Tajikistan — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Tajikistan, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Tajikistan was 1.83% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.50% in 1988. The lowest was 0.52% in 1999 (about 3.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.89% per year.
Tajikistan ranks 59 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 27%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Tajikistan sits above it. It peaked in 1988 and has fallen 48% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 28%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 5 of 58 economies; Armenia (1.74%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 137% in 2000. That is 18% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 31st of 216 in 1961 → 29th of 216 in 1970 → 54th of 216 in 1980 → 79th of 216 in 1990 → 118th of 217 in 2000 → 58th of 217 in 2010 → 40th of 217 in 2020 → 59th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 2.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 2.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 2.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 2.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 2.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 2.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 2.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 2.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 2.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 2.39% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 2.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 2.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 2.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 1.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 1.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.93% | +0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 1.22% | +0.7 pp |
| 1999 | 0.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.59% | -0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 1.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2.09% | +0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 1.74% | +0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 1.33% | -0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 1.93% | -0.7 pp |
| 1991 | 2.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2.47% | -0.5 pp |
| 1989 | 2.93% | -0.6 pp |
| 1988 | 3.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 3.44% | +0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 3.26% | +0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 3.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 2.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.83% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 2.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 2.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 3.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 3.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 3.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 3.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 3.12% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 3.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 3.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 3.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 3.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 3.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 3.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 3.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 3.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 3.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 3.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 3.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 3.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 3.25% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tajikistan’s Population growth in 1962?
3.3% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tajikistan’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -43.6% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.83%; 2024: 1.92%; 2023: 2.02%; 2022: 2.14%; 2021: 2.21%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.