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Tajikistan — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Tajikistan, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
26.16%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · -21.7% since 1960
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
26.16%
First (1960)
33.40%
Change
-21.7%
Highest
37.11%
in 1970
Lowest
26.13%
in 2019
Average
30.67%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.37%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.16% |
| 2024 | 26.18% |
| 2023 | 26.19% |
| 2022 | 26.2% |
| 2021 | 26.2% |
| 2020 | 26.19% |
| 2019 | 26.13% |
| 2018 | 26.23% |
| 2017 | 26.27% |
| 2016 | 26.37% |
| 2015 | 26.48% |
| 2014 | 26.56% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.