Tajikistan Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Tajikistan is 11,038,274 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 10,590,927 in 2024.

Tajikistan is projected to reach 20.4M people in 2100.
Tajikistan is ranked 88/197 by population and was ranked 98th in 2006.
Tajikistan accounts for 0.13% of the world's population.
Since 2006, population has increased from 7.06M people to 11M (56.4% growth in 20 years).
For the last 20 years, Tajikistan has had an average growth rate of 2.82% per year.

Tajikistan population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	20,390,053	0.04%
2099	20,381,074	0.07%
2098	20,367,161	0.09%
2097	20,348,897	0.12%
2096	20,324,869	0.13%
2095	20,297,885	0.16%
2094	20,265,966	0.16%
2093	20,234,160	0.2%
2092	20,192,937	0.22%
2091	20,148,873	0.22%
2090	20,103,798	0.24%
2089	20,056,079	0.25%
2088	20,005,521	0.28%
2087	19,950,317	0.27%
2086	19,895,606	0.3%
2085	19,836,988	0.32%
2084	19,773,272	0.34%
2083	19,706,082	0.34%
2082	19,639,516	0.34%
2081	19,572,596	0.38%
2080	19,499,390	0.38%
2079	19,425,502	0.4%
2078	19,347,261	0.42%
2077	19,265,447	0.47%
2076	19,175,355	0.48%
2075	19,083,859	0.5%
2074	18,988,290	0.52%
2073	18,889,470	0.56%
2072	18,785,103	0.59%
2071	18,674,697	0.62%
2070	18,559,138	0.66%
2069	18,437,873	0.67%
2068	18,315,011	0.7%
2067	18,187,508	0.74%
2066	18,054,404	0.74%
2065	17,921,674	0.78%
2064	17,783,801	0.81%
2063	17,641,066	0.82%
2062	17,498,306	0.82%
2061	17,356,130	0.87%
2060	17,206,922	0.88%
2059	17,056,085	0.9%
2058	16,903,532	0.92%
2057	16,749,284	0.93%
2056	16,595,691	0.94%
2055	16,441,650	0.96%
2054	16,285,520	0.96%
2053	16,130,235	1.02%
2052	15,967,770	1.03%
2051	15,805,253	1.07%
2050	15,638,613	1.1%
2049	15,468,883	1.15%
2048	15,292,499	1.19%
2047	15,112,083	1.23%
2046	14,928,123	1.28%
2045	14,739,540	1.34%
2044	14,544,544	1.36%
2043	14,349,357	1.42%
2042	14,147,892	1.45%
2041	13,945,694	1.49%
2040	13,741,587	1.51%
2039	13,536,704	1.54%
2038	13,331,490	1.57%
2037	13,125,051	1.61%
2036	12,917,110	1.6%
2035	12,714,184	1.58%
2034	12,515,962	1.58%
2033	12,321,294	1.59%
2032	12,128,060	1.59%
2031	11,938,351	1.61%
2030	11,749,706	1.65%
2029	11,559,235	1.67%
2028	11,369,414	1.71%
2027	11,178,605	1.75%
2026	10,986,242	1.81%
2025	10,791,246	1.89%
2024	10,590,927	1.94%
2023	10,389,799	2.04%
2022	10,182,222	2.16%
2021	9,966,908	2.23%
2020	9,749,310	2.3%
2019	9,529,966	2.39%
2018	9,307,333	2.44%
2017	9,085,946	2.49%
2016	8,865,631	2.57%
2015	8,643,840	2.59%
2014	8,425,552	2.54%
2013	8,216,724	2.53%
2012	8,014,084	2.42%
2011	7,824,785	2.26%
2010	7,652,141	2.16%
2009	7,490,230	2.07%
2008	7,338,403	2%
2007	7,194,477	1.94%
2006	7,057,566	1.92%
2005	6,924,720	1.98%
2004	6,790,547	1.98%
2003	6,658,575	1.94%
2002	6,531,669	1.94%
2001	6,407,377	1.95%
2000	6,284,735	1.23%
1999	6,208,370	0.52%
1998	6,176,397	0.6%
1997	6,139,829	1.21%
1996	6,066,523	1.98%
1995	5,948,584	2.12%
1994	5,825,368	1.75%
1993	5,724,993	1.34%
1992	5,649,400	1.95%
1991	5,541,205	2.64%
1990	5,398,768	2.5%
1989	5,267,249	2.98%
1988	5,114,989	3.56%
1987	4,939,059	3.5%
1986	4,772,139	3.32%
1985	4,619,003	3.1%
1984	4,480,026	2.97%
1983	4,350,874	2.93%
1982	4,227,171	2.88%
1981	4,109,022	2.85%
1980	3,995,256	2.9%
1979	3,882,691	3.03%
1978	3,768,508	3.15%
1977	3,653,265	3.2%
1976	3,540,076	3.2%
1975	3,430,425	3.19%
1974	3,324,499	3.17%
1973	3,222,290	3.16%
1972	3,123,691	3.13%
1971	3,028,837	3.13%
1970	2,936,779	3.22%
1969	2,845,273	3.32%
1968	2,753,848	3.37%
1967	2,664,130	3.37%
1966	2,577,184	3.38%
1965	2,492,998	3.39%
1964	2,411,260	3.41%
1963	2,331,736	3.4%
1962	2,255,026	3.36%
1961	2,181,805	3.3%
1960	2,112,131	-

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

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Tajikistan has a population of 11M as of 2026, compared to 8.87M in 2016, 7.06M in 2006, and 6.07M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.45% 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 2046) Tajikistan will have 14,928,123 people (35.2% growth) with a rank change from 88th to 82nd.

By the year 2100, Tajikistan's population is projected to grow by 84.7% from its current level to 20.4M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-21,606
2024	-	-	-21,236
2023	203,829	223,828	-19,999
2022	211,335	228,336	-17,001
2021	219,286	222,850	-3,564
2020	215,903	219,467	-3,564
2019	222,776	231,817	-9,041
2018	222,486	228,597	-6,111
2017	220,303	224,396	-4,093
2016	220,337	228,547	-8,210
2015	223,243	230,903	-7,660
2014	213,342	227,304	-13,962
2013	204,331	220,693	-16,362
2012	200,946	213,078	-12,132
2011	177,646	208,429	-30,783
2010	167,656	201,389	-33,733
2009	156,174	192,851	-36,677
2008	147,482	182,337	-34,855
2007	140,369	173,200	-32,831
2006	133,455	164,046	-30,591
2005	132,235	160,189	-27,954
2004	136,119	161,201	-25,082
2003	127,829	150,391	-22,562
2002	125,966	146,492	-20,526
2001	122,619	142,276	-19,657
2000	122,678	136,549	-13,871
1999	30,051	147,622	-117,571
1998	33,887	153,508	-119,621
1997	39,253	149,825	-110,572
1996	107,365	138,287	-30,922
1995	128,516	168,934	-40,418
1994	117,922	167,590	-49,668
1993	82,828	157,975	-75,147
1992	68,372	163,652	-95,280
1991	148,032	177,585	-29,553
1990	136,833	178,429	-41,596
1989	126,192	179,212	-53,020
1988	178,328	172,805	5,523
1987	173,534	163,611	9,923
1986	160,308	155,987	4,321
1985	145,967	145,720	247
1984	131,993	139,145	-7,152
1983	126,308	133,280	-6,972
1982	121,108	127,838	-6,730
1981	115,197	121,418	-6,221
1980	112,331	117,888	-5,557
1979	112,793	114,496	-1,703
1978	115,570	110,564	5,006
1977	114,919	106,920	7,999
1976	111,456	103,777	7,679
1975	107,841	100,604	7,237
1974	104,012	97,481	6,531
1973	100,399	94,523	5,876
1972	96,800	91,677	5,123
1971	92,911	88,618	4,293
1970	91,204	85,645	5,559
1969	91,817	82,931	8,886
1968	91,021	80,698	10,323
1967	88,403	78,733	9,670
1966	85,498	76,702	8,796
1965	82,883	75,139	7,744
1964	80,598	74,030	6,568
1963	78,444	73,065	5,379
1962	74,970	70,700	4,270
1961	71,473	68,182	3,291
1960	67,872	65,415	2,457

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

As of 2024, 276,777 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Tajikistan, compared to 279,808 and 3.7% in 2010.

Tajikistan population clock

	Tajikistan	Rank
Current population	11038274	88/197
Percent of world population	0.13%	88/197
One net population change	2.61 minutes	64/197
One birth every	1.94 minutes	73/196
One death every	11 minutes	109/196
Daily growth/decline	+551	64/197
Annual growth/decline	+201,128	64/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.94%	55/197
One migration net change every	24.4 minutes	152/196
Annual migration change	-21,606	152/196
Foreign-born residents	276,777	101/195
Foreign-born share of population	2.6%	124/195

Largest cities by population

Tajikistan
City	Population
Dushanbe	948K
Khujand	199K
Qurghonteppa	127K
Istaravshan	64.3K
Konibodom	54.4K

Tajikistan population statistics

	Tajikistan	World
Life expectancy	72.2 years	73.8 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	205 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Tajikistan.

Population map with other countries

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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); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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