Tajikistan vs Zimbabwe: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Tajikistan
11.90 million people
in 2050
Zimbabwe
11.46 million people
in 2050
Tajikistan rank
46th
Zimbabwe rank
48th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Tajikistan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 11.90 million people against 11.46 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 433,400 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Tajikistan ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Tajikistan averaged higher in 29 and Zimbabwe in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tajikistan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 219,999 people | 169,999 people | 50,000 people | Tajikistan |
| 1100s | 229,997 people | 169,998 people | 59,999 people | Tajikistan |
| 1200s | 249,990 people | 169,993 people | 79,997 people | Tajikistan |
| 1300s | 269,967 people | 169,978 people | 99,989 people | Tajikistan |
| 1400s | 289,893 people | 169,933 people | 119,960 people | Tajikistan |
| 1500s | 309,656 people | 339,598 people | 29,942 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1600s | 348,833 people | 367,591 people | 18,758 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1700s | 386,100 people | 393,566 people | 7,466 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1710s | 414,196 people | 399,750 people | 14,446 people | Tajikistan |
| 1720s | 437,207 people | 406,917 people | 30,290 people | Tajikistan |
| 1730s | 461,496 people | 414,512 people | 46,984 people | Tajikistan |
| 1740s | 487,135 people | 422,579 people | 64,556 people | Tajikistan |
| 1750s | 514,198 people | 431,174 people | 83,024 people | Tajikistan |
| 1760s | 542,765 people | 440,361 people | 102,404 people | Tajikistan |
| 1770s | 572,918 people | 450,216 people | 122,702 people | Tajikistan |
| 1780s | 604,747 people | 460,831 people | 143,916 people | Tajikistan |
| 1790s | 638,344 people | 472,315 people | 166,029 people | Tajikistan |
| 1800s | 673,579 people | 484,805 people | 188,774 people | Tajikistan |
| 1810s | 709,143 people | 498,469 people | 210,674 people | Tajikistan |
| 1820s | 746,091 people | 513,517 people | 232,574 people | Tajikistan |
| 1830s | 784,308 people | 530,222 people | 254,086 people | Tajikistan |
| 1840s | 823,616 people | 548,936 people | 274,680 people | Tajikistan |
| 1850s | 863,746 people | 570,130 people | 293,616 people | Tajikistan |
| 1860s | 904,308 people | 594,449 people | 309,859 people | Tajikistan |
| 1870s | 944,751 people | 622,801 people | 321,950 people | Tajikistan |
| 1880s | 984,312 people | 656,516 people | 327,796 people | Tajikistan |
| 1890s | 1.02 million people | 697,633 people | 324,307 people | Tajikistan |
| 1900s | 1.06 million people | 749,477 people | 306,743 people | Tajikistan |
| 1910s | 1.09 million people | 817,920 people | 267,280 people | Tajikistan |
| 1920s | 1.11 million people | 914,589 people | 191,731 people | Tajikistan |
| 1930s | 1.12 million people | 1.07 million people | 49,140 people | Tajikistan |
| 1940s | 1.11 million people | 1.36 million people | 254,050 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 1.25 million people | 2.86 million people | 1.61 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 1.58 million people | 3.76 million people | 2.18 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 2.18 million people | 4.80 million people | 2.62 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 3.06 million people | 6.34 million people | 3.28 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 4.17 million people | 7.56 million people | 3.38 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 5.05 million people | 8.40 million people | 3.35 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 6.30 million people | 9.46 million people | 3.16 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 7.88 million people | 10.07 million people | 2.19 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2030s | 9.36 million people | 10.86 million people | 1.50 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2040s | 11.00 million people | 11.38 million people | 384,500 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2050s | 11.90 million people | 11.46 million people | 433,400 people | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Tajikistan or Zimbabwe?
- Tajikistan, at 11.90 million people against 11.46 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Tajikistan and Zimbabwe?
- 433,400 people, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Zimbabwe?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Tajikistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Tajikistan ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.