Tajikistan Population Pyramid 1989
Tajikistan in 1989
In 1989, Tajikistan had a total population of 5,267,250 people. That is 35.7% more than in 1979, when the population stood at 3,882,691.
Half of the population was younger than 18.2 years; 43.4% were children under 15 and 3.5% were 65 or older. 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 | 5,267,250 | 18.2 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4,382,001 | 21.7 | |
| Turkmenistan | 3,662,460 | 19.3 | |
| Kazakhstan | 16,997,013 | 25.5 | |
| Uzbekistan | 19,977,183 | 19.9 |





