Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Kyrgyzstan
1.63 million people
in 2020
Tajikistan
1.68 million people
in 2020
Kyrgyzstan rank
113th
Tajikistan rank
111th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 1.68 million people against 1.63 million people in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 47,090 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Tajikistan has been ahead every year.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 113th and Tajikistan ranks 111th of 236 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 745,900 people | 908,809 people | 162,909 people | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 856,018 people | 1.09 million people | 232,142 people | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 971,504 people | 1.28 million people | 304,336 people | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 1.13 million people | 1.41 million people | 283,395 people | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 1.26 million people | 1.45 million people | 197,970 people | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 1.32 million people | 1.45 million people | 124,675 people | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 1.43 million people | 1.51 million people | 80,745 people | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 1.63 million people | 1.68 million people | 47,090 people | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 1.68 million people against 1.63 million people in Kyrgyzstan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan?
- 47,090 people, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 113th and Tajikistan ranks 111th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.