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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Tajikistan was 10,590,927 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tajikistan's population is 11,038,274 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 6.48 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • Tajikistan is ranked the 88th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1% of the world: 0.13% for Tajikistan vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Tajikistan has had an average growth rate of +2.33% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tajikistan has increased from 7.06M people to 11M (56.4% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Tajikistan vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tajikistan Thailand
2100 20,390,053 45,712,111
2099 20,381,074 46,056,854
2098 20,367,161 46,406,925
2097 20,348,897 46,761,683
2096 20,324,869 47,122,446
2095 20,297,885 47,487,866
2094 20,265,966 47,857,414
2093 20,234,160 48,230,566
2092 20,192,937 48,609,149
2091 20,148,873 48,988,448
2090 20,103,798 49,372,024
2089 20,056,079 49,760,635
2088 20,005,521 50,146,313
2087 19,950,317 50,536,233
2086 19,895,606 50,929,394
2085 19,836,988 51,326,092
2084 19,773,272 51,728,619
2083 19,706,082 52,131,789
2082 19,639,516 52,537,598
2081 19,572,596 52,942,608
2080 19,499,390 53,352,029
2079 19,425,502 53,766,821
2078 19,347,261 54,181,891
2077 19,265,447 54,599,508
2076 19,175,355 55,019,721
2075 19,083,859 55,442,571
2074 18,988,290 55,872,412
2073 18,889,470 56,304,891
2072 18,785,103 56,739,842
2071 18,674,697 57,177,118
2070 18,559,138 57,621,370
2069 18,437,873 58,066,637
2068 18,315,011 58,516,959
2067 18,187,508 58,967,738
2066 18,054,404 59,418,676
2065 17,921,674 59,878,082
2064 17,783,801 60,336,709
2063 17,641,066 60,797,201
2062 17,498,306 61,262,000
2061 17,356,130 61,724,999
2060 17,206,922 62,192,387
2059 17,056,085 62,656,203
2058 16,903,532 63,118,413
2057 16,749,284 63,577,864
2056 16,595,691 64,032,675
2055 16,441,650 64,478,337
2054 16,285,520 64,917,436
2053 16,130,235 65,343,383
2052 15,967,770 65,763,356
2051 15,805,253 66,167,939
2050 15,638,613 66,558,274
2049 15,468,883 66,936,876
2048 15,292,499 67,296,897
2047 15,112,083 67,641,907
2046 14,928,123 67,972,603
2045 14,739,540 68,287,399
2044 14,544,544 68,585,177
2043 14,349,357 68,870,333
2042 14,147,892 69,139,548
2041 13,945,694 69,396,419
2040 13,741,587 69,632,464
2039 13,536,704 69,854,146
2038 13,331,490 70,062,543
2037 13,125,051 70,256,027
2036 12,917,110 70,435,348
2035 12,714,184 70,604,705
2034 12,515,962 70,756,791
2033 12,321,294 70,897,217
2032 12,128,060 71,025,384
2031 11,938,351 71,140,609
2030 11,749,706 71,247,320
2029 11,559,235 71,342,891
2028 11,369,414 71,428,869
2027 11,178,605 71,505,168
2026 10,986,242 71,571,743
2025 10,791,246 71,625,629
2024 10,590,927 71,668,011
2023 10,389,799 71,702,435
2022 10,182,222 71,735,329
2021 9,966,908 71,727,332
2020 9,749,310 71,641,484
2019 9,529,966 71,522,271
2018 9,307,333 71,376,079
2017 9,085,946 71,160,187
2016 8,865,631 70,859,841
2015 8,643,840 70,540,795
2014 8,425,552 70,216,367
2013 8,216,724 69,845,114
2012 8,014,084 69,436,098
2011 7,824,785 69,007,208
2010 7,652,141 68,579,447
2009 7,490,230 68,121,080
2008 7,338,403 67,619,830
2007 7,194,477 67,102,394
2006 7,057,566 66,567,687
2005 6,924,720 66,017,420
2004 6,790,547 65,452,047
2003 6,658,575 64,868,166
2002 6,531,669 64,266,437
2001 6,407,377 63,651,141
2000 6,284,735 63,007,815
1999 6,208,370 62,299,043
1998 6,176,397 61,522,630
1997 6,139,829 60,724,584
1996 6,066,523 59,920,064
1995 5,948,584 59,098,232
1994 5,825,368 58,260,854
1993 5,724,993 57,408,198
1992 5,649,400 56,528,834
1991 5,541,205 55,637,434
1990 5,398,768 54,738,329
1989 5,267,249 53,848,956
1988 5,114,989 52,969,595
1987 4,939,059 52,074,105
1986 4,772,139 51,177,834
1985 4,619,003 50,270,753
1984 4,480,026 49,351,708
1983 4,350,874 48,423,309
1982 4,227,171 47,494,577
1981 4,109,022 46,575,855
1980 3,995,256 45,650,022
1979 3,882,691 44,718,434
1978 3,768,508 43,788,976
1977 3,653,265 42,843,974
1976 3,540,076 41,896,504
1975 3,430,425 40,940,005
1974 3,324,499 39,952,891
1973 3,222,290 38,947,787
1972 3,123,691 37,933,929
1971 3,028,837 36,937,387
1970 2,936,779 35,954,408
1969 2,845,273 34,973,782
1968 2,753,848 34,002,560
1967 2,664,130 33,037,801
1966 2,577,184 32,086,071
1965 2,492,998 31,149,337
1964 2,411,260 30,232,141
1963 2,331,736 29,342,322
1962 2,255,026 28,481,040
1961 2,181,805 27,650,334
1960 2,112,131 26,851,747

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tajikistan increased by 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tajikistan gained 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Tajikistan was ranked 98th most populous country in 2006 and is 88th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.4M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tajikistan Thailand
2100 0.04% -0.75%
2099 0.07% -0.75%
2098 0.09% -0.76%
2097 0.12% -0.77%
2096 0.13% -0.77%
2095 0.16% -0.77%
2094 0.16% -0.77%
2093 0.2% -0.78%
2092 0.22% -0.77%
2091 0.22% -0.78%
2090 0.24% -0.78%
2089 0.25% -0.77%
2088 0.28% -0.77%
2087 0.27% -0.77%
2086 0.3% -0.77%
2085 0.32% -0.78%
2084 0.34% -0.77%
2083 0.34% -0.77%
2082 0.34% -0.76%
2081 0.38% -0.77%
2080 0.38% -0.77%
2079 0.4% -0.77%
2078 0.42% -0.76%
2077 0.47% -0.76%
2076 0.48% -0.76%
2075 0.5% -0.77%
2074 0.52% -0.77%
2073 0.56% -0.77%
2072 0.59% -0.76%
2071 0.62% -0.77%
2070 0.66% -0.77%
2069 0.67% -0.77%
2068 0.7% -0.76%
2067 0.74% -0.76%
2066 0.74% -0.77%
2065 0.78% -0.76%
2064 0.81% -0.76%
2063 0.82% -0.76%
2062 0.82% -0.75%
2061 0.87% -0.75%
2060 0.88% -0.74%
2059 0.9% -0.73%
2058 0.92% -0.72%
2057 0.93% -0.71%
2056 0.94% -0.69%
2055 0.96% -0.68%
2054 0.96% -0.65%
2053 1.02% -0.64%
2052 1.03% -0.61%
2051 1.07% -0.59%
2050 1.1% -0.57%
2049 1.15% -0.53%
2048 1.19% -0.51%
2047 1.23% -0.49%
2046 1.28% -0.46%
2045 1.34% -0.43%
2044 1.36% -0.41%
2043 1.42% -0.39%
2042 1.45% -0.37%
2041 1.49% -0.34%
2040 1.51% -0.32%
2039 1.54% -0.3%
2038 1.57% -0.28%
2037 1.61% -0.25%
2036 1.6% -0.24%
2035 1.58% -0.21%
2034 1.58% -0.2%
2033 1.59% -0.18%
2032 1.59% -0.16%
2031 1.61% -0.15%
2030 1.65% -0.13%
2029 1.67% -0.12%
2028 1.71% -0.11%
2027 1.75% -0.09%
2026 1.81% -0.08%
2025 1.89% -0.06%
2024 1.94% -0.05%
2023 2.04% -0.05%
2022 2.16% 0.01%
2021 2.23% 0.12%
2020 2.3% 0.17%
2019 2.39% 0.2%
2018 2.44% 0.3%
2017 2.49% 0.42%
2016 2.57% 0.45%
2015 2.59% 0.46%
2014 2.54% 0.53%
2013 2.53% 0.59%
2012 2.42% 0.62%
2011 2.26% 0.62%
2010 2.16% 0.67%
2009 2.07% 0.74%
2008 2% 0.77%
2007 1.94% 0.8%
2006 1.92% 0.83%
2005 1.98% 0.86%
2004 1.98% 0.9%
2003 1.94% 0.94%
2002 1.94% 0.97%
2001 1.95% 1.02%
2000 1.23% 1.14%
1999 0.52% 1.26%
1998 0.6% 1.31%
1997 1.21% 1.34%
1996 1.98% 1.39%
1995 2.12% 1.44%
1994 1.75% 1.49%
1993 1.34% 1.56%
1992 1.95% 1.6%
1991 2.64% 1.64%
1990 2.5% 1.65%
1989 2.98% 1.66%
1988 3.56% 1.72%
1987 3.5% 1.75%
1986 3.32% 1.8%
1985 3.1% 1.86%
1984 2.97% 1.92%
1983 2.93% 1.96%
1982 2.88% 1.97%
1981 2.85% 2.03%
1980 2.9% 2.08%
1979 3.03% 2.12%
1978 3.15% 2.21%
1977 3.2% 2.26%
1976 3.2% 2.34%
1975 3.19% 2.47%
1974 3.17% 2.58%
1973 3.16% 2.67%
1972 3.13% 2.7%
1971 3.13% 2.73%
1970 3.22% 2.8%
1969 3.32% 2.86%
1968 3.37% 2.92%
1967 3.37% 2.97%
1966 3.38% 3.01%
1965 3.39% 3.03%
1964 3.41% 3.03%
1963 3.4% 3.02%
1962 3.36% 3%
1961 3.3% 2.97%

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 Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Tajikistan Thailand
Current population
11038274
71571743
Population rank 88/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.86%
One net population change
2.61 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
11 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +551 -94
Annual growth/decline +201,128 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +1.94% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 55/197 168/197
One migration net change every
24.4 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -21,606 +27,509
Net migration rank 152/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 276,777 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 101/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 124/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tajikistan Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -21,606 - 27,509
2024 - -21,236 - 23,321
2023 223,828 -19,999 -46,105 19,648
2022 228,336 -17,001 -61,046 21,683
2021 222,850 -3,564 57,382 -2,093
2020 219,467 -3,564 84,107 32,277
2019 231,817 -9,041 116,867 5,221
2018 228,597 -6,111 159,383 10,984
2017 224,396 -4,093 194,695 66,805
2016 228,547 -8,210 226,255 112,978
2015 230,903 -7,660 266,362 32,500
2014 227,304 -13,962 294,628 55,358
2013 220,693 -16,362 325,059 67,452
2012 213,078 -12,132 351,485 74,033
2011 208,429 -30,783 365,670 66,607
2010 201,389 -33,733 370,466 52,791
2009 192,851 -36,677 382,636 110,883
2008 182,337 -34,855 401,730 107,333
2007 173,200 -32,831 425,362 100,486
2006 164,046 -30,591 441,211 102,362
2005 160,189 -27,954 456,378 100,542
2004 161,201 -25,082 466,542 107,199
2003 150,391 -22,562 488,003 105,917
2002 146,492 -20,526 504,299 105,215
2001 142,276 -19,657 524,230 96,817
2000 136,549 -13,871 543,884 121,640
1999 147,622 -117,571 578,073 173,924
1998 153,508 -119,621 617,318 183,471
1997 149,825 -110,572 644,834 150,411
1996 138,287 -30,922 661,397 152,397
1995 168,934 -40,418 682,703 147,226
1994 167,590 -49,668 712,589 132,271
1993 157,975 -75,147 737,696 122,746
1992 163,652 -95,280 754,999 143,318
1991 177,585 -29,553 760,508 124,034
1990 178,429 -41,596 760,808 152,916
1989 179,212 -53,020 774,563 90,497
1988 172,805 5,523 765,252 128,469
1987 163,611 9,923 774,498 122,791
1986 155,987 4,321 783,430 111,820
1985 145,720 247 776,935 141,963
1984 139,145 -7,152 779,856 139,345
1983 133,280 -6,972 794,239 143,393
1982 127,838 -6,730 817,951 101,885
1981 121,418 -6,221 839,297 78,337
1980 117,888 -5,557 845,575 88,478
1979 114,496 -1,703 843,434 85,693
1978 110,564 5,006 847,799 82,011
1977 106,920 7,999 871,232 88,937
1976 103,777 7,679 894,072 40,656
1975 100,604 7,237 911,980 66,306
1974 97,481 6,531 923,151 72,801
1973 94,523 5,876 933,540 80,704
1972 91,677 5,123 940,420 73,082
1971 88,618 4,293 936,215 43,400
1970 85,645 5,559 937,116 49,221
1969 82,931 8,886 948,314 26,551
1968 80,698 10,323 953,806 13,718
1967 78,733 9,670 944,980 17,005
1966 76,702 8,796 929,469 12,016
1965 75,139 7,744 909,000 22,995
1964 74,030 6,568 885,137 17,249
1963 73,065 5,379 860,728 16,494
1962 70,700 4,270 828,741 16,605
1961 68,182 3,291 801,140 14,968
1960 65,415 2,457 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 276,777 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Tajikistan, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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