18,437,873
2068 15,714,125 18,315,011
2067 15,940,945 18,187,508
2066 16,167,553 18,054,404
2065 16,396,032 17,921,674
2064 16,625,600 17,783,801
2063 16,854,355 17,641,066
2062 17,084,600 17,498,306
2061 17,314,450 17,356,130
2060 17,541,998 17,206,922
2059 17,767,014 17,056,085
2058 17,988,239 16,903,532
2057 18,208,151 16,749,284
2056 18,423,453 16,595,691
2055 18,639,554 16,441,650
2054 18,853,384 16,285,520
2053 19,063,428 16,130,235
2052 19,270,076 15,967,770
2051 19,474,323 15,805,253
2050 19,677,203 15,638,613
2049 19,878,438 15,468,883
2048 20,073,645 15,292,499
2047 20,267,326 15,112,083
2046 20,454,154 14,928,123
2045 20,640,565 14,739,540
2044 20,819,477 14,544,544
2043 20,995,111 14,349,357
2042 21,166,213 14,147,892
2041 21,331,710 13,945,694
2040 21,491,361 13,741,587
2039 21,645,911 13,536,704
2038 21,794,529 13,331,490
2037 21,939,617 13,125,051
2036 22,077,701 12,917,110
2035 22,211,115 12,714,184
2034 22,340,809 12,515,962
2033 22,463,465 12,321,294
2032 22,582,449 12,128,060
2031 22,698,460 11,938,351
2030 22,809,605 11,749,706
2029 22,916,803 11,559,235
2028 23,022,058 11,369,414
2027 23,127,410 11,178,605
2026 23,229,461 10,986,242
2025 23,331,886 10,791,246
2024 23,410,331 10,590,927
2023 23,342,541 10,389,799
2022 23,319,977 10,182,222
2021 23,468,275 9,966,908
2020 23,582,179 9,749,310
2019 23,596,027 9,529,966
2018 23,580,080 9,307,333
2017 23,555,522 9,085,946
2016 23,515,945 8,865,631
2015 23,462,914 8,643,840
2014 23,403,635 8,425,552
2013 23,344,670 8,216,724
2012 23,270,367 8,014,084
2011 23,193,518 7,824,785
2010 23,140,948 7,652,141
2009 23,078,402 7,490,230
2008 22,997,696 7,338,403
2007 22,917,444 7,194,477
2006 22,823,455 7,057,566
2005 22,729,753 6,924,720
2004 22,646,836 6,790,547
2003 22,562,663 6,658,575
2002 22,463,172 6,531,669
2001 22,341,120 6,407,377
2000 22,184,530 6,284,735
1999 22,010,489 6,208,370
1998 21,835,703 6,176,397
1997 21,634,124 6,139,829
1996 21,441,432 6,066,523
1995 21,267,653 5,948,584
1994 21,086,645 5,825,368
1993 20,899,019 5,724,993
1992 20,704,227 5,649,400
1991 20,503,568 5,541,205
1990 20,278,946 5,398,768
1989 20,055,492 5,267,249
1988 19,839,704 5,114,989
1987 19,617,046 4,939,059
1986 19,411,454 4,772,139
1985 19,191,510 4,619,003
1984 18,929,866 4,480,026
1983 18,653,146 4,350,874
1982 18,354,855 4,227,171
1981 18,029,982 4,109,022
1980 17,704,538 3,995,256
1979 17,372,779 3,882,691
1978 17,042,272 3,768,508
1977 16,730,895 3,653,265
1976 16,401,413 3,540,076
1975 16,075,128 3,430,425
1974 15,784,817 3,324,499
1973 15,505,121 3,222,290
1972 15,220,495 3,123,691
1971 14,913,564 3,028,837
1970 14,582,944 2,936,779
1969 14,068,984 2,845,273
1968 13,548,537 2,753,848
1967 13,210,344 2,664,130
1966 12,874,153 2,577,184
1965 12,511,863 2,492,998
1964 12,137,143 2,411,260
1963 11,762,101 2,331,736
1962 11,392,513 2,255,026
1961 11,030,385 2,181,805
1960 10,667,705 2,112,131

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Taiwan increased by 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Taiwan lost 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

Taiwan was ranked 49th most populous country in 2006 and is 60th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Taiwan's population will shrink by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people with a rank change from 60th to 76th. The population of Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.4M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Taiwan Tajikistan
2100 -1.2% 0.04%
2099 -1.21% 0.07%
2098 -1.22% 0.09%
2097 -1.22% 0.12%
2096 -1.23% 0.13%
2095 -1.24% 0.16%
2094 -1.24% 0.16%
2093 -1.25% 0.2%
2092 -1.26% 0.22%
2091 -1.29% 0.22%
2090 -1.29% 0.24%
2089 -1.31% 0.25%
2088 -1.31% 0.28%
2087 -1.32% 0.27%
2086 -1.34% 0.3%
2085 -1.37% 0.32%
2084 -1.38% 0.34%
2083 -1.39% 0.34%
2082 -1.41% 0.34%
2081 -1.42% 0.38%
2080 -1.44% 0.38%
2079 -1.46% 0.4%
2078 -1.46% 0.42%
2077 -1.46% 0.47%
2076 -1.47% 0.48%
2075 -1.48% 0.5%
2074 -1.47% 0.52%
2073 -1.48% 0.56%
2072 -1.46% 0.59%
2071 -1.45% 0.62%
2070 -1.43% 0.66%
2069 -1.44% 0.67%
2068 -1.42% 0.7%
2067 -1.4% 0.74%
2066 -1.39% 0.74%
2065 -1.38% 0.78%
2064 -1.36% 0.81%
2063 -1.35% 0.82%
2062 -1.33% 0.82%
2061 -1.3% 0.87%
2060 -1.27% 0.88%
2059 -1.23% 0.9%
2058 -1.21% 0.92%
2057 -1.17% 0.93%
2056 -1.16% 0.94%
2055 -1.13% 0.96%
2054 -1.1% 0.96%
2053 -1.07% 1.02%
2052 -1.05% 1.03%
2051 -1.03% 1.07%
2050 -1.01% 1.1%
2049 -0.97% 1.15%
2048 -0.96% 1.19%
2047 -0.91% 1.23%
2046 -0.9% 1.28%
2045 -0.86% 1.34%
2044 -0.84% 1.36%
2043 -0.81% 1.42%
2042 -0.78% 1.45%
2041 -0.74% 1.49%
2040 -0.71% 1.51%
2039 -0.68% 1.54%
2038 -0.66% 1.57%
2037 -0.63% 1.61%
2036 -0.6% 1.6%
2035 -0.58% 1.58%
2034 -0.55% 1.58%
2033 -0.53% 1.59%
2032 -0.51% 1.59%
2031 -0.49% 1.61%
2030 -0.47% 1.65%
2029 -0.46% 1.67%
2028 -0.46% 1.71%
2027 -0.44% 1.75%
2026 -0.44% 1.81%
2025 -0.34% 1.89%
2024 0.29% 1.94%
2023 0.1% 2.04%
2022 -0.63% 2.16%
2021 -0.48% 2.23%
2020 -0.06% 2.3%
2019 0.07% 2.39%
2018 0.1% 2.44%
2017 0.17% 2.49%
2016 0.23% 2.57%
2015 0.25% 2.59%
2014 0.25% 2.54%
2013 0.32% 2.53%
2012 0.33% 2.42%
2011 0.23% 2.26%
2010 0.27% 2.16%
2009 0.35% 2.07%
2008 0.35% 2%
2007 0.41% 1.94%
2006 0.41% 1.92%
2005 0.37% 1.98%
2004 0.37% 1.98%
2003 0.44% 1.94%
2002 0.55% 1.94%
2001 0.71% 1.95%
2000 0.79% 1.23%
1999 0.8% 0.52%
1998 0.93% 0.6%
1997 0.9% 1.21%
1996 0.82% 1.98%
1995 0.86% 2.12%
1994 0.9% 1.75%
1993 0.94% 1.34%
1992 0.98% 1.95%
1991 1.11% 2.64%
1990 1.11% 2.5%
1989 1.09% 2.98%
1988 1.14% 3.56%
1987 1.06% 3.5%
1986 1.15% 3.32%
1985 1.38% 3.1%
1984 1.48% 2.97%
1983 1.63% 2.93%
1982 1.8% 2.88%
1981 1.84% 2.85%
1980 1.91% 2.9%
1979 1.94% 3.03%
1978 1.86% 3.15%
1977 2.01% 3.2%
1976 2.03% 3.2%
1975 1.84% 3.19%
1974 1.8% 3.17%
1973 1.87% 3.16%
1972 2.06% 3.13%
1971 2.27% 3.13%
1970 3.65% 3.22%
1969 3.84% 3.32%
1968 2.56% 3.37%
1967 2.61% 3.37%
1966 2.9% 3.38%
1965 3.09% 3.39%
1964 3.19% 3.41%
1963 3.24% 3.4%
1962 3.28% 3.36%
1961 3.4% 3.3%
1960 3.69% -

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Taiwan declined by 0.34%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Taiwan Tajikistan
Current population
23229461
11038274
Population rank 60/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 0.13%
One net population change
6.72 minutes
2.61 minutes
One birth every
3.9 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
2.6 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline -215 +551
Annual growth/decline -78,445 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate -0.34% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 180/197 55/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change +47,029 -21,606
Net migration rank 23/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents n/a 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 101/195
Foreign-born share of population n/a 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Taiwan
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Taiwan Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - - - -21,606
2024 -67,188 47,029 - -21,236
2023 -69,794 225,599 223,828 -19,999
2022 -68,327 -42,430 228,336 -17,001
2021 -30,039 -156,010 222,850 -3,564
2020 -7,782 -33,978 219,467 -3,564
2019 1,416 12,718 231,817 -9,041
2018 8,725 8,888 228,597 -6,111
2017 22,613 8,809 224,396 -4,093
2016 35,980 11,707 228,547 -8,210
2015 49,741 8,581 230,903 -7,660
2014 - - 227,304 -13,962
2013 - - 220,693 -16,362
2012 - - 213,078 -12,132
2011 43,836 19,077 208,429 -30,783
2010 - - 201,389 -33,733
2009 - - 192,851 -36,677
2008 - - 182,337 -34,855
2007 - - 173,200 -32,831
2006 - - 164,046 -30,591
2005 - - 160,189 -27,954
2004 - - 161,201 -25,082
2003 - - 150,391 -22,562
2002 - - 146,492 -20,526
2001 132,707 -3,811 142,276 -19,657
2000 - - 136,549 -13,871
1999 - - 147,622 -117,571
1998 - - 153,508 -119,621
1997 - - 149,825 -110,572
1996 - - 138,287 -30,922
1995 - - 168,934 -40,418
1994 - - 167,590 -49,668
1993 - - 157,975 -75,147
1992 - - 163,652 -95,280
1991 215,698 -12,128 177,585 -29,553
1990 - - 178,429 -41,596
1989 - - 179,212 -53,020
1988 - - 172,805 5,523
1987 - - 163,611 9,923
1986 - - 155,987 4,321
1985 - - 145,720 247
1984 - - 139,145 -7,152
1983 - - 133,280 -6,972
1982 - - 127,838 -6,730
1981 326,883 4,508 121,418 -6,221
1980 - - 117,888 -5,557
1979 - - 114,496 -1,703
1978 - - 110,564 5,006
1977 - - 106,920 7,999
1976 - - 103,777 7,679
1975 - - 100,604 7,237
1974 - - 97,481 6,531
1973 - - 94,523 5,876
1972 - - 91,677 5,123
1971 - - 88,618 4,293
1970 - - 85,645 5,559
1969 - - 82,931 8,886
1968 - - 80,698 10,323
1967 - - 78,733 9,670
1966 346,958 18,774 76,702 8,796
1965 - - 75,139 7,744
1964 - - 74,030 6,568
1963 - - 73,065 5,379
1962 - - 70,700 4,270
1961 - - 68,182 3,291
1960 - - 65,415 2,457

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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Over the last 10 years, 56.7% of the population change in Taiwan is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people). In Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

Biggest cities by population

Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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