Key demographics
- Population
- 10.8M
- Density
- 66.4/km²
- HDI
- 0.691 (Medium)
- Gini index (2015)
- 34.0
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 71.9 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.04
- Urban population (2025)
- 26.2%
- Literacy rate (2009)
- 99.7%
- Labor force (2025)
- 40.4%
- Gender wage gap (2009)
- 56.6%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 66.5%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 26.2%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 25.3 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 4.6 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 36.9%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.04
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 23.5 /1000
- Slum population (2016)
- 0.1%
- Tourism (2018)
- 1.0M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Russian | Русский |
| Tajik | тоҷикӣ |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 97.5% |
| Christianity | 0.7% |
| Irreligion | 1.7% |
| Others | 0.2% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Tajiks | 86.1% |
| Uzbeks | 11.3% |
| Kyrgyz | 0.4% |
| Russians | 0.3% |
| Others | 1.9% |
- Demonym (male)
- Tadzhik
- Demonym (female)
- Tadzhik
- National anthem
- National anthem of Tajikistan
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 71.9 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 63.1 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 7.4% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 23.5/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 72/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 4.0/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 1.87/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 6.45/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $85
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 62.4%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2009)
- 99.7%
- Education spending (2023)
- 5.4% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 391
- Internet users (2024)
- 55.8%
- Mobile subscriptions (2023)
- 76.2/100
- Broadband (2023)
- 1.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 152/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2023)
- 1.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 143,100 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Central Asia
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+05:00
- Calling codes
- +992
- Postal code
- ######
- TLD
- .tj
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Tajikistan is composed of three horizontal bands of red, white and green in the ratio of 2:3:2. A golden-yellow crown surmounted by an arc of seven five-pointed golden-yellow stars is centered in the white band.
- National anthem
- National anthem of Tajikistan