Tajikistan Demographics

Population of Tajikistan (2025)

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Tajikistan Population
10,786,734
see live
Yearly Change
+1.85%
Global Share
0.13%
Global Rank
89

Median Age

The median age in Tajikistan is 22.2 years (2025).

Fertility in Tajikistan

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
3.0
(Live Births per Woman, 2025)

Life Expectancy in Tajikistan

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Both Sexes
72.1
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
74.3
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
69.8
(life expectancy at birth, males)


Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Tajikistan


Infant Mortality
20.4
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
25.2
(per 1,000 live births)


Tajikistan Urban Population

Currently, 27.7% of the population of Tajikistan is urban (2,987,515 people in 2025)


Population Density

The 2025 population density in Tajikistan is 77 people per Km2 (200 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 139,960 Km2 (54,039 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Tajikistan

# City Population
1 Dushanbe 679,400
2 Isfara 274,000
3 Istaravshan 273,500
4 Kulob 214,700
5 Konibodom 211,100
6 Khujand 191,000
7 Bokhtar 110,800
8 Qayroqqum 49,200
9 Vahdat 45,693
10 Tursunzoda 37,000
11 Buston 36,900
12 Panjakent 35,085
13 Khorugh 30,500
14 Ishqoshim 26,000
15 Hisor 23,978
16 Boshkengash 23,696
17 Danghara 22,824
18 Moskovskiy 22,100
19 Farkhor 21,736
20 Hulbuk 21,736
21 Chubek 19,563
22 Kolkhozobod 18,476
23 Norak 18,122
24 Taboshar 17,600
25 Yovon 17,471
26 Proletar 16,441
27 Vakhsh 15,215

See also

Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

Population pyramid stages

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio

Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio

Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio

Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.

Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.