Total fertility rate in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Total fertility rate was 2.99 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate in Tajikistan, 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate in Tajikistan is 2.99, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Tajikistan peaked at 3.51 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.99, in 2025.
That places Tajikistan 6th out of 75 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.43 | 3.34 | 3.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 | 3.28 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1 | 2.99 | 3.21 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 3 Uzbekistan 3.45 compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 3.19 compare
- 5 Iraq 3.17 compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 2.95 compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 2.75 compare
- 9 Egypt 2.71 compare
More population data for Tajikistan
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.025 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.14 million (2100)
- Population density 145.56 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.025 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.785 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.61 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 15,201 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.04 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 12,157 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Tajikistan?
- Total fertility rate in Tajikistan was 2.99 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.51 in 2004.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 in 2025.
- How does Tajikistan rank for total fertility rate?
- Tajikistan ranks 6th out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total fertility rate (UN DESA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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