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Tajikistan

Population

11,040,717

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026View source
Population rank
88th
Share of world
0.13%
Annual change
+191,8651.78%

Population of Tajikistan

010M20M30M40M50M202611M2050 projection15.6M↑ 41% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 11,040,717. 2050 projection: 15,574,642.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Tajikistan. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202610,978,5991.78%88
202510,786,7341.85%89
20209,749,3102.30%95
20199,529,9662.39%95
20189,307,3332.44%97
20179,085,9462.49%97
20158,643,8402.59%98
20107,652,1412.16%96
20056,924,7201.98%98
20006,284,7351.23%98

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Dushanbe is home to 1,274,774 people, 11.61% of Tajikistan's population.

City population1M500K200K
Dushanbe 1.3MKhujand 207.5KBokhtar 134.0KKūlob 113.8KIstaravshan 68.4KTursunzoda 64.5KVah̦dat 60.4KIsfara 58.1KKonibodom 55.5KPanjakent 46.5K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Dushanbe1.3M11.61%
2Khujand207.5K1.89%
3Bokhtar134.0K1.22%
4Kūlob113.8K1.04%
5Istaravshan68.4K0.62%
6Tursunzoda64.5K0.59%
7Vah̦dat60.4K0.55%
8Isfara58.1K0.53%
9Konibodom55.5K0.51%
10Panjakent46.5K0.42%

Tajikistan by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026

Population
Tajikistan is home to an estimated 11,040,717 people, the 88th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Tajikistan has a net population change of approximately 522 people per day, driven by 716 births, 139 deaths, and net emigration of 55 people.
Share of world
Tajikistan makes up 0.13% of the world's population and 0.22% of Asia's.
Density
79.1 people per km² of land (204.9 per mi²), ranking 138th among countries and territories.
Urban living
26.16% of people live in urban areas.

Tajikistan Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 7100+ years, female: 2395–99 years, male: 15895–99 years, female: 40390–94 years, male: 1,17690–94 years, female: 2,67385–89 years, male: 5,21785–89 years, female: 9,48180–84 years, male: 9,79780–84 years, female: 14,46475–79 years, male: 25,92475–79 years, female: 37,13570–74 years, male: 58,38370–74 years, female: 72,31165–69 years, male: 107,64765–69 years, female: 126,30160–64 years, male: 147,32960–64 years, female: 168,40655–59 years, male: 172,83555–59 years, female: 192,54050–54 years, male: 196,80550–54 years, female: 214,81745–49 years, male: 237,92945–49 years, female: 252,52340–44 years, male: 309,96840–44 years, female: 324,38335–39 years, male: 391,21135–39 years, female: 405,05230–34 years, male: 404,44830–34 years, female: 422,49225–29 years, male: 437,43625–29 years, female: 458,97020–24 years, male: 402,34320–24 years, female: 438,52815–19 years, male: 518,88515–19 years, female: 521,38310–14 years, male: 629,73510–14 years, female: 637,3935–9 years, male: 672,1495–9 years, female: 640,4380–4 years, male: 672,6840–4 years, female: 636,829100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4200K200K400K400K600K600K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

23.4 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

72.2 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.21%

Female

50.79%

Life expectancy 69.9Life expectancy 74.5

Ethnicity

84.3%

Tajik

  • Tajik84.3%
  • Uzbek13.8%
  • Other2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2014 est.

Other: includes Kyrgyz, Russian, Turkmen, Tatar, Arab

Religion

98%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim98%
  • Other2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

Muslim: Sunni 95%, Shia 3%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Tajikistan United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Agency on Statistics