China vs Tajikistan

China vs Tajikistan: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 66.3% in China and 26.2% in Tajikistan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 40.2 percentage points, or 2.54 times that in Tajikistan.

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% of people · UN

China vs Tajikistan: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 66.3% in China and 26.2% in Tajikistan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 40.2 percentage points, or 2.54 times that in Tajikistan.
ChinaTajikistanUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Tajikistan.
  • In 2025, China ranked 108 and Tajikistan ranked 213 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts China at 89.7% and Tajikistan at 23.6% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearChinaTajikistan
202566.326.2
202465.926.2
202365.526.2
202265.226.2
202164.726.2
202063.526.2
201962.726.1
201861.526.2
201760.226.3
201658.826.4
201557.326.5
201455.826.6
201354.526.5
201253.126.4
201151.826.5
201049.226.5
200948.326.5
20084726.5
200745.926.5
200644.326.5
20054326.5
200441.826.5
200340.526.5
200239.126.5
200137.726.5
200036.426.5
199934.826.6
199833.426.8
199731.927.2
199630.527.8
19952928.4
199428.529.1
19932829.9
199227.530.6
199126.931.3
199026.231.9
198926.232.3
198825.832.7
198725.332.9
198624.533.1
198523.733.3
19842333.5
198321.633.7
198220.633.9
198120.234.1
198019.434.3
19791934.5
197817.934.7
197717.635
197617.435.4
197517.335.8
197417.236.1
197317.236.5
197217.136.8
197117.337
197017.437.1
196917.537.1
196817.637
196717.736.8
196617.936.4
19651836
196418.335.6
196316.835.1
196217.334.5
196119.334
196019.833.4
195918.432.9
195816.332.3
195715.431.7
195614.631.1
195513.530.4
195413.729.6
19531328.8
195212.528
195111.827.1
195011.226.3
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearChinaTajikistan
202666.826.2
202767.326.1
202867.926.1
202968.526.1
203069.126
203169.726
203270.425.9
203371.125.9
203471.925.8
203572.725.7
203673.625.7
203774.425.6
203875.425.5
203976.325.4
204077.325.3
204178.425.2
204279.525
204380.624.9
204481.824.7
20458324.6
204684.224.4
204785.524.2
204886.924
204988.323.8
205089.723.6

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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