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 of 367.2 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Tajikistan was recorded in 1963 with 3.65 percent. The smallest increase in 1997 with 1.49 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Tajikistan rose by 3.76 years from 2012 to 2021 from 21.54 to 25.30 years (median value).
Around 28 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 2.9 percent annually.
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Population development in Tajikistan since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Tajikistan | Change Tajikistan | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 % | 31.4 ‰ | 5.5 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 8.52 M | 3.29 % | 31.2 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 8.73 M | 2.36 % | 30.2 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 8.93 M | 2.29 % | 28.9 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 9.13 M | 2.27 % | 28.7 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 9.34 M | 2.29 % | 28.3 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 9.54 M | 2.21 % | 27.5 ‰ | 6.1 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 9.75 M | 2.17 % | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Tajikistan
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Tajikistan increased by about 206,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 6.1 per 1,000 people (~ 57,200 deaths) and the birth rate was 27.5 per 1,000 people (~ 257,000 births). As a result, around 6,200 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 46,469 in Tajikistan. The number of births was 259,417 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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