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

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The latest officially reported population of Tajikistan was 10,786,734 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tajikistan's population is 11,080,415 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 7.78 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • Tajikistan is ranked the 88th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.17% of the world: 0.13% for Tajikistan vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Tajikistan has had an average growth rate of +2.27% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tajikistan has increased from 7.06M people to 11.1M (57% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Tajikistan vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tajikistan Turkey
2100 20,381,526 64,394,191
2099 20,372,551 65,045,868
2098 20,358,644 65,690,351
2097 20,340,387 66,342,622
2096 20,316,369 66,990,674
2095 20,289,397 67,642,188
2094 20,257,491 68,296,562
2093 20,225,699 68,963,773
2092 20,184,493 69,625,957
2091 20,140,447 70,290,255
2090 20,095,391 70,960,483
2089 20,047,692 71,623,547
2088 19,997,155 72,281,102
2087 19,941,974 72,928,397
2086 19,887,286 73,576,610
2085 19,828,693 74,223,570
2084 19,765,003 74,853,312
2083 19,697,841 75,483,067
2082 19,631,303 76,111,533
2081 19,564,411 76,726,689
2080 19,491,236 77,339,541
2079 19,417,379 77,938,889
2078 19,339,170 78,532,577
2077 19,257,390 79,120,573
2076 19,167,336 79,705,459
2075 19,075,879 80,277,544
2074 18,980,350 80,848,141
2073 18,881,571 81,396,237
2072 18,777,247 81,938,080
2071 18,666,888 82,465,112
2070 18,551,377 82,981,973
2069 18,430,162 83,480,362
2068 18,307,352 83,963,140
2067 18,179,902 84,428,242
2066 18,046,854 84,886,666
2065 17,914,179 85,336,225
2064 17,776,364 85,771,285
2063 17,633,689 86,187,013
2062 17,490,989 86,587,114
2061 17,348,872 86,962,577
2060 17,199,727 87,319,314
2059 17,048,953 87,663,392
2058 16,896,463 87,973,789
2057 16,742,280 88,264,809
2056 16,588,751 88,534,755
2055 16,434,774 88,764,080
2054 16,278,710 88,972,362
2053 16,123,490 89,151,673
2052 15,961,093 89,310,785
2051 15,798,643 89,437,110
2050 15,632,073 89,541,520
2049 15,462,414 89,614,107
2048 15,286,104 89,651,068
2047 15,105,763 89,659,415
2046 14,921,881 89,634,354
2045 14,733,376 89,608,012
2044 14,538,462 89,557,421
2043 14,343,357 89,493,042
2042 14,141,976 89,404,193
2041 13,939,862 89,303,546
2040 13,735,841 89,187,952
2039 13,531,043 89,051,669
2038 13,325,915 88,901,719
2037 13,119,563 88,727,471
2036 12,911,709 88,537,927
2035 12,708,867 88,343,153
2034 12,510,728 88,139,515
2033 12,316,142 87,918,397
2032 12,122,988 87,687,495
2031 11,933,358 87,437,150
2030 11,744,792 87,166,904
2029 11,554,401 86,903,490
2028 11,364,659 86,627,469
2027 11,173,930 86,350,539
2026 10,981,648 86,093,293
2025 10,786,734 85,878,556
2024 10,590,927 85,518,661
2023 10,389,799 85,325,965
2022 10,182,222 84,979,913
2021 9,966,908 84,147,318
2020 9,749,310 83,384,680
2019 9,529,966 82,579,440
2018 9,307,333 81,407,204
2017 9,085,946 80,312,698
2016 8,865,631 79,277,962
2015 8,643,840 78,218,479
2014 8,425,552 77,181,884
2013 8,216,724 76,147,624
2012 8,014,084 75,175,827
2011 7,824,785 74,223,629
2010 7,652,141 73,142,150
2009 7,490,230 72,039,206
2008 7,338,403 71,051,678
2007 7,194,477 70,158,112
2006 7,057,566 70,045,349
2005 6,924,720 69,329,557
2004 6,790,547 68,592,617
2003 6,658,575 67,831,730
2002 6,531,669 67,048,795
2001 6,407,377 66,245,128
2000 6,284,735 65,425,961
1999 6,208,370 64,591,923
1998 6,176,397 63,734,383
1997 6,139,829 62,852,966
1996 6,066,523 61,951,134
1995 5,948,584 61,024,503
1994 5,825,368 60,033,836
1993 5,724,993 58,999,167
1992 5,649,400 57,990,118
1991 5,541,205 57,009,887
1990 5,398,768 56,015,628
1989 5,267,249 54,976,723
1988 5,114,989 53,909,626
1987 4,939,059 52,843,670
1986 4,772,139 51,777,772
1985 4,619,003 50,687,115
1984 4,480,026 49,574,069
1983 4,350,874 48,447,410
1982 4,227,171 47,322,096
1981 4,109,022 46,321,190
1980 3,995,256 45,408,815
1979 3,882,691 44,510,429
1978 3,768,508 43,645,306
1977 3,653,265 42,773,298
1976 3,540,076 41,899,984
1975 3,430,425 41,053,126
1974 3,324,499 40,210,234
1973 3,222,290 39,329,533
1972 3,123,691 38,430,221
1971 3,028,837 37,518,611
1970 2,936,779 36,638,465
1969 2,845,273 35,787,774
1968 2,753,848 34,921,684
1967 2,664,130 34,050,421
1966 2,577,184 33,177,672
1965 2,492,998 32,345,220
1964 2,411,260 31,543,072
1963 2,331,736 30,726,841
1962 2,255,026 29,916,147
1961 2,181,805 29,119,238
1960 2,112,131 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tajikistan increased by 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tajikistan gained 2,214,784 people (a 25% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Tajikistan was ranked 98th most populous country in 2006 and is 88th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Tajikistan's population will grow by 41.1% to 15,632,073 people with a rank change from 88th to 83rd. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.4M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tajikistan Turkey
2100 0.04% -1%
2099 0.07% -0.98%
2098 0.09% -0.98%
2097 0.12% -0.97%
2096 0.13% -0.96%
2095 0.16% -0.96%
2094 0.16% -0.97%
2093 0.2% -0.95%
2092 0.22% -0.95%
2091 0.22% -0.94%
2090 0.24% -0.93%
2089 0.25% -0.91%
2088 0.28% -0.89%
2087 0.27% -0.88%
2086 0.3% -0.87%
2085 0.32% -0.84%
2084 0.34% -0.83%
2083 0.34% -0.83%
2082 0.34% -0.8%
2081 0.38% -0.79%
2080 0.38% -0.77%
2079 0.4% -0.76%
2078 0.42% -0.74%
2077 0.47% -0.73%
2076 0.48% -0.71%
2075 0.5% -0.71%
2074 0.52% -0.67%
2073 0.56% -0.66%
2072 0.59% -0.64%
2071 0.62% -0.62%
2070 0.66% -0.6%
2069 0.67% -0.57%
2068 0.7% -0.55%
2067 0.74% -0.54%
2066 0.74% -0.53%
2065 0.78% -0.51%
2064 0.81% -0.48%
2063 0.82% -0.46%
2062 0.82% -0.43%
2061 0.87% -0.41%
2060 0.88% -0.39%
2059 0.9% -0.35%
2058 0.92% -0.33%
2057 0.93% -0.3%
2056 0.94% -0.26%
2055 0.96% -0.23%
2054 0.96% -0.2%
2053 1.02% -0.18%
2052 1.03% -0.14%
2051 1.07% -0.12%
2050 1.1% -0.08%
2049 1.15% -0.04%
2048 1.19% -0.009%
2047 1.23% 0.03%
2046 1.28% 0.03%
2045 1.34% 0.06%
2044 1.36% 0.07%
2043 1.42% 0.1%
2042 1.45% 0.11%
2041 1.49% 0.13%
2040 1.51% 0.15%
2039 1.54% 0.17%
2038 1.57% 0.2%
2037 1.61% 0.21%
2036 1.6% 0.22%
2035 1.58% 0.23%
2034 1.58% 0.25%
2033 1.59% 0.26%
2032 1.59% 0.29%
2031 1.61% 0.31%
2030 1.65% 0.3%
2029 1.67% 0.32%
2028 1.71% 0.32%
2027 1.75% 0.3%
2026 1.81% 0.25%
2025 1.85% 0.42%
2024 1.94% 0.23%
2023 2.04% 0.41%
2022 2.16% 0.99%
2021 2.23% 0.91%
2020 2.3% 0.98%
2019 2.39% 1.44%
2018 2.44% 1.36%
2017 2.49% 1.31%
2016 2.57% 1.35%
2015 2.59% 1.34%
2014 2.54% 1.36%
2013 2.53% 1.29%
2012 2.42% 1.28%
2011 2.26% 1.48%
2010 2.16% 1.53%
2009 2.07% 1.39%
2008 2% 1.27%
2007 1.94% 0.16%
2006 1.92% 1.03%
2005 1.98% 1.07%
2004 1.98% 1.12%
2003 1.94% 1.17%
2002 1.94% 1.21%
2001 1.95% 1.25%
2000 1.23% 1.29%
1999 0.52% 1.35%
1998 0.6% 1.4%
1997 1.21% 1.46%
1996 1.98% 1.52%
1995 2.12% 1.65%
1994 1.75% 1.75%
1993 1.34% 1.74%
1992 1.95% 1.72%
1991 2.64% 1.77%
1990 2.5% 1.89%
1989 2.98% 1.98%
1988 3.56% 2.02%
1987 3.5% 2.06%
1986 3.32% 2.15%
1985 3.1% 2.25%
1984 2.97% 2.33%
1983 2.93% 2.38%
1982 2.88% 2.16%
1981 2.85% 2.01%
1980 2.9% 2.02%
1979 3.03% 1.98%
1978 3.15% 2.04%
1977 3.2% 2.08%
1976 3.2% 2.06%
1975 3.19% 2.1%
1974 3.17% 2.24%
1973 3.16% 2.34%
1972 3.13% 2.43%
1971 3.13% 2.4%
1970 3.22% 2.38%
1969 3.32% 2.48%
1968 3.37% 2.56%
1967 3.37% 2.63%
1966 3.38% 2.57%
1965 3.39% 2.54%
1964 3.41% 2.66%
1963 3.4% 2.71%
1962 3.36% 2.74%
1961 3.3% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Tajikistan grew by 1.85%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Tajikistan Turkey
Current population
11080415
86225430
Population rank 88/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.04%
One net population change
2.69 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
1.96 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
10.8 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +536 +986
Annual growth/decline +195,807 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +1.85% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 58/197 138/197
One migration net change every
24.4 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -21,606 -258,205
Net migration rank 152/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 276,777 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 101/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 124/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tajikistan Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -21,606 - -258,205
2024 219,677 -21,236 453,249 -275,952
2023 223,828 -19,999 426,630 -318,070
2022 228,336 -17,001 535,373 -301,544
2021 222,850 -3,564 521,713 20,283
2020 219,467 -3,564 608,708 37,934
2019 231,817 -9,041 751,472 -15,690
2018 228,597 -6,111 830,353 187,570
2017 224,396 -4,093 875,408 659,846
2016 228,547 -8,210 895,841 352,063
2015 230,903 -7,660 930,799 1,063,140
2014 227,304 -13,962 957,055 1,033,384
2013 220,693 -16,362 921,386 438,618
2012 213,078 -12,132 917,145 258,623
2011 208,429 -30,783 875,839 68,849
2010 201,389 -33,733 892,334 55,532
2009 192,851 -36,677 900,491 24,276
2008 182,337 -34,855 868,749 47,915
2007 173,200 -32,831 876,626 -186,402
2006 164,046 -30,591 897,351 -190,194
2005 160,189 -27,954 898,650 -174,177
2004 161,201 -25,082 896,025 -146,574
2003 150,391 -22,562 893,683 -121,383
2002 146,492 -20,526 922,927 -129,444
2001 142,276 -19,657 980,560 -166,759
2000 136,549 -13,871 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 147,622 -117,571 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 153,508 -119,621 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 149,825 -110,572 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 138,287 -30,922 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 168,934 -40,418 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 167,590 -49,668 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 157,975 -75,147 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 163,652 -95,280 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 177,585 -29,553 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 178,429 -41,596 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 179,212 -53,020 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 172,805 5,523 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 163,611 9,923 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 155,987 4,321 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 145,720 247 1,098,846 8,960
1984 139,145 -7,152 1,096,529 21,787
1983 133,280 -6,972 1,095,106 39,871
1982 127,838 -6,730 1,091,863 23,728
1981 121,418 -6,221 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 117,888 -5,557 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 114,496 -1,703 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 110,564 5,006 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 106,920 7,999 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 103,777 7,679 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 100,604 7,237 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 97,481 6,531 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 94,523 5,876 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 91,677 5,123 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 88,618 4,293 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 85,645 5,559 991,950 -150,924
1969 82,931 8,886 970,958 -110,578
1968 80,698 10,323 950,778 -78,973
1967 78,733 9,670 936,727 -65,993
1966 76,702 8,796 925,790 -50,999
1965 75,139 7,744 904,016 -113,911
1964 74,030 6,568 884,152 -69,978
1963 73,065 5,379 862,626 -44,317
1962 70,700 4,270 837,473 -34,353
1961 68,182 3,291 816,911 -26,187
1960 65,415 2,457 773,009 14,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 95.7% of the population change in Tajikistan is from natural causes (a gain of 2,258,418 people) and 4.26% is from migration (a loss of 100,479 people). In Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 276,777 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Tajikistan, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 43.8K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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