Share of population living in urban areas in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Share of population living in urban areas was 82.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas in Tajikistan, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 82.8% for share of population living in urban areas in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas in Tajikistan peaked at 82.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 1950.
Tajikistan ranks 66th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.4% | 43.5% | 47.3% | 2 |
| 1960s | 52.6% | 50.7% | 54.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 59.8% | 58.1% | 61.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 67.0% | 64.5% | 69.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 74.3% | 73.0% | 75.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 76.9% | 79.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 80.8% | 82.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Tajikistan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,329 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 10.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 1,053 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 66.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 626.5 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas in Tajikistan?
- Share of population living in urban areas in Tajikistan was 82.8% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 1950.
- How does Tajikistan rank for share of population living in urban areas?
- Tajikistan ranks 66th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in urban areas rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.