Tajikistan Population Pyramid 2003
Tajikistan in 2003
In 2003, Tajikistan had a total population of 6,658,575 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 16.3%, up from 5,724,993 in 1993.
With a median age of 19.2 years, Tajikistan had a youth dependency ratio of 70.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.4 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 6,658,575 | 19.2 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5,159,422 | 23.0 | |
| Turkmenistan | 4,863,866 | 21.8 | |
| Kazakhstan | 15,747,381 | 28.2 | |
| Uzbekistan | 25,711,259 | 22.4 |





