Tajikistan Population Pyramid 2016
Tajikistan in 2016
As of 2016, Tajikistan counted 8,865,631 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 25.6%, up from 7,057,566 in 2006.
Half of the population was younger than 21.9 years; 36.3% were children under 15 and 3.0% were 65 or older. 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 | 8,865,631 | 21.9 | |
| Turkmenistan | 6,360,041 | 25.5 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,108,462 | 25.1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 18,363,600 | 29.5 | |
| Uzbekistan | 31,284,568 | 26.6 |





