Urban population in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Urban population was 26.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population in Tajikistan, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 26.2% for urban population in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Tajikistan peaked at 37.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2019.
That places Tajikistan 203rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.4% | — |
| 1961 | 34.0% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 34.5% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 35.1% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 35.6% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 36.0% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 36.4% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 36.8% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 37.0% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 37.1% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 37.1% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 37.0% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 36.8% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 36.5% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 36.1% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 35.8% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 35.4% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 35.0% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 34.7% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 34.5% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 34.3% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 34.1% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 33.9% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 33.7% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 33.5% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 33.3% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 33.1% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 32.9% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 32.7% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 32.3% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 31.9% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 31.3% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 30.6% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 29.1% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 27.8% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 27.2% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.6% | 33.4% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.9% | 34.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.4% | 32.3% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 26.6% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 26.5% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 26.1% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More climate change data for Tajikistan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,144 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,173 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 141.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 270.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 155.63 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.5873 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Tajikistan?
- Urban population in Tajikistan was 26.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2019.
- How does Tajikistan rank for urban population?
- Tajikistan ranks 203rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.