Tajik speaking countries
Tajik is the official language in Tajikistan and is spoken in 1 more countries as monther tongue by a part of the population.With a share of around 68%, it is most widespread in Tajikistan. A total of about 8.2 million people worldwide speak Tajik as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tajikistan | Central Asia | yes | 68.1 % | 6,639,000 |
| Uzbekistan | Central Asia | no | 4.4 % | 1,536,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers - not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Tajik as a subsequently learned language is not the subject of this page. Countries where native speakers make up only a few thousand or even a few hundred people, or countries with a percentage well below 1%, are maybe not listed here.