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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Tajikistan was 10,590,927 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tajikistan's population is 11,038,274 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 6.63 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • Tajikistan is ranked the 88th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.02% of the world: 0.13% for Tajikistan vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Tajikistan has had an average growth rate of +2.33% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tajikistan has increased from 7.06M people to 11M (56.4% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Tajikistan vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tajikistan Tanzania
2100 20,390,053 265,496,854
2099 20,381,074 263,162,785
2098 20,367,161 260,809,535
2097 20,348,897 258,412,520
2096 20,324,869 255,996,677
2095 20,297,885 253,567,416
2094 20,265,966 251,119,386
2093 20,234,160 248,628,881
2092 20,192,937 246,107,108
2091 20,148,873 243,557,182
2090 20,103,798 241,002,065
2089 20,056,079 238,416,591
2088 20,005,521 235,797,530
2087 19,950,317 233,167,455
2086 19,895,606 230,496,041
2085 19,836,988 227,800,292
2084 19,773,272 225,111,530
2083 19,706,082 222,421,279
2082 19,639,516 219,718,263
2081 19,572,596 216,995,478
2080 19,499,390 214,255,926
2079 19,425,502 211,486,253
2078 19,347,261 208,708,063
2077 19,265,447 205,918,120
2076 19,175,355 203,106,125
2075 19,083,859 200,297,474
2074 18,988,290 197,468,017
2073 18,889,470 194,642,633
2072 18,785,103 191,824,103
2071 18,674,697 188,992,017
2070 18,559,138 186,152,377
2069 18,437,873 183,311,218
2068 18,315,011 180,475,586
2067 18,187,508 177,639,469
2066 18,054,404 174,803,090
2065 17,921,674 171,913,445
2064 17,783,801 169,064,549
2063 17,641,066 166,217,933
2062 17,498,306 163,370,044
2061 17,356,130 160,537,159
2060 17,206,922 157,722,273
2059 17,056,085 154,920,005
2058 16,903,532 152,120,539
2057 16,749,284 149,325,489
2056 16,595,691 146,519,472
2055 16,441,650 143,736,540
2054 16,285,520 140,983,905
2053 16,130,235 138,262,668
2052 15,967,770 135,553,723
2051 15,805,253 132,851,383
2050 15,638,613 130,157,751
2049 15,468,883 127,495,278
2048 15,292,499 124,821,109
2047 15,112,083 122,158,290
2046 14,928,123 119,522,516
2045 14,739,540 116,914,785
2044 14,544,544 114,329,740
2043 14,349,357 111,776,234
2042 14,147,892 109,241,835
2041 13,945,694 106,748,632
2040 13,741,587 104,272,418
2039 13,536,704 101,814,304
2038 13,331,490 99,380,232
2037 13,125,051 96,983,729
2036 12,917,110 94,601,865
2035 12,714,184 92,257,269
2034 12,515,962 89,929,444
2033 12,321,294 87,654,982
2032 12,128,060 85,409,993
2031 11,938,351 83,180,507
2030 11,749,706 80,997,163
2029 11,559,235 78,838,461
2028 11,369,414 76,730,649
2027 11,178,605 74,647,063
2026 10,986,242 72,589,279
2025 10,791,246 70,552,589
2024 10,590,927 68,560,157
2023 10,389,799 66,617,606
2022 10,182,222 64,711,821
2021 9,966,908 62,830,412
2020 9,749,310 60,972,798
2019 9,529,966 59,174,891
2018 9,307,333 57,437,145
2017 9,085,946 55,652,890
2016 8,865,631 53,824,013
2015 8,643,840 52,020,962
2014 8,425,552 50,351,512
2013 8,216,724 48,824,128
2012 8,014,084 47,374,260
2011 7,824,785 46,029,367
2010 7,652,141 44,758,488
2009 7,490,230 43,633,982
2008 7,338,403 42,570,728
2007 7,194,477 41,435,512
2006 7,057,566 40,294,902
2005 6,924,720 39,182,076
2004 6,790,547 38,109,668
2003 6,658,575 37,089,555
2002 6,531,669 36,121,304
2001 6,407,377 35,198,299
2000 6,284,735 34,260,139
1999 6,208,370 33,300,330
1998 6,176,397 32,420,458
1997 6,139,829 31,578,089
1996 6,066,523 30,945,762
1995 5,948,584 30,383,497
1994 5,825,368 29,442,356
1993 5,724,993 28,332,692
1992 5,649,400 27,457,588
1991 5,541,205 26,780,436
1990 5,398,768 26,110,207
1989 5,267,249 25,438,759
1988 5,114,989 24,769,686
1987 4,939,059 24,030,378
1986 4,772,139 23,258,959
1985 4,619,003 22,501,693
1984 4,480,026 21,779,066
1983 4,350,874 21,079,874
1982 4,227,171 20,398,571
1981 4,109,022 19,784,703
1980 3,995,256 19,189,769
1979 3,882,691 18,592,038
1978 3,768,508 17,976,566
1977 3,653,265 17,352,929
1976 3,540,076 16,736,211
1975 3,430,425 16,138,361
1974 3,324,499 15,561,630
1973 3,222,290 15,010,101
1972 3,123,691 14,479,308
1971 3,028,837 13,971,451
1970 2,936,779 13,492,677
1969 2,845,273 13,036,700
1968 2,753,848 12,602,076
1967 2,664,130 12,200,109
1966 2,577,184 11,827,459
1965 2,492,998 11,470,728
1964 2,411,260 11,127,826
1963 2,331,736 10,799,528
1962 2,255,026 10,487,756
1961 2,181,805 10,187,886
1960 2,112,131 9,901,419

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

GeoRank.org/population/tajikistan/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tajikistan increased by 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tajikistan gained 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Tajikistan was ranked 98th most populous country in 2006 and is 88th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Tajikistan's population will grow by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people with a rank change from 88th to 82nd. The population of Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.4M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tajikistan Tanzania
2100 0.04% 0.89%
2099 0.07% 0.9%
2098 0.09% 0.93%
2097 0.12% 0.94%
2096 0.13% 0.96%
2095 0.16% 0.97%
2094 0.16% 1%
2093 0.2% 1.02%
2092 0.22% 1.05%
2091 0.22% 1.06%
2090 0.24% 1.08%
2089 0.25% 1.11%
2088 0.28% 1.13%
2087 0.27% 1.16%
2086 0.3% 1.18%
2085 0.32% 1.19%
2084 0.34% 1.21%
2083 0.34% 1.23%
2082 0.34% 1.25%
2081 0.38% 1.28%
2080 0.38% 1.31%
2079 0.4% 1.33%
2078 0.42% 1.35%
2077 0.47% 1.38%
2076 0.48% 1.4%
2075 0.5% 1.43%
2074 0.52% 1.45%
2073 0.56% 1.47%
2072 0.59% 1.5%
2071 0.62% 1.53%
2070 0.66% 1.55%
2069 0.67% 1.57%
2068 0.7% 1.6%
2067 0.74% 1.62%
2066 0.74% 1.68%
2065 0.78% 1.69%
2064 0.81% 1.71%
2063 0.82% 1.74%
2062 0.82% 1.76%
2061 0.87% 1.78%
2060 0.88% 1.81%
2059 0.9% 1.84%
2058 0.92% 1.87%
2057 0.93% 1.92%
2056 0.94% 1.94%
2055 0.96% 1.95%
2054 0.96% 1.97%
2053 1.02% 2%
2052 1.03% 2.03%
2051 1.07% 2.07%
2050 1.1% 2.09%
2049 1.15% 2.14%
2048 1.19% 2.18%
2047 1.23% 2.21%
2046 1.28% 2.23%
2045 1.34% 2.26%
2044 1.36% 2.28%
2043 1.42% 2.32%
2042 1.45% 2.34%
2041 1.49% 2.37%
2040 1.51% 2.41%
2039 1.54% 2.45%
2038 1.57% 2.47%
2037 1.61% 2.52%
2036 1.6% 2.54%
2035 1.58% 2.59%
2034 1.58% 2.59%
2033 1.59% 2.63%
2032 1.59% 2.68%
2031 1.61% 2.7%
2030 1.65% 2.74%
2029 1.67% 2.75%
2028 1.71% 2.79%
2027 1.75% 2.83%
2026 1.81% 2.89%
2025 1.89% 2.91%
2024 1.94% 2.92%
2023 2.04% 2.95%
2022 2.16% 2.99%
2021 2.23% 3.05%
2020 2.3% 3.04%
2019 2.39% 3.03%
2018 2.44% 3.21%
2017 2.49% 3.4%
2016 2.57% 3.47%
2015 2.59% 3.32%
2014 2.54% 3.13%
2013 2.53% 3.06%
2012 2.42% 2.92%
2011 2.26% 2.84%
2010 2.16% 2.58%
2009 2.07% 2.5%
2008 2% 2.74%
2007 1.94% 2.83%
2006 1.92% 2.84%
2005 1.98% 2.81%
2004 1.98% 2.75%
2003 1.94% 2.68%
2002 1.94% 2.62%
2001 1.95% 2.74%
2000 1.23% 2.88%
1999 0.52% 2.71%
1998 0.6% 2.67%
1997 1.21% 2.04%
1996 1.98% 1.85%
1995 2.12% 3.2%
1994 1.75% 3.92%
1993 1.34% 3.19%
1992 1.95% 2.53%
1991 2.64% 2.57%
1990 2.5% 2.64%
1989 2.98% 2.7%
1988 3.56% 3.08%
1987 3.5% 3.32%
1986 3.32% 3.37%
1985 3.1% 3.32%
1984 2.97% 3.32%
1983 2.93% 3.34%
1982 2.88% 3.1%
1981 2.85% 3.1%
1980 2.9% 3.21%
1979 3.03% 3.42%
1978 3.15% 3.59%
1977 3.2% 3.68%
1976 3.2% 3.7%
1975 3.19% 3.71%
1974 3.17% 3.67%
1973 3.16% 3.67%
1972 3.13% 3.63%
1971 3.13% 3.55%
1970 3.22% 3.5%
1969 3.32% 3.45%
1968 3.37% 3.29%
1967 3.37% 3.15%
1966 3.38% 3.11%
1965 3.39% 3.08%
1964 3.41% 3.04%
1963 3.4% 2.97%
1962 3.36% 2.94%
1961 3.3% 2.89%

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

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In 2024, the population of Tajikistan grew by 1.94%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Tajikistan Tanzania
Current population
11038274
73145892
Population rank 88/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.88%
One net population change
2.61 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
11 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +551 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +201,128 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.94% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 55/197 18/197
One migration net change every
24.4 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -21,606 -12,730
Net migration rank 152/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 276,777 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 101/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 124/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tajikistan Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -21,606 - -12,730
2024 - -21,236 - -29,865
2023 223,828 -19,999 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 228,336 -17,001 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 222,850 -3,564 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 219,467 -3,564 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 231,817 -9,041 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 228,597 -6,111 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 224,396 -4,093 1,726,909 119,142
2016 228,547 -8,210 1,659,502 152,194
2015 230,903 -7,660 1,592,882 201,495
2014 227,304 -13,962 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 220,693 -16,362 1,509,008 1,241
2012 213,078 -12,132 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 208,429 -30,783 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 201,389 -33,733 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 192,851 -36,677 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 182,337 -34,855 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 173,200 -32,831 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 164,046 -30,591 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 160,189 -27,954 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 161,201 -25,082 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 150,391 -22,562 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 146,492 -20,526 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 142,276 -19,657 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 136,549 -13,871 985,185 -9,701
1999 147,622 -117,571 948,659 -4,489
1998 153,508 -119,621 920,806 -105,184
1997 149,825 -110,572 882,544 -13,400
1996 138,287 -30,922 868,524 -473,007
1995 168,934 -40,418 838,980 -109,971
1994 167,590 -49,668 803,953 349,348
1993 157,975 -75,147 778,044 288,004
1992 163,652 -95,280 767,961 -83,825
1991 177,585 -29,553 762,011 -91,851
1990 178,429 -41,596 750,825 -80,529
1989 179,212 -53,020 743,854 -71,268
1988 172,805 5,523 736,551 -71,012
1987 163,611 9,923 718,580 94,498
1986 155,987 4,321 705,677 24,101
1985 145,720 247 697,867 86,864
1984 139,145 -7,152 687,435 -26,938
1983 133,280 -6,972 679,720 58,161
1982 127,838 -6,730 662,627 -37,883
1981 121,418 -6,221 645,496 -42,485
1980 117,888 -5,557 629,444 -42,588
1979 114,496 -1,703 613,388 -4,792
1978 110,564 5,006 595,024 27,307
1977 106,920 7,999 574,938 49,997
1976 103,777 7,679 553,617 54,875
1975 100,604 7,237 533,906 53,290
1974 97,481 6,531 515,152 51,127
1973 94,523 5,876 488,429 48,363
1972 91,677 5,123 467,305 57,489
1971 88,618 4,293 449,014 41,900
1970 85,645 5,559 427,988 38,635
1969 82,931 8,886 408,322 37,006
1968 80,698 10,323 389,467 34,455
1967 78,733 9,670 374,763 5,265
1966 76,702 8,796 360,229 5,049
1965 75,139 7,744 343,456 4,742
1964 74,030 6,568 328,527 9,090
1963 73,065 5,379 314,644 4,333
1962 70,700 4,270 300,663 3,916
1961 68,182 3,291 286,839 8,338
1960 65,415 2,457 275,814 1,946

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). In Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 276,777 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Tajikistan, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

Biggest cities by population

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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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. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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