Tajikistan
Urban population in Tajikistan
Urban population in Tajikistan: 26.3% in 1950 and 26.2% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 26.2%
- Since 1950
- −0.1 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 213 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 23.6%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 23.6% in 2050.
- The highest was 37.1% in 1969, the lowest 26.1% in 2019.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Tajikistan |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.2 |
| 2024 | 26.2 |
| 2023 | 26.2 |
| 2022 | 26.2 |
| 2021 | 26.2 |
| 2020 | 26.2 |
| 2019 | 26.1 |
| 2018 | 26.2 |
| 2017 | 26.3 |
| 2016 | 26.4 |
| 2015 | 26.5 |
| 2014 | 26.6 |
| 2013 | 26.5 |
| 2012 | 26.4 |
| 2011 | 26.5 |
| 2010 | 26.5 |
| 2009 | 26.5 |
| 2008 | 26.5 |
| 2007 | 26.5 |
| 2006 | 26.5 |
| 2005 | 26.5 |
| 2004 | 26.5 |
| 2003 | 26.5 |
| 2002 | 26.5 |
| 2001 | 26.5 |
| 2000 | 26.5 |
| 1999 | 26.6 |
| 1998 | 26.8 |
| 1997 | 27.2 |
| 1996 | 27.8 |
| 1995 | 28.4 |
| 1994 | 29.1 |
| 1993 | 29.9 |
| 1992 | 30.6 |
| 1991 | 31.3 |
| 1990 | 31.9 |
| 1989 | 32.3 |
| 1988 | 32.7 |
| 1987 | 32.9 |
| 1986 | 33.1 |
| 1985 | 33.3 |
| 1984 | 33.5 |
| 1983 | 33.7 |
| 1982 | 33.9 |
| 1981 | 34.1 |
| 1980 | 34.3 |
| 1979 | 34.5 |
| 1978 | 34.7 |
| 1977 | 35 |
| 1976 | 35.4 |
| 1975 | 35.8 |
| 1974 | 36.1 |
| 1973 | 36.5 |
| 1972 | 36.8 |
| 1971 | 37 |
| 1970 | 37.1 |
| 1969 | 37.1 |
| 1968 | 37 |
| 1967 | 36.8 |
| 1966 | 36.4 |
| 1965 | 36 |
| 1964 | 35.6 |
| 1963 | 35.1 |
| 1962 | 34.5 |
| 1961 | 34 |
| 1960 | 33.4 |
| 1959 | 32.9 |
| 1958 | 32.3 |
| 1957 | 31.7 |
| 1956 | 31.1 |
| 1955 | 30.4 |
| 1954 | 29.6 |
| 1953 | 28.8 |
| 1952 | 28 |
| 1951 | 27.1 |
| 1950 | 26.3 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Tajikistan |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 26.2 |
| 2027 | 26.1 |
| 2028 | 26.1 |
| 2029 | 26.1 |
| 2030 | 26 |
| 2031 | 26 |
| 2032 | 25.9 |
| 2033 | 25.9 |
| 2034 | 25.8 |
| 2035 | 25.7 |
| 2036 | 25.7 |
| 2037 | 25.6 |
| 2038 | 25.5 |
| 2039 | 25.4 |
| 2040 | 25.3 |
| 2041 | 25.2 |
| 2042 | 25 |
| 2043 | 24.9 |
| 2044 | 24.7 |
| 2045 | 24.6 |
| 2046 | 24.4 |
| 2047 | 24.2 |
| 2048 | 24 |
| 2049 | 23.8 |
| 2050 | 23.6 |
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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- Military spending1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$220M in 2025
- Military spending per person$23 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel17,000 people in 2020
- National power0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports75 million TIV in 2025