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Europe & Central Asia · Lower-middle income
Tajikistan: key statistics
Tajikistan has 10.8m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $1,637. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Tajikistani somoni TJS
- Languages
- Tajik
- ISO codes
- TJTJK
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Population10.8m2025 · rank 90 of 217GDP$17.7bn2025 · rank 140 of 211GDP per capita$1,6372025 · rank 181 of 211Life expectancy71.9 yrs2024 · rank 138 of 217Internet users55.8%2024 · rank 144 of 188Fertility3.042024 · rank 56 of 217CO₂ per person0.92 t2024 · rank 143 of 203Inflation3.4%2025 · rank 81 of 180
topic profiles
Tajikistan, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Tajikistan by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10.8m | 2025 | 90/217 | 17/58 | +25% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.83% | 2025 | 59/217 | 5/58 | −0.7 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 26.2% | 2025 | 203/217 | 57/58 | −0.3 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.04 | 2024 | 56/217 | 2/58 | −12% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 4.1% | 2025 | 165/217 | 58/58 | +1.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 35.9% | 2025 | 50/217 | 1/58 | −0.4 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 76.3 | 2024 | 131/216 | 35/57 | +26% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 25.3 | 2024 | 50/217 | 2/58 | −21% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 141,379 km² | 2024 | 96/216 | 20/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $17.7bn | 2025 | 140/211 | 47/57 | +114% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $1,637 | 2025 | 181/211 | 57/57 | +71% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $5,923 | 2025 | 161/199 | 53/53 | +99% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $2,080 | 2025 | 164/201 | 53/53 | +69% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 8.4% | 2025 | 9/210 | 4/56 | +2.4 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 6.4% | 2025 | 14/210 | 4/56 | +3.1 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 23.1% | 2024 | 26/198 | 1/56 | −0.7 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 32.4% | 2024 | 43/201 | 8/57 | +9.8 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 36.5% | 2024 | 193/201 | 57/57 | −4.7 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 32.4% | 2024 | 17/175 | 4/51 | +5.9 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 38.8% | 2024 | 12/163 | 1/49 | +22.5 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.4% | 2025 | 81/180 | 28/49 | −2.3 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 19.2% | 2019 | 4/136 | 1/24 | +9.8 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 23.5% | 2019 | 8/136 | 1/24 | +0.9 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 10.02 | 2025 | 106/210 | 16/57 | +63% | — | |
| Government debt | 79.8% | 2001 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 10.7% | 2024 | 120/142 | 47/48 | +0.9 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 11.0% | 2023 | 136/142 | 47/47 | −2.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 37.4% | 2024 | 75/119 | 17/20 | −8.0 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.47% | 2025 | 89/156 | 39/47 | +0.2 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 11.2% | 2024 | 172/184 | 52/52 | +2.0 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 47.9% | 2024 | 85/184 | 33/52 | +2.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 59.1% | 2024 | 131/184 | 47/52 | +4.5 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 17.1% | 2025 | 9/185 | 3/50 | +22.9 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.5% | 2025 | 158/197 | 37/51 | −5.0 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 57.7% | 2025 | 1/178 | 1/50 | +30.4 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.0m | 2018 | 96/196 | 39/51 | +218% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 6.9% | 2025 | 62/187 | 16/49 | −0.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 14.6% | 2025 | 81/187 | 24/49 | +0.9 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 38.3% | 2025 | 180/187 | 49/49 | −1.8 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 21.9% | 2025 | 174/187 | 49/49 | −2.0 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $531m | 2023 | 65/145 | 6/19 | +36% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 3.5% | 2023 | 58/139 | 4/18 | ±0.0 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $51.1 | 2023 | 84/145 | 12/19 | +7.5% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 6.1% | 2024 | 51/151 | 2/47 | −9.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 16.9% | 2024 | 52/151 | 1/47 | −20.2 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 19.8% | 2024 | 82/145 | 14/47 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 36.1 | 2024 | 63/151 | 4/47 | +17% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 8.0% | 2024 | 65/167 | 2/47 | −11.6 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 28.6% | 2025 | 85/190 | 35/52 | +9.5 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 99.7% | 2009 | 14/141 | 12/27 | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 95.8% | 2023 | 49/147 | 24/28 | −3.8 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 95.8% | 2024 | 139/191 | 48/53 | +5.4 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 86.9% | 2024 | 113/176 | 49/53 | −0.1 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 35.6% | 2024 | 107/172 | 50/52 | +11.4 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 91.6% | 2017 | — | — | −1.4 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 22.3 | 2017 | 69/173 | 2/48 | +3.2% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.4% | 2023 | 38/184 | 10/49 | +0.1 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.9 yrs | 2024 | 138/217 | 55/58 | +3.2% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 23.5 | 2024 | 60/196 | 2/52 | −13% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 28.1 | 2024 | 61/196 | 2/52 | −15% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 14 | 2023 | 140/194 | 12/51 | −33% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 7.4% | 2023 | 76/193 | 30/52 | +0.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $85.1 | 2023 | 149/193 | 52/52 | +26% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.87 | 2023 | 87/180 | 49/50 | +12% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 98% | 2024 | 28/193 | 10/51 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.2% | 2024 | 106/153 | 20/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 13.7% | 2023 | 81/154 | 2/28 | −13.2 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 89.2% | 2024 | 151/206 | 56/56 | +12.4 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 96.0% | 2023 | 90/203 | 44/54 | +1.3 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 55.8% | 2024 | 144/188 | 51/51 | +38.3 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 76.2 | 2023 | 170/210 | 55/56 | −17% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 1.0 | 2023 | 169/208 | 55/55 | +1,294% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 99.9% | 2024 | 125/215 | 57/57 | +0.8 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 88.0% | 2024 | 114/192 | 47/51 | +15.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.92 t | 2024 | 143/203 | 48/49 | +63% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 34.9% | 2021 | 71/212 | 13/54 | −25.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 93.4% | 2021 | 9/206 | 3/51 | −6.4 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 3.1% | 2024 | 185/214 | 51/57 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 6.1% | 2024 | 128/206 | 46/53 | +0.5 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 16.7% | 2022 | 68/177 | 21/47 | −0.1 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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