The current population of Tajikistan is 10,940,854 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 10,590,927 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Tajikistan has had an average growth rate of 2.9% per year.
- Tajikistan is projected to reach 20.2M people in 2100.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 6.92M people to 10.9M (58% growth in 20 years).
- Tajikistan is ranked 88/197 by population and was ranked 99th in 2005.
- Tajikistan accounts for 0.13% of the world's population.
Tajikistan population clock
Tajikistan
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World
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
10940854
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8266870341
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| Population rank | 88/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | N/A |
| One net population change |
2.61 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.94 minutes
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0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
11 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +551 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +201,128 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.94% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 57/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
24.8 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -21,236 | N/A |
Tajikistan population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,112,131 | - |
| 1961 | 2,181,805 | 3.3% |
| 1962 | 2,255,026 | 3.36% |
| 1963 | 2,331,736 | 3.4% |
| 1964 | 2,411,260 | 3.41% |
| 1965 | 2,492,998 | 3.39% |
| 1966 | 2,577,184 | 3.38% |
| 1967 | 2,664,130 | 3.37% |
| 1968 | 2,753,848 | 3.37% |
| 1969 | 2,845,273 | 3.32% |
| 1970 | 2,936,779 | 3.22% |
| 1971 | 3,028,837 | 3.13% |
| 1972 | 3,123,691 | 3.13% |
| 1973 | 3,222,290 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | 3,324,499 | 3.17% |
| 1975 | 3,430,425 | 3.19% |
| 1976 | 3,540,076 | 3.2% |
| 1977 | 3,653,265 | 3.2% |
| 1978 | 3,768,508 | 3.15% |
| 1979 | 3,882,691 | 3.03% |
| 1980 | 3,995,256 | 2.9% |
| 1981 | 4,109,022 | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 4,227,171 | 2.88% |
| 1983 | 4,350,874 | 2.93% |
| 1984 | 4,480,026 | 2.97% |
| 1985 | 4,619,003 | 3.1% |
| 1986 | 4,772,139 | 3.32% |
| 1987 | 4,939,059 | 3.5% |
| 1988 | 5,114,989 | 3.56% |
| 1989 | 5,267,249 | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 5,398,768 | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 5,541,205 | 2.64% |
| 1992 | 5,649,400 | 1.95% |
| 1993 | 5,724,993 | 1.34% |
| 1994 | 5,825,368 | 1.75% |
| 1995 | 5,948,584 | 2.12% |
| 1996 | 6,066,523 | 1.98% |
| 1997 | 6,139,829 | 1.21% |
| 1998 | 6,176,397 | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 6,208,370 | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 6,284,735 | 1.23% |
| 2001 | 6,407,377 | 1.95% |
| 2002 | 6,531,669 | 1.94% |
| 2003 | 6,658,575 | 1.94% |
| 2004 | 6,790,547 | 1.98% |
| 2005 | 6,924,720 | 1.98% |
| 2006 | 7,057,566 | 1.92% |
| 2007 | 7,194,477 | 1.94% |
| 2008 | 7,338,403 | 2% |
| 2009 | 7,490,230 | 2.07% |
| 2010 | 7,652,141 | 2.16% |
| 2011 | 7,824,785 | 2.26% |
| 2012 | 8,014,084 | 2.42% |
| 2013 | 8,216,724 | 2.53% |
| 2014 | 8,425,552 | 2.54% |
| 2015 | 8,643,840 | 2.59% |
| 2016 | 8,865,631 | 2.57% |
| 2017 | 9,085,946 | 2.49% |
| 2018 | 9,307,333 | 2.44% |
| 2019 | 9,529,966 | 2.39% |
| 2020 | 9,749,310 | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 9,966,908 | 2.23% |
| 2022 | 10,182,222 | 2.16% |
| 2023 | 10,389,799 | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 10,590,927 | 1.94% |
| 2025 | 10,786,735 | 1.85% |
| 2026 | 10,978,598 | 1.78% |
| 2027 | 11,168,387 | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 11,356,920 | 1.69% |
| 2029 | 11,545,276 | 1.66% |
| 2030 | 11,733,066 | 1.63% |
| 2031 | 11,920,472 | 1.6% |
| 2032 | 12,110,150 | 1.59% |
| 2033 | 12,302,290 | 1.59% |
| 2034 | 12,496,888 | 1.58% |
| 2035 | 12,695,586 | 1.59% |
| 2036 | 12,899,096 | 1.6% |
| 2037 | 13,104,339 | 1.59% |
| 2038 | 13,308,237 | 1.56% |
| 2039 | 13,511,372 | 1.53% |
| 2040 | 13,713,948 | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 13,915,192 | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 14,115,137 | 1.44% |
| 2043 | 14,311,598 | 1.39% |
| 2044 | 14,504,865 | 1.35% |
| 2045 | 14,694,858 | 1.31% |
| 2046 | 14,879,388 | 1.26% |
| 2047 | 15,059,869 | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 15,236,594 | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 15,408,032 | 1.13% |
| 2050 | 15,574,643 | 1.08% |
Tajikistan has a population of 10.9M as of 2025, compared to 8.64M in 2015, 6.92M in 2005, and 5.95M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.66% per year. Tajikistan is ranked 45th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Tajikistan will have 14,694,858 people (34.3% growth) with a rank change from 88th to 82nd.
By the year 2100, Tajikistan's population is projected to grow by 84.6% to 20.2M people.
Largest cities by population
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Tajikistan
|
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|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Dushanbe | 863K |
| Khujand | 199K |
| Qurghonteppa | 127K |
| Istaravshan | 64.3K |
| Konibodom | 54.4K |
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Tajikistan population statistics
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Tajikistan
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.1 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 26.3 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 23 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.07 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 197.6 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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