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Tajikistan: capital, population, area and flag

Tajikistan is a country in Central Asia (Asia). Its capital is Dushanbe. The population is about 10.8M (#90 of 193) and the area is about 141,379 km² (#94 of 193).

Key facts

Capital
Dushanbe
Region
Asia / Central Asia
Population
10,786,734 (2025) #90 of 193
Total area
141,379 km² (2024) #94 of 193
Population density
76.3 people/km² (2024) #112 of 193
GDP (total)
$17.7B (2025) #137 of 189
GDP per capita
$1,637 (2025) #159 of 189
Life expectancy
71.9 years (2024) #116 of 193
Distance from Japan
6,132 km #162 of 192
Area compared with Japan
about 1/3 that of Japan
Population compared with Japan
about 1/11 that of Japan
Main languages
Tajik
Currency
Tajikistani Somoni (TJS)
Calling code
+992
Time zone (capital)
UTC+5
Time difference from Japan (standard time)
4 h behind Japan
Driving side
Right
Capital location
38.57°N 68.79°E

Population of Tajikistan, 1950–2100 (Japanese)
See past estimates, future projections and the population pyramid in the World Population Time Machine.

Map of Tajikistan

Map of Tajikistan

Capital: Dushanbe

Tajikistan: in the world’s top 10 for food & farming

Tajikistan ranks among the world’s top 10 for these crops, animals, seafood and farm products (latest FAO data).

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Tajikistan in world rankings

How Tajikistan compares with other countries, indicator by indicator. Click an indicator to see the full ranking.

IndicatorValueYearRank
Geography & nature
Total area141,379 km²2024#94 of 193
Number of land borders4#56 of 193 tied
Latitude of the capital38.6°#54 of 193
Distance from Japan6,132 km#162 of 192
Forest area (share of land)3.1%2024#170 of 193
Arable land (share of land)6.1%2024#122 of 190
Protected land (share of land)22.6%2025#64 of 192 tied
Agricultural land (share of land)28.0%2024#125 of 192
Average annual rainfall691 mm2022#114 of 180
Freshwater resources per person6,232 m³2022#61 of 181
Forest area4,245 km²2025#143 of 193
People & population
Population10,786,7342025#90 of 193
Population density76.3 people/km²2024#112 of 193
Population growth rate1.83%2025#56 of 193
Urban population (share of people)26.2%2025#179 of 193
Life expectancy71.9 years2024#116 of 193
Fertility rate3.04 births per woman2024#55 of 193
Infant mortality rate23.5 per 1,000 births2024#59 of 192 tied
Birth rate25.3 per 1,000 people2024#49 of 193
Share of people aged 65 and over4.1%2025#142 of 193
Share of children aged 0–1435.9%2025#49 of 193
Life expectancy of women74.1 years2024#119 of 193
Life expectancy of men69.7 years2024#108 of 193
Maternal mortality ratio14 per 100,000 births2023#138 of 192 tied
City dwellers living in the largest city (share)36.8%2025#47 of 149
Death rate (per 1,000 people)4.6 per 1,000 people2024#182 of 193
Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 births)28.1 per 1,000 births2024#60 of 192
Population aged 15–64 (share of population)60.1%2025#143 of 193
Economy
GDP (total)$17.7B2025#137 of 189
GDP per capita$1,6372025#159 of 189
GDP per capita (PPP)$5,9232025#148 of 185
Economic growth rate8.4%2025#8 of 188
Inflation rate3.4%2025#81 of 179
Unemployment rate6.9%2025#58 of 178
Exports (share of GDP)11.2%2024#157 of 168
Imports (share of GDP)47.9%2024#75 of 168
Agriculture (share of GDP)23.1%2024#26 of 184
Industry (share of GDP)32.4%2024#42 of 185
Services (share of GDP)36.5%2024#177 of 185
Military spending (share of GDP)1.5%2025#88 of 155
Income inequality (Gini index)36.1 (0–100)2024#61 of 149 tied
Goods exports (total)$2.49B2025#138 of 190
Money sent home by workers abroad (share of GDP)57.7%2025#1 of 170
Women in the labor force (share of women)21.9%2025#166 of 178
Youth unemployment rate14.6%2025#77 of 178
Cereal production1,552,464 t2024#94 of 177
Cereal yield (per hectare of farmland)4,124 kg/ha2024#59 of 175
Fish and seafood production (catch + farmed)5,483 t2024#161 of 193
Fish catch (from sea, rivers and lakes)2,620 t2024#155 of 193
Aquaculture (farmed fish and seafood)2,863 t2024#109 of 193
Livestock production growth (2014–16 = 100)216.2 (2014–16 average = 100)2024#2 of 187
Fertilizer use (per hectare of arable land)46 kg/ha2024#117 of 187
Manufacturing (share of GDP)13.2%2024#57 of 178
Employment in agriculture (share of jobs)43.3%2025#34 of 178
High-technology exports (share of manufactured exports)15.2%2023#46 of 168
Foreign direct investment, inflows (share of GDP)0.5%2025#147 of 187
Development aid received (share of national income)3.5%2023#54 of 132
Labor force (number of people)2,647,8752025#118 of 178
Reserves of foreign currency and gold$4.31B2025#106 of 169
Extreme poverty (share living on less than $3.00 a day)6.1%2024#39 of 132
Daily life & technology
Internet users (share of people)55.8%2024#140 of 186
Mobile phone subscriptions76.2 per 100 people2023#154 of 193
Access to electricity (share of people)99.9%2024#101 of 193 tied
Health spending (share of GDP)7.4%2023#75 of 192
Education spending (share of GDP)5.4%2023#37 of 179
Hospital beds4.0 per 1,000 people2023#37 of 157 tied
Doctors1.87 per 1,000 people2023#91 of 188
Research spending (share of GDP)0.09%2020#113 of 130
Women in parliament (share of seats)28.6%2025#85 of 192
University and college enrollment35.6%2024#103 of 163
Fixed broadband subscriptions1.0 per 100 people2023#153 of 192
Air passengers carried690,6772023#108 of 152
Safe drinking water (share of people)65.1%2024#82 of 136
Undernourishment (share of people)8.0%2024#64 of 165 tied
Clean cooking fuels (share of people)88.0%2024#113 of 192 tied
Road traffic deaths15.7 per 100,000 people2019#88 of 183
Measles vaccination (share of children)98.0%2024#20 of 192 tied
Secondary school enrollment (gross)86.9%2024#112 of 180
Primary school completion rate91.6%2017#103 of 172
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)6.45 per 1,000 people2023#50 of 190
Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)75 per 100,000 people2024#71 of 191
Health spending per person$852023#148 of 192
Environment
Renewable electricity (share of power)93.4%2021#8 of 187
CO₂ emissions per person0.9 t CO₂e per person2024#131 of 186
CO₂ emissions (total)9.8 Mt CO₂e2024#109 of 186
Air pollution (PM2.5)33.3 µg/m³2023#37 of 192
Energy use per person420 kg oil eq. per person2024#124 of 146
Renewable energy (share of final energy use)34.9%2021#69 of 191 tied
Electricity consumption per person1,559 kWh per person2024#94 of 146
Electricity from nuclear power (share of total)0.0%2021#33 of 190 tied
Electricity from hydropower (share of total)92.5%2024#8 of 190
Greenhouse gas emissions (total)22.2 Mt CO₂e2024#115 of 186
Freshwater withdrawal (share of internal resources)16.7%2022#67 of 175
Food & farming
Wheat: production880,734 t2024#53 of 120
Rice: production163,549 t2024#70 of 114
Maize (corn): production340,000 t2024#85 of 160
Barley: production165,000 t2024#55 of 100
Sorghum: production53 t2024#103 of 107
Millet: production174 t2024#68 of 73
Oats: production2,661 t2024#58 of 74
Rye: production292 t2024#53 of 62
Potatoes: production1,263,948 t2024#40 of 150
Soybeans: production21 t2024#99 of 101
Groundnuts (peanuts): production13,835 t2024#58 of 108
Rapeseed (canola): production124 t2024#62 of 63
Dry beans: production29,662 t2024#57 of 105
Lentils: production1,006 t2024#31 of 43
Dry peas: production11,662 t2024#46 of 95
Sunflower seeds: production13,000 t2024#45 of 73
Tomatoes: production462,080 t2024#47 of 164
Onions: production725,904 t2024#29 of 139
Cabbages: production120,859 t2024#45 of 143
Carrots (with turnips): production357,005 t2024#21 of 129
Cucumbers (with gherkins): production218,517 t2024#24 of 130
Garlic: production14,565 t2024#44 of 102
Oranges: production1,833 t2024#98 of 112
Lemons (with limes): production4,771 t2024#69 of 101
Apples: production277,717 t2024#38 of 92
Grapes: production289,931 t2024#31 of 91
Watermelons: production669,819 t2024#20 of 119
Peaches (with nectarines): production31,278 t2024#42 of 79
Plums (with sloes): production3,508 t2024#64 of 87
Apricots: production313,052 t2024#3 of 65
Almonds: production3,165 t2024#24 of 48
Cotton (fibre): production96,000 t2023#21 of 85
Tobacco: production379 t2024#95 of 117
Black pepper (Piper spp.): production35,760 t2024#8 of 45
Beef (cattle meat): production313,639 t2024#39 of 181
Pork (pig meat): production6 t2024#164 of 164
Chicken meat: production47,381 t2024#109 of 183
Cow’s milk: production1,177,381 t2024#72 of 178
Hen eggs: production70,872 t2024#71 of 167
Honey: production4,883 t2024#50 of 122
Sheep meat (mutton and lamb): production89,548 t2024#25 of 172
Goat’s milk: production57,901 t2024#41 of 108
Butter (with ghee): production103 t2023#121 of 124
Cheese (all kinds): production14,504 t2023#73 of 105
Grass carp: production1,090 t2024#13 of 47
Silver carp: production1,390 t2024#16 of 46
Common carp: production950 t2024#45 of 97
Rainbow trout: production360 t2024#57 of 79
Carps and other cyprinids: production3,430 t2024#51 of 115
Cattle: number of animals2,789,212 animals2024#71 of 183
Pigs: number of animals400 animals2024#164 of 165
Chickens: number of animals11,877,000 birds2024#115 of 181
Sheep: number of animals4,283,000 animals2024#54 of 173
Goats: number of animals2,226,215 animals2024#61 of 180
Horses: number of animals91,626 animals2024#56 of 143
Buffaloes: number of animals15,744 animals2024#29 of 45
Camels: number of animals60 animals2024#46 of 46
Donkeys: number of animals115,836 animals2024#32 of 104

Questions about Tajikistan

What is the capital of Tajikistan?

The capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe.

What is the population of Tajikistan?

Tajikistan has a population of about 10.8M (2025), #90 of 193 among countries.

How big is Tajikistan?

Tajikistan covers about 141,379 km², #94 of 193 among countries.

Which continent is Tajikistan in?

Tajikistan is in Asia, in the region of Central Asia.

What currency and languages are used in Tajikistan?

The currency is the Tajikistani Somoni. Main languages: Tajik.

How does Tajikistan compare with Japan in size and population?

The area of Tajikistan is about 1/3 that of Japan, and its population is about 1/11 that of Japan.

How far is Tajikistan from Japan?

The capital, Dushanbe, is about 6,132 km from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in a straight line.

What is the time difference between Tajikistan and Japan?

The capital, Dushanbe, is on UTC+5 in standard time: 4 h behind Japan.

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