Russia vs Tajikistan

Russia vs Tajikistan: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 75.3% in Russia and 26.2% in Tajikistan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 49.1 percentage points, or 2.88 times that in Tajikistan.

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% of people · UN

Russia vs Tajikistan: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 75.3% in Russia and 26.2% in Tajikistan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 49.1 percentage points, or 2.88 times that in Tajikistan.
RussiaTajikistanUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 80 and Tajikistan ranked 213 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Russia at 81% and Tajikistan at 23.6% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearRussiaTajikistan
202575.326.2
202475.126.2
20237526.2
202274.926.2
202174.826.2
202074.726.2
201974.626.1
201874.526.2
201774.526.3
201674.426.4
201574.326.5
201474.226.6
201374.126.5
20127426.4
201173.926.5
201073.726.5
200973.526.5
200873.526.5
200773.426.5
200673.226.5
200573.226.5
200473.326.5
200373.426.5
200273.326.5
200173.226.5
200073.226.5
19997326.6
199873.226.8
199773.127.2
199673.127.8
199572.928.4
19947329.1
199373.129.9
199273.430.6
199173.731.3
199073.731.9
198973.632.3
198873.232.7
198772.932.9
198672.533.1
19857233.3
198471.633.5
198371.333.7
198270.933.9
198170.334.1
198069.934.3
197969.334.5
197868.834.7
197768.235
197667.735.4
197566.935.8
197466.136.1
197365.136.5
197264.236.8
197163.237
197062.637.1
196961.837.1
196860.937
196760.136.8
196659.236.4
196558.336
196457.635.6
196356.835.1
196255.934.5
196155.134
196054.133.4
19595332.9
195851.832.3
195750.831.7
195649.931.1
195548.930.4
195448.129.6
195347.228.8
195246.428
195145.627.1
195044.726.3
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearRussiaTajikistan
202675.426.2
202775.626.1
202875.726.1
202975.926.1
203076.126
203176.226
203276.425.9
203376.625.9
203476.825.8
20357725.7
203677.325.7
203777.525.6
203877.725.5
20397825.4
204078.225.3
204178.525.2
204278.725
20437924.9
204479.324.7
204579.524.6
204679.824.4
204780.124.2
204880.424
204980.723.8
20508123.6

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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