Tajikistan Population Pyramid 2015
Tajikistan in 2015
The population of Tajikistan in 2015 was 8,643,840. That is 24.8% more than in 2005, when the population stood at 6,924,720.
With a median age of 21.7 years, Tajikistan had a youth dependency ratio of 59.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.9 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 8,643,840 | 21.7 | |
| Turkmenistan | 6,215,770 | 25.3 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,001,882 | 25.0 | |
| Kazakhstan | 18,084,169 | 29.3 | |
| Uzbekistan | 30,749,347 | 26.3 |





