Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.2616 people per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tajikistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 0.2616 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tajikistan peaked at 0.3711 people per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.2613 people per person, in 2019.
That places Tajikistan 201st out of 215 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.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.334 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3396 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3452 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3506 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3557 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3603 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3643 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3676 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3699 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3711 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3711 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.37 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3678 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3649 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3614 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3576 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3538 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3503 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3471 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3446 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3425 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3406 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3388 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.337 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3352 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3334 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3314 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3291 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3265 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3233 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3188 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.313 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3062 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2989 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2914 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2842 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2777 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2722 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2681 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2657 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2654 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2653 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2653 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2653 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2653 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2653 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2653 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2653 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2653 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2653 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2653 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2648 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2641 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2649 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2656 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2648 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2637 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2627 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2623 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2613 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2619 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.262 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.262 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2619 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2618 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2616 people per person | -0.1% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.2616 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.2616 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 38% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3558 people per person | 0.334 people per person | 0.3711 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3589 people per person | 0.3446 people per person | 0.3711 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3338 people per person | 0.3233 people per person | 0.3425 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2896 people per person | 0.2657 people per person | 0.3188 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2653 people per person | 0.2653 people per person | 0.2654 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.264 people per person | 0.2613 people per person | 0.2656 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2619 people per person | 0.2616 people per person | 0.262 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More population data for Tajikistan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0347 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0347 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1306 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 15,201 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.61 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.785 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 145.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.14 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tajikistan?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tajikistan was 0.2616 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3711 people per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2613 people per person in 2019.
- How does Tajikistan rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Tajikistan ranks 201st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.