Tajikistan Population Pyramid 1986
Tajikistan in 1986
In 1986, Tajikistan had a total population of 4,772,139 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 34.8%, up from 3,540,076 in 1976.
The median age was 18.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 80.7 children under 15 and 6.4 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 4,772,139 | 18.3 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4,168,594 | 21.4 | |
| Turkmenistan | 3,347,809 | 19.3 | |
| Kazakhstan | 16,262,703 | 24.6 | |
| Uzbekistan | 18,395,621 | 19.7 |





