Population growth in Tajikistan
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Tajikistan increased from 2.09 million to 9.75 million people. This is a growth by 367.1 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Tajikistan was recorded in 1963 with 3.65%. The smallest increase in 1997 with 1.49%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 158.5 percent.
The average age in Tajikistan rose by 3.76 years from 2012 to 2020 from 21.54 to 25.30 years (median value).
Around 28% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 3.0% annually.
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Population development in Tajikistan since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Tajikistan | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.16 M | 3.45 % | 48.5 ‰ | 18.0 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 2.24 M | 3.59 % | 48.1 ‰ | 17.7 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 2.32 M | 3.65 % | 47.5 ‰ | 17.4 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 2.40 M | 3.63 % | 46.7 ‰ | 17.0 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 2.49 M | 3.56 % | 45.9 ‰ | 16.7 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 2.57 M | 3.48 % | 45.0 ‰ | 16.3 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 2.66 M | 3.41 % | 44.2 ‰ | 16.0 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 2.75 M | 3.33 % | 43.5 ‰ | 15.6 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 2.84 M | 3.25 % | 42.9 ‰ | 15.3 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 2.93 M | 3.16 % | 42.4 ‰ | 14.9 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 3.02 M | 3.08 % | 41.9 ‰ | 14.6 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 3.11 M | 3.01 % | 41.5 ‰ | 14.3 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 3.20 M | 2.95 % | 41.1 ‰ | 13.9 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 3.30 M | 2.91 % | 40.6 ‰ | 13.6 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 3.39 M | 2.88 % | 40.3 ‰ | 13.3 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 3.49 M | 2.85 % | 40.0 ‰ | 13.1 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 3.59 M | 2.83 % | 39.9 ‰ | 12.9 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 3.69 M | 2.84 % | 40.0 ‰ | 12.8 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 3.79 M | 2.88 % | 40.2 ‰ | 12.7 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 3.91 M | 2.92 % | 40.6 ‰ | 12.6 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 4.02 M | 2.95 % | 41.1 ‰ | 12.6 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 4.14 M | 2.97 % | 41.7 ‰ | 12.5 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 4.27 M | 3.02 % | 42.2 ‰ | 12.3 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 4.40 M | 3.10 % | 42.7 ‰ | 12.1 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 4.54 M | 3.19 % | 43.0 ‰ | 11.8 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 4.69 M | 3.29 % | 43.0 ‰ | 11.6 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 4.84 M | 3.34 % | 42.8 ‰ | 11.5 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 5.00 M | 3.24 % | 42.3 ‰ | 11.4 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 5.15 M | 2.97 % | 41.5 ‰ | 11.4 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 5.28 M | 2.60 % | 40.6 ‰ | 11.4 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 5.40 M | 2.21 % | 39.4 ‰ | 11.5 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 5.50 M | 1.89 % | 38.3 ‰ | 11.5 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 5.59 M | 1.65 % | 37.1 ‰ | 11.4 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 5.68 M | 1.53 % | 36.0 ‰ | 11.2 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 5.76 M | 1.51 % | 34.9 ‰ | 10.9 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 5.85 M | 1.50 % | 34.0 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 5.94 M | 1.49 % | 33.0 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 6.03 M | 1.50 % | 32.1 ‰ | 9.5 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 6.12 M | 1.53 % | 31.3 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 6.22 M | 1.58 % | 30.6 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 6.32 M | 1.64 % | 30.1 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 6.43 M | 1.71 % | 29.7 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 6.54 M | 1.78 % | 29.6 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 6.66 M | 1.85 % | 29.6 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 6.79 M | 1.91 % | 29.7 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 6.92 M | 1.96 % | 30.1 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 7.06 M | 2.02 % | 30.5 ‰ | 6.1 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 7.21 M | 2.09 % | 30.9 ‰ | 6.0 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 7.36 M | 2.15 % | 31.3 ‰ | 5.9 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 7.53 M | 2.21 % | 31.6 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 7.70 M | 2.26 % | 31.9 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 7.87 M | 2.30 % | 32.1 ‰ | 5.5 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 8.06 M | 2.35 % | 32.2 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 8.25 M | 2.40 % | 32.2 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 8.45 M | 2.44 % | 32.1 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 7,348 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2016 | 8.66 M | 2.48 % | 31.8 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 7,434 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2017 | 8.88 M | 2.50 % | 31.4 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 7,519 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 9.10 M | 2.48 % | 30.8 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,603 M | 1.11 % | |
| 2019 | 9.32 M | 2.42 % | 30.0 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 7,684 M | 1.07 % | |
| 2020 | 9.54 M | 2.32 % | 29.2 ‰ | 4.7 ‰ | 7,764 M | 1.04 % | |
| 2021 | 9.75 M | 2.22 % | 7,837 M | 0.94 % |
Birth- and deathrate in Tajikistan
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Tajikistan increased by about 217,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 4.7 per 1000 people (~ 43,800 deaths) and the birth rate was 29.2 per 1000 people (~ 272,000 births). As a result, around 11,200 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 44,022 in Tajikistan. The number of births was 268,869 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate
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