🇹🇯 Tajikistan Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Tajikistan is 10,978,598, ranking #88 in the world (0.13% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.74% per year. The biggest city is Dushanbe with 679,400 inhabitants.

Live estimate

10,981,898

Growth rate

1.74%

Density

people / km² (199 / mi²)

Median age

22.4

Fertility rate

2.96

births per woman

Life expectancy

72.2

years

Tajikistan population 1950–2100

Population of Tajikistan, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Tajikistan is projected to reach 15,574,642, and 20,201,583 by 2100.

Tajikistan population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	10,978,598	1.74%	76.7	22.4
2025	10,786,734	1.79%	75.4	22.2
2024	10,590,928	1.87%	74.0	22.1
2023	10,389,798	1.96%	72.6	21.9
2022	10,182,222	2.08%	71.2	21.7
2021	9,966,908	2.20%	69.7	21.6
2020	9,749,310	2.21%	68.1	21.4
2019	9,529,966	2.34%	66.6	21.3
2018	9,307,333	2.39%	65.0	21.1
2017	9,085,946	2.42%	63.5	21.0
2016	8,865,631	2.48%	62.0	20.8
2015	8,643,840	2.58%	60.4	20.7
2014	8,425,552	2.53%	58.9	20.6
2013	8,216,724	2.49%	57.4	20.4
2012	8,014,084	2.51%	56.0	20.2
2011	7,824,786	2.27%	54.7	20.0
2010	7,652,141	2.19%	53.5	19.8
2009	7,490,230	2.08%	52.3	19.6
2008	7,338,403	2.01%	51.3	19.4
2007	7,194,478	1.95%	50.3	19.1
2006	7,057,566	1.89%	49.3	18.8
2005	6,924,720	1.91%	48.4	18.6
2004	6,790,547	2.00%	47.5	18.3
2003	6,658,575	1.92%	46.5	18.1
2002	6,531,669	1.93%	45.6	17.8
2001	6,407,377	1.91%	44.8	17.6
2000	6,284,736	1.95%	43.9	17.4
1999	6,208,370	0.48%	43.4	17.1
1998	6,176,397	0.55%	43.2	16.9
1997	6,139,829	0.64%	42.9	16.7
1996	6,066,522	1.77%	42.4	16.6
1995	5,948,584	2.16%	41.6	16.6
1994	5,825,368	2.02%	40.7	16.6
1993	5,724,993	1.45%	40.0	16.7
1992	5,649,400	1.21%	39.5	16.9
1991	5,541,205	2.67%	38.7	17.0
1990	5,398,768	2.54%	37.7	17.1
1989	5,267,250	2.40%	36.8	17.2
1988	5,114,989	3.49%	35.7	17.2
1987	4,939,059	3.51%	34.5	17.2
1986	4,772,139	3.36%	33.3	17.2
1985	4,619,004	3.16%	32.3	17.1
1984	4,480,026	2.95%	31.3	17.1
1983	4,350,874	2.90%	30.4	17.1
1982	4,227,170	2.87%	29.5	17.1
1981	4,109,022	2.80%	28.7	17.1
1980	3,995,256	2.81%	27.9	17.0
1979	3,882,691	2.90%	27.1	17.0
1978	3,768,508	3.07%	26.3	16.9
1977	3,653,265	3.15%	25.5	16.9
1976	3,540,076	3.15%	24.7	16.8
1975	3,430,425	3.14%	24.0	16.7
1974	3,324,499	3.13%	23.2	16.7
1973	3,222,290	3.12%	22.5	16.6
1972	3,123,692	3.10%	21.8	16.6
1971	3,028,837	3.07%	21.2	16.6
1970	2,936,779	3.11%	20.5	16.6
1969	2,845,272	3.23%	19.9	16.7
1968	2,753,848	3.31%	19.2	16.7
1967	2,664,130	3.32%	18.6	16.8
1966	2,577,184	3.32%	18.0	17.1
1965	2,492,998	3.33%	17.4	17.6
1964	2,411,260	3.34%	16.9	18.4
1963	2,331,736	3.37%	16.3	19.5
1962	2,255,026	3.33%	15.8	20.1
1961	2,181,805	3.28%	15.2	20.5
1960	2,112,132	3.21%	14.8	20.7
1959	2,045,284	3.22%	14.3	20.8
1958	1,981,662	3.10%	13.8	20.9
1957	1,922,123	3.00%	13.4	20.9
1956	1,865,439	2.99%	13.0	21.0
1955	1,810,238	3.02%	12.7	21.1
1954	1,755,688	3.10%	12.3	21.2
1953	1,701,043	3.23%	11.9	21.2
1952	1,645,583	3.40%	11.5	21.1
1951	1,588,338	3.68%	11.1	20.9
1950	1,528,308	4.03%	10.7	20.7

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	11,168,390	1.69%	78.0	22.4
2028	11,356,922	1.66%	79.4	22.5
2029	11,545,286	1.63%	80.7	22.6
2030	11,733,068	1.59%	82.0	22.7
2031	11,920,473	1.58%	83.3	22.9
2032	12,110,151	1.58%	84.6	23.0
2033	12,302,285	1.57%	86.0	23.2
2034	12,496,890	1.57%	87.3	23.5
2035	12,695,585	1.58%	88.7	23.7
2036	12,899,094	1.60%	90.1	24.0
2037	13,104,342	1.56%	91.6	24.2
2038	13,308,240	1.53%	93.0	24.4
2039	13,511,368	1.50%	94.4	24.7
2040	13,713,947	1.47%	95.8	25.0
2041	13,915,196	1.44%	97.2	25.3
2042	14,115,137	1.41%	98.6	25.6
2043	14,311,605	1.35%	100.0	25.9
2044	14,504,868	1.33%	101.4	26.2
2045	14,694,862	1.27%	102.7	26.4
2046	14,879,388	1.23%	104.0	26.7
2047	15,059,869	1.19%	105.2	27.0
2048	15,236,598	1.15%	106.5	27.3
2049	15,408,033	1.09%	107.7	27.6
2050	15,574,642	1.06%	108.8	27.9
2051	15,737,680	1.02%	110.0	28.1
2052	15,898,648	1.01%	111.1	28.4
2053	16,056,035	0.96%	112.2	28.7
2054	16,210,284	0.95%	113.3	29.0
2055	16,363,916	0.93%	114.4	29.2
2056	16,516,292	0.92%	115.4	29.5
2057	16,668,770	0.92%	116.5	29.7
2058	16,820,734	0.90%	117.5	29.9
2059	16,971,008	0.88%	118.6	30.1
2060	17,119,625	0.86%	119.6	30.3
2061	17,263,952	0.82%	120.6	30.5
2062	17,405,085	0.81%	121.6	30.8
2063	17,546,495	0.81%	122.6	31.0
2064	17,685,484	0.77%	123.6	31.2
2065	17,819,518	0.74%	124.5	31.4
2066	17,951,191	0.73%	125.4	31.6
2067	18,080,273	0.70%	126.3	31.9
2068	18,204,283	0.67%	127.2	32.1
2069	18,325,202	0.66%	128.1	32.4
2070	18,442,505	0.62%	128.9	32.7
2071	18,554,429	0.59%	129.7	33.0
2072	18,660,810	0.55%	130.4	33.2
2073	18,761,452	0.52%	131.1	33.5
2074	18,857,736	0.50%	131.8	33.8
2075	18,950,392	0.48%	132.4	34.1
2076	19,040,335	0.47%	133.1	34.4
2077	19,125,483	0.42%	133.7	34.7
2078	19,204,761	0.40%	134.2	35.0
2079	19,280,113	0.38%	134.7	35.3
2080	19,352,971	0.38%	135.2	35.5
2081	19,422,377	0.34%	135.7	35.8
2082	19,488,495	0.34%	136.2	36.1
2083	19,554,747	0.34%	136.7	36.4
2084	19,619,587	0.32%	137.1	36.6
2085	19,680,180	0.29%	137.5	36.9
2086	19,736,314	0.28%	137.9	37.2
2087	19,790,756	0.28%	138.3	37.4
2088	19,843,142	0.25%	138.7	37.7
2089	19,891,820	0.24%	139.0	37.9
2090	19,937,783	0.22%	139.3	38.1
2091	19,981,934	0.22%	139.6	38.3
2092	20,024,179	0.20%	139.9	38.5
2093	20,060,351	0.16%	140.2	38.8
2094	20,091,915	0.16%	140.4	39.0
2095	20,121,090	0.13%	140.6	39.2
2096	20,146,357	0.12%	140.8	39.4
2097	20,167,305	0.09%	140.9	39.6
2098	20,183,244	0.07%	141.0	39.8
2099	20,194,582	0.04%	141.1	40.0
2100	20,201,583	0.03%	141.2	40.2

States & provinces of Tajikistan by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Khatlon	3,348,300	30.5%
2	Leninabad	2,707,300	24.7%
3	Tadzhikistan Territories	2,165,900	19.7%
4	Dushanbe	1,564,700	14.3%
5	Gorno-Badakhshan	226,900	2.1%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Tajikistan

#	City	Region	Population
1	Dushanbe capital	Dushanbe	679,400
2	Isfara	Sughd	274,000
3	Istaravshan	Sughd	273,500
4	Kŭlob	Khatlon Province	214,700
5	Konibodom	Sughd	211,100
6	Khujand	Sughd	191,000
7	Bokhtar	Khatlon Province	110,800
8	Qayroqqum	Sughd	49,200
9	Vahdat	Republican Subordination	45,693
10	Tursunzoda	Republican Subordination	37,000
11	Buston	Sughd	36,900
12	Panjakent	Sughd	35,085
13	Zarhalol	Khatlon Province	30,689
14	Khorugh	Gorno-Badakhshan	30,500
15	Muchun	Sughd	27,835

FAQ

What is the population of Tajikistan in 2026?

The population of Tajikistan is 10,978,598 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Tajikistan?

Dushanbe is the biggest city in Tajikistan with 679,400 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Tajikistan growing or shrinking?

The population of Tajikistan is growing at 1.74% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.

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