Tajikistan Population
Tajikistan had an estimated population of 10,786,734 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 90th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.13% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +1.83% a year.
Tajikistan at a glance
How Tajikistan's population is changing
Tajikistan's population is growing fast: +1.83% a year, which works out to about +197,606 people per year, or +541 a day. Births (25.3 per 1,000) and deaths (4.6 per 1,000) alone would give +2.07% a year; net migration removes about 21,606 people a year (−0.20%). Roughly one in every 762 people on Earth lives in Tajikistan.
Population of Tajikistan since 1960
In 1960, Tajikistan had 2,112,131 people. By 2025 that was 10,786,734 — 5.1× larger. The fastest growth came between 1960 and 1970, when the population rose by 39%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,112,131 | — |
| 1970 | 2,936,779 | +39.0% |
| 1980 | 3,995,256 | +36.0% |
| 1990 | 5,398,768 | +35.1% |
| 2000 | 6,284,735 | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 7,652,141 | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 9,749,310 | +27.4% |
| 2025 | 10,786,734 | +10.6% |
Tajikistan from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Tajikistan at about 466,629 people in 1800; the UN estimates 10,786,738 in 2025 (23× 1800) and projects 20,201,577 for 2100 in its medium scenario. That is still 87% growth over the rest of this century.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 466,629 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 613,795 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 957,687 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 1,528,311 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 6,284,737 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 10,786,738 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 15,574,648 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 18,950,399 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 20,201,577 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Tajikistan
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 10,786,734. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dushanbe | 1,440,787 | UN urban centre | 13.36% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Istaravshan | 273,500 | GeoNames settlement | 2.54% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 3 | Konibodom | 211,100 | GeoNames settlement | 1.96% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 4 | Khujand | 204,088 | UN urban centre | 1.89% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 5 | Kŭlob | 184,502 | UN urban centre | 1.71% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 6 | Bokhtar | 90,998 | UN urban centre | 0.84% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 7 | Isfara | 73,639 | UN urban centre | 0.68% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 8 | Qayroqqum | 49,200 | GeoNames settlement | 0.46% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Vahdat | 45,693 | GeoNames settlement | 0.42% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 10 | Tursunzoda | 37,000 | GeoNames settlement | 0.34% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Tajikistan compares
Tajikistan has almost the same population as Portugal (10,804,871).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Tajikistan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #88 |  Czechia | 10,886,878 | +1% | compare → |
| #89 |  Portugal | 10,804,871 | +0% | compare → |
| #91 |  Papua New Guinea | 10,762,817 | −0% | compare → |
| #92 |  Sweden | 10,596,620 | −2% | compare → |
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Land neighbours (4)
China 1,406,585,000 · 130.4× the population · compare
Afghanistan 43,844,111 · 4.1× the population · compare
Uzbekistan 37,053,428 · 3.4× the population · compare
Kyrgyzstan 7,343,064 · 1.5× smaller · compare
Tajikistan's 4 neighbours together hold 1,494,825,603 people — 138.6× Tajikistan's population. The most populous is China (1,406,585,000).
In its region
Tajikistan is the 17th most populous of the 58 economies in Europe & Central Asia, holding 1.2% of the region's 932,525,035 people.
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Cities
Dushanbe, Istaravshan, Konibodom, Khujand, Kŭlob, Bokhtar, Isfara, Qayroqqum — all Tajikistan's cities on the map.
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