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Tajikistan

Tajikistan / TJ

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Tajikistan in numbers.

Area141,379 kmยฒWorld # 96 โ†’Population10.8MWorld # 90 โ†’Population density76.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 126 โ†’Life expectancy71.9 yearsWorld # 136 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,637World # 179 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Tajikistan across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area141,379 kmยฒWorld # 96 / 2023 โ†’Population10.8MWorld # 90 / 2025 โ†’Population density76.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 126 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,991World # 9 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.8%World # 59 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3World # 56 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate25.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 50 / 2024 โ†’Death rate4.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 202 / 2024 โ†’Median age21.9 yearsWorld # 181 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+4.1%World # 163 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1435.9%World # 50 / 2025 โ†’Urban population26.2%World # 201 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-21.6KWorld # 171 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 159 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share2.6%World # 141 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy71.9 yearsWorld # 136 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.1 yearsWorld # 89 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 92 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,637World # 179 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 17.7BWorld # 141 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 5,923World # 161 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth8.4%World # 10 / 2025 โ†’Inflation6%World # 41 / 2016 โ†’Unemployment6.9%World # 62 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment14.6%World # 81 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,134 hours/yearWorld # 41 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)36.1World # 71 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.4%World # 38 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 125 / 2020 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.1 per million peopleWorld # 144 / 2019 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,712 kcal/dayWorld # 132 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person32.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 129 / 2023 โ†’Rice production163.5K tWorld # 71 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production880.7K tWorld # 53 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area3.1%World # 183 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,497 kWh/personWorld # 96 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1 tWorld # 159 / 2024 โ†’Internet use55.8%World # 156 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions76.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 170 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 147 / 2020 โ†’Road traffic death rate15.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 88 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.8%World # 75 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament28.6%World # 86 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1MWorld # 96 / 2018 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 102.4MWorld # 148 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2014 / 98%Main languageTajikMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal324 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightTajikLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencySomoniTJSDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country