Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan
Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 71.8 years in Tajikistan and 72.4 years in Uzbekistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Uzbekistan, by 0.6 years, or 1.01 times that in Tajikistan.
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What the numbers say
- Uzbekistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Tajikistan ranked 146 and Uzbekistan ranked 140 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Tajikistan at 81.9 years and Uzbekistan at 83 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Tajikistan | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 71.8 | 72.4 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 71.6 | 72.2 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 69.6 | 71.7 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 68.6 | 71.5 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 71 | 72.1 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 70.7 | 72 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 70.5 | 71.7 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 70 | 71.6 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 69.7 | 71.3 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 69.7 | 71 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 69.6 | 70.7 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 69.1 | 70.4 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 68.7 | 70.1 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 68.4 | 69.8 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 68.3 | 69.5 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 67.9 | 69 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 67.4 | 68.5 | 69 |
| 2006 | 67 | 67.9 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 66.5 | 67.5 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 66.6 | 67.2 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 65.9 | 66.9 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 64.9 | 66.4 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 64.2 | 65.9 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 63.5 | 65.5 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 63.1 | 65.3 | 66 |
| 1998 | 62.4 | 65.2 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 61.9 | 65 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 60.8 | 64.8 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 61.4 | 64.7 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 60.1 | 64.7 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 55.5 | 64.9 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 57.1 | 65.2 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 61.7 | 65.5 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 61.6 | 65.8 | 64 |
| 1989 | 61.7 | 65.8 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 61.8 | 65.8 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 61.6 | 65.5 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 61.8 | 65 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 61 | 64.6 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 60.7 | 64.1 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 60.5 | 63.8 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 60.2 | 63.5 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 58.8 | 63.2 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 58.6 | 63 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 58.5 | 62.7 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 58.4 | 62.4 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 58.2 | 62.2 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 58.1 | 61.9 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 57.9 | 61.6 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 57.7 | 61.4 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 57.4 | 61.1 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 57.2 | 60.8 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 56.9 | 60.4 | 56 |
| 1970 | 56.6 | 60.1 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 56.3 | 59.7 | 56 |
| 1968 | 55.9 | 59.4 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 55.5 | 59 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 55.1 | 58.6 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 54.7 | 58.3 | 54 |
| 1964 | 54.2 | 57.9 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 53.8 | 57.6 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 53.4 | 57.2 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 52.9 | 56.9 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 52.5 | 56.5 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 52.2 | 56.2 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 51.8 | 55.9 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 51.4 | 55.5 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 51.1 | 55.2 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 50.8 | 54.9 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 50.5 | 54.6 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 50.2 | 54.3 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 49.9 | 54 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 49.6 | 53.7 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 49.4 | 53.3 | 46.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Tajikistan | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.970.7–73.2 | 72.571.3–73.9 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 72.170.3–73.9 | 72.770.8–74.4 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 72.270–74.4 | 72.870.5–75 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 72.369.7–74.8 | 72.970.4–75.4 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 72.569.7–75.3 | 7370.2–75.8 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 72.669.5–75.7 | 73.270.1–76.2 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 72.769.4–75.9 | 73.370–76.5 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 72.969.5–76.4 | 73.469.8–76.8 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 7369.5–76.6 | 73.669.8–77.1 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 73.169.3–76.9 | 73.769.6–77.4 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 73.369.4–77.3 | 73.869.5–77.7 | 75 |
| 2035 | 73.469.1–77.4 | 7469.5–78.1 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 73.569.1–77.8 | 74.169.3–78.3 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 73.769.1–78.2 | 74.269.4–78.5 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 73.868.9–78.6 | 74.469.3–78.7 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 73.969–78.8 | 74.569.4–78.8 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 74.169–79.1 | 74.669.3–79.1 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 74.269–79.3 | 74.869.3–79.4 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 74.369.2–79.6 | 74.969.3–79.7 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 74.569–79.8 | 75.169.2–80 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 74.669–80 | 75.269.4–80.3 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 74.769.1–80.3 | 75.369.1–80.6 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 74.969–80.4 | 75.569.2–80.9 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 7568.9–80.7 | 75.669.2–81.2 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 75.168.8–80.9 | 75.769.1–81.4 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 75.368.7–81.1 | 75.969.2–81.6 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 75.468.7–81.3 | 7669.1–81.9 | 77 |
| 2051 | 75.668.7–81.6 | 76.169–82.2 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 75.768.6–81.7 | 76.368.9–82.5 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 75.868.8–82 | 76.469–82.7 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 75.968.5–82.5 | 76.669.1–82.8 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 76.168.5–82.8 | 76.768.9–82.9 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 76.268.5–83 | 76.868.9–83.2 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 76.468.6–83.2 | 7769.3–83.4 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 76.568.6–83.3 | 77.169.3–83.5 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 76.668.8–83.4 | 77.369.1–83.7 | 78 |
| 2060 | 76.768.8–83.7 | 77.469.3–83.9 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 76.968.9–83.9 | 77.669.5–84.2 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 7769–84.2 | 77.769.3–84.3 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 77.168.9–84.3 | 77.969.2–84.5 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 77.369.1–84.6 | 7869.5–84.8 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 77.468.9–84.6 | 78.169.5–84.9 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 77.669–84.7 | 78.369.5–85.1 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 77.768.9–85.1 | 78.469.6–85.3 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 77.868.8–85.3 | 78.669.5–85.5 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 7869.1–85.6 | 78.769.5–85.6 | 79 |
| 2070 | 78.169–85.6 | 78.969.8–85.9 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 78.269–85.8 | 7969.7–86 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 78.469.2–85.9 | 79.270–86.3 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 78.569.2–86.2 | 79.370–86.6 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 78.669.2–86.3 | 79.470.1–86.5 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 78.869.3–86.5 | 79.669.9–86.7 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 78.969.3–86.6 | 79.769.8–86.9 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 79.169.4–86.7 | 79.969.9–87 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 79.269.4–86.9 | 8070–87.2 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 79.369.6–87.2 | 80.170–87.4 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 79.469.5–87.4 | 80.370–87.5 | 80 |
| 2081 | 79.669.4–87.4 | 80.470–87.8 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 79.769.2–87.5 | 80.669.9–87.9 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 79.869–87.7 | 80.770–88.1 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 8069.2–87.8 | 80.870.1–88.4 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 80.169.4–88 | 8170.5–88.6 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 80.269.6–88.2 | 81.170.6–88.8 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 80.369.3–88.4 | 81.370.4–88.8 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 80.569.3–88.5 | 81.470.7–89 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 80.669.2–88.6 | 81.570.8–89.2 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 80.769.6–88.6 | 81.770.8–89.3 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 80.869.6–88.7 | 81.871–89.2 | 81 |
| 2092 | 8169.7–88.8 | 81.970.9–89.5 | 81 |
| 2093 | 81.170–89 | 82.170.9–89.7 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 81.269.9–89.2 | 82.271.2–89.8 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 81.369.7–89.2 | 82.370.9–90.1 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 81.469.9–89.4 | 82.571–90.2 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 81.670–89.6 | 82.671.2–90.4 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 81.770.1–89.9 | 82.771.4–90.6 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 81.870–90 | 82.971.6–90.5 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 81.970.2–90.1 | 8371.8–90.8 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Child mortalityTajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTajikistan: 55.3% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionTajikistan: 2.56% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateTajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTajikistan: 26.2% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageTajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTajikistan: 3.7% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateTajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsTajikistan: $220M in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personTajikistan: $23 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingTajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelTajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerTajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025