Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Kyrgyzstan
2.53 million people
in 2025
Tajikistan
2.82 million people
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
130th
Tajikistan rank
128th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 2.82 million people against 2.53 million people in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 287,560 people.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 130th and Tajikistan ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 6 and Tajikistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 604,480 people | 535,311 people | 69,169 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 929,882 people | 879,082 people | 50,800 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 1.27 million people | 1.21 million people | 56,913 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 1.55 million people | 1.53 million people | 23,880 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 1.72 million people | 1.69 million people | 22,116 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 1.84 million people | 1.82 million people | 19,151 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 2.09 million people | 2.26 million people | 164,532 people | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 2.43 million people | 2.69 million people | 259,827 people | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 2.82 million people against 2.53 million people in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan?
- 287,560 people, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 130th and Tajikistan ranks 128th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.