Tajikistan Population Pyramid 2018
Tajikistan in 2018
As of 2018, Tajikistan counted 9,307,333 inhabitants. That is 26.8% more than in 2008, when the population stood at 7,338,403.
With a median age of 22.2 years, Tajikistan had a youth dependency ratio of 59.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.1 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 | 9,307,333 | 22.2 | |
| Turkmenistan | 6,655,524 | 25.9 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,341,732 | 25.3 | |
| Kazakhstan | 18,932,727 | 29.9 | |
| Uzbekistan | 32,373,491 | 27.2 |





