Tajikistan vs Netherlands
Tajikistan vs Netherlands: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 26.2% in Tajikistan and 95.9% in Netherlands, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 69.8 percentage points, or 3.67 times that in Tajikistan.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Tajikistan ranked 213 and Netherlands ranked 17 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Tajikistan at 23.6% and Netherlands at 98.9% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Tajikistan | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.2 | 95.9 |
| 2024 | 26.2 | 95.6 |
| 2023 | 26.2 | 95.3 |
| 2022 | 26.2 | 95 |
| 2021 | 26.2 | 94.6 |
| 2020 | 26.2 | 94.3 |
| 2019 | 26.1 | 93.9 |
| 2018 | 26.2 | 92.6 |
| 2017 | 26.3 | 91.1 |
| 2016 | 26.4 | 90.6 |
| 2015 | 26.5 | 90.3 |
| 2014 | 26.6 | 89.8 |
| 2013 | 26.5 | 89.2 |
| 2012 | 26.4 | 88.5 |
| 2011 | 26.5 | 88 |
| 2010 | 26.5 | 87.4 |
| 2009 | 26.5 | 86.2 |
| 2008 | 26.5 | 85.6 |
| 2007 | 26.5 | 85.4 |
| 2006 | 26.5 | 84.7 |
| 2005 | 26.5 | 83.5 |
| 2004 | 26.5 | 82.3 |
| 2003 | 26.5 | 81.3 |
| 2002 | 26.5 | 80.8 |
| 2001 | 26.5 | 80.2 |
| 2000 | 26.5 | 78.5 |
| 1999 | 26.6 | 77.1 |
| 1998 | 26.8 | 76.8 |
| 1997 | 27.2 | 75.6 |
| 1996 | 27.8 | 72.4 |
| 1995 | 28.4 | 70.7 |
| 1994 | 29.1 | 70.4 |
| 1993 | 29.9 | 69.8 |
| 1992 | 30.6 | 69.3 |
| 1991 | 31.3 | 69.2 |
| 1990 | 31.9 | 69 |
| 1989 | 32.3 | 68.8 |
| 1988 | 32.7 | 68.4 |
| 1987 | 32.9 | 68.2 |
| 1986 | 33.1 | 68 |
| 1985 | 33.3 | 67.6 |
| 1984 | 33.5 | 67.4 |
| 1983 | 33.7 | 66.9 |
| 1982 | 33.9 | 66.5 |
| 1981 | 34.1 | 65.7 |
| 1980 | 34.3 | 65 |
| 1979 | 34.5 | 64.8 |
| 1978 | 34.7 | 64.6 |
| 1977 | 35 | 64.6 |
| 1976 | 35.4 | 64.5 |
| 1975 | 35.8 | 64.4 |
| 1974 | 36.1 | 64.2 |
| 1973 | 36.5 | 63.5 |
| 1972 | 36.8 | 63.1 |
| 1971 | 37 | 62.8 |
| 1970 | 37.1 | 62.1 |
| 1969 | 37.1 | 61.8 |
| 1968 | 37 | 61.8 |
| 1967 | 36.8 | 61.6 |
| 1966 | 36.4 | 61.3 |
| 1965 | 36 | 61.2 |
| 1964 | 35.6 | 60.9 |
| 1963 | 35.1 | 60.3 |
| 1962 | 34.5 | 60.3 |
| 1961 | 34 | 60.1 |
| 1960 | 33.4 | 59.9 |
| 1959 | 32.9 | 59.8 |
| 1958 | 32.3 | 59.2 |
| 1957 | 31.7 | 58.7 |
| 1956 | 31.1 | 58.6 |
| 1955 | 30.4 | 58.5 |
| 1954 | 29.6 | 58.1 |
| 1953 | 28.8 | 57.3 |
| 1952 | 28 | 57 |
| 1951 | 27.1 | 57 |
| 1950 | 26.3 | 56.6 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Tajikistan | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26.2 | 96.2 |
| 2027 | 26.1 | 96.5 |
| 2028 | 26.1 | 96.7 |
| 2029 | 26.1 | 97 |
| 2030 | 26 | 97.2 |
| 2031 | 26 | 97.4 |
| 2032 | 25.9 | 97.6 |
| 2033 | 25.9 | 97.7 |
| 2034 | 25.8 | 97.9 |
| 2035 | 25.7 | 98 |
| 2036 | 25.7 | 98.2 |
| 2037 | 25.6 | 98.3 |
| 2038 | 25.5 | 98.4 |
| 2039 | 25.4 | 98.5 |
| 2040 | 25.3 | 98.6 |
| 2041 | 25.2 | 98.6 |
| 2042 | 25 | 98.7 |
| 2043 | 24.9 | 98.7 |
| 2044 | 24.7 | 98.8 |
| 2045 | 24.6 | 98.8 |
| 2046 | 24.4 | 98.9 |
| 2047 | 24.2 | 98.9 |
| 2048 | 24 | 98.9 |
| 2049 | 23.8 | 98.9 |
| 2050 | 23.6 | 98.9 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Tajikistan vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyTajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTajikistan: 55.3% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionTajikistan: 2.56% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateTajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthTajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageTajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTajikistan: 3.7% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateTajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsTajikistan: $220M in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personTajikistan: $23 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerTajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025