Tajikistan Population Pyramid 1953
Tajikistan in 1953
As of 1953, Tajikistan counted 1,701,042 inhabitants. With a median age of 22.1 years, Tajikistan had a youth dependency ratio of 55.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.4 per 100 people of working age.
This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Tajikistan was 3.07 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 71.8 years in 2023: 74.0 for women and 69.6 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
276,478 immigrants live in Tajikistan, 2.6% of the population.
| Russian Federation | 235,636 |
| Afghanistan | 12,467 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11,382 |
| Uzbekistan | 7,583 |
| Ukraine | 1,215 |
514,478 people born in Tajikistan live in other countries.
| Russian Federation | 415,676 |
| Ukraine | 30,256 |
| Kazakhstan | 27,922 |
| Turkey | 11,341 |
| Uzbekistan | 11,339 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tajikistan | 1,701,043 | 22.1 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1,862,532 | 24.5 | |
| Turkmenistan | 1,349,677 | 22.3 | |
| Uzbekistan | 6,698,117 | 23.8 | |
| Kazakhstan | 7,498,490 | 23.3 |





