The latest officially reported population of Tajikistan was 10,590,927 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tajikistan's population is 10,980,672 people compared to 952 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- Tajikistan's population is 11,534 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- Tajikistan is ranked the 88th most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.13% for Tajikistan vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, Tajikistan has had an average growth rate of +2.33% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2006, the population of Tajikistan has increased from 7.06M people to 11M (55.6% growth), while the Vatican has grown from 932 to 952 (2.15% growth).
- Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.2M people compared to the peak of 2.51K people in 2100 for the Vatican.
Tajikistan vs Vatican: live population counter
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| Current population |
10980672
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952
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| Population rank | 88/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
2.61 minutes
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2.37 weeks
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| One birth every |
1.94 minutes
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n/a |
| One death every |
11 minutes
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n/a |
| One migration net change every |
24.8 minutes
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n/a |
| Annual migration change | -21,236 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | +551 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +201,128 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.94% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 55/197 | 164/197 |
Tajikistan and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,112,131 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,181,805 | - | 3.3% | - |
| 1962 | 2,255,026 | - | 3.36% | - |
| 1963 | 2,331,736 | - | 3.4% | - |
| 1964 | 2,411,260 | - | 3.41% | - |
| 1965 | 2,492,998 | - | 3.39% | - |
| 1966 | 2,577,184 | - | 3.38% | - |
| 1967 | 2,664,130 | - | 3.37% | - |
| 1968 | 2,753,848 | - | 3.37% | - |
| 1969 | 2,845,273 | - | 3.32% | - |
| 1970 | 2,936,779 | - | 3.22% | - |
| 1971 | 3,028,837 | - | 3.13% | - |
| 1972 | 3,123,691 | - | 3.13% | - |
| 1973 | 3,222,290 | - | 3.16% | - |
| 1974 | 3,324,499 | - | 3.17% | - |
| 1975 | 3,430,425 | - | 3.19% | - |
| 1976 | 3,540,076 | - | 3.2% | - |
| 1977 | 3,653,265 | - | 3.2% | - |
| 1978 | 3,768,508 | - | 3.15% | - |
| 1979 | 3,882,691 | - | 3.03% | - |
| 1980 | 3,995,256 | - | 2.9% | - |
| 1981 | 4,109,022 | - | 2.85% | - |
| 1982 | 4,227,171 | - | 2.88% | - |
| 1983 | 4,350,874 | - | 2.93% | - |
| 1984 | 4,480,026 | - | 2.97% | - |
| 1985 | 4,619,003 | - | 3.1% | - |
| 1986 | 4,772,139 | - | 3.32% | - |
| 1987 | 4,939,059 | - | 3.5% | - |
| 1988 | 5,114,989 | - | 3.56% | - |
| 1989 | 5,267,249 | - | 2.98% | - |
| 1990 | 5,398,768 | - | 2.5% | - |
| 1991 | 5,541,205 | - | 2.64% | - |
| 1992 | 5,649,400 | - | 1.95% | - |
| 1993 | 5,724,993 | - | 1.34% | - |
| 1994 | 5,825,368 | - | 1.75% | - |
| 1995 | 5,948,584 | - | 2.12% | - |
| 1996 | 6,066,523 | - | 1.98% | - |
| 1997 | 6,139,829 | - | 1.21% | - |
| 1998 | 6,176,397 | - | 0.6% | - |
| 1999 | 6,208,370 | - | 0.52% | - |
| 2000 | 6,284,735 | 880 | 1.23% | - |
| 2001 | 6,407,377 | 890 | 1.95% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 6,531,669 | 900 | 1.94% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 6,658,575 | 911 | 1.94% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 6,790,547 | 921 | 1.98% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 6,924,720 | 921 | 1.98% | 0% |
| 2006 | 7,057,566 | 932 | 1.92% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 7,194,477 | 821 | 1.94% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 7,338,403 | 824 | 2% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 7,490,230 | 826 | 2.07% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 7,652,141 | 829 | 2.16% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 7,824,785 | 832 | 2.26% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 8,014,084 | 836 | 2.42% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 8,216,724 | 839 | 2.53% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 8,425,552 | 842 | 2.54% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 8,643,840 | 1,000 | 2.59% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 8,865,631 | - | 2.57% | 0% |
| 2017 | 9,085,946 | 1,000 | 2.49% | 0% |
| 2018 | 9,307,333 | - | 2.44% | 0% |
| 2019 | 9,529,966 | 1,000 | 2.39% | 0% |
| 2020 | 9,749,310 | 987 | 2.3% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 9,966,908 | 970 | 2.23% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 10,182,222 | 944 | 2.16% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 10,389,799 | 922 | 2.04% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 10,590,927 | 933 | 1.94% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 10,786,735 | 939 | 1.85% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 10,978,598 | 952 | 1.78% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 11,168,387 | 974 | 1.73% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 11,356,920 | 985 | 1.69% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 11,545,276 | 983 | 1.66% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 11,733,066 | 976 | 1.63% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 11,920,472 | 968 | 1.6% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 12,110,150 | 968 | 1.59% | 0% |
| 2033 | 12,302,290 | 988 | 1.59% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 12,496,888 | 992 | 1.58% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 12,695,586 | 1,000 | 1.59% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 12,899,096 | 998 | 1.6% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 13,104,339 | 1,003 | 1.59% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 13,308,237 | 1,022 | 1.56% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 13,511,372 | 1,060 | 1.53% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 13,713,948 | 1,095 | 1.5% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 13,915,192 | 1,127 | 1.47% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 14,115,137 | 1,149 | 1.44% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 14,311,598 | 1,169 | 1.39% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 14,504,865 | 1,186 | 1.35% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 14,694,858 | 1,209 | 1.31% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 14,879,388 | 1,224 | 1.26% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 15,059,869 | 1,248 | 1.21% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 15,236,594 | 1,272 | 1.17% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 15,408,032 | 1,296 | 1.13% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 15,574,643 | 1,325 | 1.08% | 2.27% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tajikistan increased by 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tajikistan gained 2,115,041 (a 23.9% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).
Tajikistan was ranked 98th most populous country in 2006 and is 88th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Tajikistan's population will grow by 41.8% to 15,574,643 people with a rank change from 88th to 83rd. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Dushanbe | 863K |
| Khujand | 199K |
| Qurghonteppa | 127K |
| Istaravshan | 64.3K |
| Konibodom | 54.4K |
| Tursunzoda | 46.7K |
| Panjakent | 33K |
| Buston | 29.8K |
| Ghafurov | 18.4K |
| Istiklol | 14.2K |
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| City | Population |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between Tajikistan and the Vatican
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| Life expectancy | 72.2 years | 83.4 years |
| Average age | 26.3 years | n/a |
| Median age | 23 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 3.07 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 197.6 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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