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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Tajikistan was 10,590,927 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tajikistan's population is 11,038,274 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 3.64 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • Tajikistan is ranked the 88th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.13% for Tajikistan vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Tajikistan has had an average growth rate of +2.33% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tajikistan has increased from 7.06M people to 11M (56.4% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Tajikistan vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tajikistan Ukraine
2100 20,390,053 15,493,960
2099 20,381,074 15,751,557
2098 20,367,161 16,012,938
2097 20,348,897 16,278,602
2096 20,324,869 16,547,938
2095 20,297,885 16,820,897
2094 20,265,966 17,098,910
2093 20,234,160 17,381,822
2092 20,192,937 17,669,049
2091 20,148,873 17,960,681
2090 20,103,798 18,257,867
2089 20,056,079 18,559,027
2088 20,005,521 18,865,031
2087 19,950,317 19,176,483
2086 19,895,606 19,492,606
2085 19,836,988 19,812,584
2084 19,773,272 20,138,855
2083 19,706,082 20,468,747
2082 19,639,516 20,803,241
2081 19,572,596 21,140,953
2080 19,499,390 21,482,498
2079 19,425,502 21,827,152
2078 19,347,261 22,175,099
2077 19,265,447 22,525,846
2076 19,175,355 22,879,896
2075 19,083,859 23,236,521
2074 18,988,290 23,596,095
2073 18,889,470 23,957,807
2072 18,785,103 24,319,928
2071 18,674,697 24,685,370
2070 18,559,138 25,053,352
2069 18,437,873 25,423,272
2068 18,315,011 25,794,560
2067 18,187,508 26,168,072
2066 18,054,404 26,543,206
2065 17,921,674 26,920,121
2064 17,783,801 27,298,592
2063 17,641,066 27,677,528
2062 17,498,306 28,056,960
2061 17,356,130 28,437,884
2060 17,206,922 28,818,343
2059 17,056,085 29,198,891
2058 16,903,532 29,580,044
2057 16,749,284 29,958,884
2056 16,595,691 30,335,136
2055 16,441,650 30,710,041
2054 16,285,520 31,080,334
2053 16,130,235 31,447,868
2052 15,967,770 31,811,171
2051 15,805,253 32,170,929
2050 15,638,613 32,525,262
2049 15,468,883 32,875,483
2048 15,292,499 33,217,836
2047 15,112,083 33,556,749
2046 14,928,123 33,892,646
2045 14,739,540 34,221,999
2044 14,544,544 34,547,153
2043 14,349,357 34,869,270
2042 14,147,892 35,189,550
2041 13,945,694 35,507,946
2040 13,741,587 35,823,225
2039 13,536,704 36,141,658
2038 13,331,490 36,457,134
2037 13,125,051 36,772,578
2036 12,917,110 37,084,252
2035 12,714,184 37,396,243
2034 12,515,962 37,706,533
2033 12,321,294 38,015,585
2032 12,128,060 38,322,554
2031 11,938,351 38,630,259
2030 11,749,706 38,935,791
2029 11,559,235 39,238,099
2028 11,369,414 39,537,815
2027 11,178,605 39,830,895
2026 10,986,242 40,125,599
2025 10,791,246 38,707,520
2024 10,590,927 37,860,221
2023 10,389,799 37,732,836
2022 10,182,222 41,048,766
2021 9,966,908 44,298,640
2020 9,749,310 44,680,014
2019 9,529,966 44,957,458
2018 9,307,333 45,208,907
2017 9,085,946 45,436,041
2016 8,865,631 45,616,832
2015 8,643,840 45,784,896
2014 8,425,552 45,972,380
2013 8,216,724 46,126,770
2012 8,014,084 46,210,056
2011 7,824,785 46,307,853
2010 7,652,141 46,456,003
2009 7,490,230 46,623,731
2008 7,338,403 46,819,175
2007 7,194,477 47,062,798
2006 7,057,566 47,278,694
2005 6,924,720 47,585,556
2004 6,790,547 47,979,507
2003 6,658,575 48,315,136
2002 6,531,669 48,677,281
2001 6,407,377 49,106,855
2000 6,284,735 49,556,660
1999 6,208,370 49,976,446
1998 6,176,397 50,379,731
1997 6,139,829 50,786,885
1996 6,066,523 51,226,109
1995 5,948,584 51,665,539
1994 5,825,368 52,075,998
1993 5,724,993 52,350,126
1992 5,649,400 52,323,671
1991 5,541,205 52,170,961
1990 5,398,768 52,054,092
1989 5,267,249 51,917,817
1988 5,114,989 51,724,853
1987 4,939,059 51,515,732
1986 4,772,139 51,318,745
1985 4,619,003 51,108,770
1984 4,480,026 50,887,599
1983 4,350,874 50,637,029
1982 4,227,171 50,402,724
1981 4,109,022 50,189,281
1980 3,995,256 49,955,152
1979 3,882,691 49,721,381
1978 3,768,508 49,521,243
1977 3,653,265 49,336,481
1976 3,540,076 49,120,842
1975 3,430,425 48,865,229
1974 3,324,499 48,576,570
1973 3,222,290 48,277,121
1972 3,123,691 47,946,893
1971 3,028,837 47,573,287
1970 2,936,779 47,261,306
1969 2,845,273 46,976,256
1968 2,753,848 46,614,325
1967 2,664,130 46,215,988
1966 2,577,184 45,802,519
1965 2,492,998 45,386,892
1964 2,411,260 44,951,156
1963 2,331,736 44,462,372
1962 2,255,026 43,943,674
1961 2,181,805 43,399,766
1960 2,112,131 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tajikistan increased by 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tajikistan gained 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Tajikistan was ranked 98th most populous country in 2006 and is 88th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.4M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tajikistan Ukraine
2100 0.04% -1.64%
2099 0.07% -1.63%
2098 0.09% -1.63%
2097 0.12% -1.63%
2096 0.13% -1.62%
2095 0.16% -1.63%
2094 0.16% -1.63%
2093 0.2% -1.63%
2092 0.22% -1.62%
2091 0.22% -1.63%
2090 0.24% -1.62%
2089 0.25% -1.62%
2088 0.28% -1.62%
2087 0.27% -1.62%
2086 0.3% -1.62%
2085 0.32% -1.62%
2084 0.34% -1.61%
2083 0.34% -1.61%
2082 0.34% -1.6%
2081 0.38% -1.59%
2080 0.38% -1.58%
2079 0.4% -1.57%
2078 0.42% -1.56%
2077 0.47% -1.55%
2076 0.48% -1.53%
2075 0.5% -1.52%
2074 0.52% -1.51%
2073 0.56% -1.49%
2072 0.59% -1.48%
2071 0.62% -1.47%
2070 0.66% -1.46%
2069 0.67% -1.44%
2068 0.7% -1.43%
2067 0.74% -1.41%
2066 0.74% -1.4%
2065 0.78% -1.39%
2064 0.81% -1.37%
2063 0.82% -1.35%
2062 0.82% -1.34%
2061 0.87% -1.32%
2060 0.88% -1.3%
2059 0.9% -1.29%
2058 0.92% -1.26%
2057 0.93% -1.24%
2056 0.94% -1.22%
2055 0.96% -1.19%
2054 0.96% -1.17%
2053 1.02% -1.14%
2052 1.03% -1.12%
2051 1.07% -1.09%
2050 1.1% -1.07%
2049 1.15% -1.03%
2048 1.19% -1.01%
2047 1.23% -0.99%
2046 1.28% -0.96%
2045 1.34% -0.94%
2044 1.36% -0.92%
2043 1.42% -0.91%
2042 1.45% -0.9%
2041 1.49% -0.88%
2040 1.51% -0.88%
2039 1.54% -0.87%
2038 1.57% -0.86%
2037 1.61% -0.84%
2036 1.6% -0.83%
2035 1.58% -0.82%
2034 1.58% -0.81%
2033 1.59% -0.8%
2032 1.59% -0.8%
2031 1.61% -0.78%
2030 1.65% -0.77%
2029 1.67% -0.76%
2028 1.71% -0.74%
2027 1.75% -0.73%
2026 1.81% 3.66%
2025 1.89% 2.24%
2024 1.94% 0.34%
2023 2.04% -8.08%
2022 2.16% -7.34%
2021 2.23% -0.85%
2020 2.3% -0.62%
2019 2.39% -0.56%
2018 2.44% -0.5%
2017 2.49% -0.4%
2016 2.57% -0.37%
2015 2.59% -0.41%
2014 2.54% -0.33%
2013 2.53% -0.18%
2012 2.42% -0.21%
2011 2.26% -0.32%
2010 2.16% -0.36%
2009 2.07% -0.42%
2008 2% -0.52%
2007 1.94% -0.46%
2006 1.92% -0.64%
2005 1.98% -0.82%
2004 1.98% -0.69%
2003 1.94% -0.74%
2002 1.94% -0.87%
2001 1.95% -0.91%
2000 1.23% -0.84%
1999 0.52% -0.8%
1998 0.6% -0.8%
1997 1.21% -0.86%
1996 1.98% -0.85%
1995 2.12% -0.79%
1994 1.75% -0.52%
1993 1.34% 0.05%
1992 1.95% 0.29%
1991 2.64% 0.22%
1990 2.5% 0.26%
1989 2.98% 0.37%
1988 3.56% 0.41%
1987 3.5% 0.38%
1986 3.32% 0.41%
1985 3.1% 0.43%
1984 2.97% 0.49%
1983 2.93% 0.46%
1982 2.88% 0.43%
1981 2.85% 0.47%
1980 2.9% 0.47%
1979 3.03% 0.4%
1978 3.15% 0.37%
1977 3.2% 0.44%
1976 3.2% 0.52%
1975 3.19% 0.59%
1974 3.17% 0.62%
1973 3.16% 0.69%
1972 3.13% 0.79%
1971 3.13% 0.66%
1970 3.22% 0.61%
1969 3.32% 0.78%
1968 3.37% 0.86%
1967 3.37% 0.9%
1966 3.38% 0.92%
1965 3.39% 0.97%
1964 3.41% 1.1%
1963 3.4% 1.18%
1962 3.36% 1.25%
1961 3.3% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Tajikistan Ukraine
Current population
11038274
40125599
Population rank 88/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.48%
One net population change
2.61 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
11 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +551 +349
Annual growth/decline +201,128 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +1.94% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 55/197 147/197
One migration net change every
24.4 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -21,606 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 152/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 276,777 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 101/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 124/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tajikistan Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -21,606 - 1,702,358
2024 - -21,236 - 1,146,012
2023 223,828 -19,999 -283,185 -299,961
2022 228,336 -17,001 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 222,850 -3,564 -449,941 -1,129
2020 219,467 -3,564 -307,533 -4,167
2019 231,817 -9,041 -236,296 -6,908
2018 228,597 -6,111 -227,491 -32,220
2017 224,396 -4,093 -158,390 -36,155
2016 228,547 -8,210 -135,710 -31,340
2015 230,903 -7,660 -147,107 -21,992
2014 227,304 -13,962 -140,216 -65,678
2013 220,693 -16,362 -129,662 26,781
2012 213,078 -12,132 -130,451 66,768
2011 208,429 -30,783 -158,372 26,457
2010 201,389 -33,733 -180,388 16,030
2009 192,851 -36,677 -197,918 26,796
2008 182,337 -34,855 -229,086 9,312
2007 173,200 -32,831 -282,659 15,237
2006 164,046 -30,591 -300,787 136,442
2005 160,189 -27,954 -337,857 -111,493
2004 161,201 -25,082 -344,157 5,644
2003 150,391 -22,562 -351,299 18,540
2002 146,492 -20,526 -364,544 -26,991
2001 142,276 -19,657 -374,734 -92,847
2000 136,549 -13,871 -364,143 -67,865
1999 147,622 -117,571 -348,286 -59,247
1998 153,508 -119,621 -318,299 -80,684
1997 149,825 -110,572 -306,549 -108,735
1996 138,287 -30,922 -305,154 -158,008
1995 168,934 -40,418 -281,629 -134,053
1994 167,590 -49,668 -238,820 -166,380
1993 157,975 -75,147 -169,405 26,357
1992 163,652 -95,280 -95,857 291,788
1991 177,585 -29,553 -16,486 125,962
1990 178,429 -41,596 48,463 75,760
1989 179,212 -53,020 106,431 36,978
1988 172,805 5,523 162,002 75,637
1987 163,611 9,923 198,850 -18,275
1986 155,987 4,321 225,751 -12,369
1985 145,720 247 201,011 5,546
1984 139,145 -7,152 222,430 13,340
1983 133,280 -6,972 241,741 23,608
1982 127,838 -6,730 194,101 9,096
1981 121,418 -6,221 182,839 40,807
1980 117,888 -5,557 197,223 47,406
1979 114,496 -1,703 197,294 25,635
1978 110,564 5,006 206,554 -29,180
1977 106,920 7,999 216,932 -24,745
1976 103,777 7,679 247,323 -8,219
1975 100,604 7,237 256,787 15,336
1974 97,481 6,531 273,486 31,725
1973 94,523 5,876 274,938 18,777
1972 91,677 5,123 309,785 56,928
1971 88,618 4,293 305,849 74,604
1970 85,645 5,559 291,839 -48,335
1969 82,931 8,886 274,858 51,763
1968 80,698 10,323 295,162 102,096
1967 78,733 9,670 313,899 85,527
1966 76,702 8,796 337,794 89,737
1965 75,139 7,744 334,365 69,354
1964 74,030 6,568 391,120 76,650
1963 73,065 5,379 449,648 60,178
1962 70,700 4,270 481,887 45,712
1961 68,182 3,291 508,602 51,625
1960 65,415 2,457 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 276,777 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Tajikistan, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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