Tajikistan — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Tajikistan, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Tajikistan was 26.16% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 37.11% in 1970. The lowest was 26.13% in 2019 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.37% per year.
Tajikistan ranks 203 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 94%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 69.60%, so Tajikistan sits below it. It peaked in 1970 and has fallen 30% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 1%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 57 of 58 economies; Liechtenstein (14.63%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 113th of 217 in 1960 → 120th of 217 in 1970 → 141st of 217 in 1980 → 163rd of 217 in 1990 → 188th of 217 in 2000 → 193rd of 217 in 2010 → 199th of 217 in 2020 → 203rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 26.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 26.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 26.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 26.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 26.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 26.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 26.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 26.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 26.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 26.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 26.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 26.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 26.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 26.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 26.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 26.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 26.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 26.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 26.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 26.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 26.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 26.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 26.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 26.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 26.57% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 26.81% | -0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 27.22% | -0.6 pp |
| 1996 | 27.77% | -0.7 pp |
| 1995 | 28.42% | -0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 29.14% | -0.7 pp |
| 1993 | 29.89% | -0.7 pp |
| 1992 | 30.62% | -0.7 pp |
| 1991 | 31.3% | -0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 31.88% | -0.4 pp |
| 1989 | 32.33% | -0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 32.65% | -0.3 pp |
| 1987 | 32.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 33.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 33.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 33.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 33.7% | -0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 33.88% | -0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 34.06% | -0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 34.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 34.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 1978 | 34.71% | -0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 35.03% | -0.4 pp |
| 1976 | 35.38% | -0.4 pp |
| 1975 | 35.76% | -0.4 pp |
| 1974 | 36.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 1973 | 36.49% | -0.3 pp |
| 1972 | 36.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 37% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 37.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 37.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 36.99% | +0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 36.76% | +0.3 pp |
| 1966 | 36.43% | +0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 36.03% | +0.5 pp |
| 1964 | 35.57% | +0.5 pp |
| 1963 | 35.06% | +0.5 pp |
| 1962 | 34.52% | +0.6 pp |
| 1961 | 33.96% | +0.6 pp |
| 1960 | 33.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tajikistan’s Urban population in 1961?
33.96% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tajikistan’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -21.7% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 26.16%; 2024: 26.18%; 2023: 26.19%; 2022: 26.2%; 2021: 26.2%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.