Tajikistan - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Tajikistan was 2,623,424 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,623,424 in 2020 and a minimum value of 692,234 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 692,234
1961 724,605
1962 759,425
1963 796,343
1964 834,883
1965 874,573
1966 915,366
1967 957,348
1968 1,000,459
1969 1,044,564
1970 1,080,507
1971 1,105,685
1972 1,130,547
1973 1,155,335
1974 1,180,067
1975 1,205,005
1976 1,230,097
1977 1,255,496
1978 1,281,465
1979 1,309,164
1980 1,339,137
1981 1,370,214
1982 1,402,153
1983 1,435,479
1984 1,470,765
1985 1,508,144
1986 1,548,037
1987 1,589,703
1988 1,630,882
1989 1,659,855
1990 1,672,749
1991 1,679,058
1992 1,679,745
1993 1,676,429
1994 1,670,868
1995 1,664,703
1996 1,658,157
1997 1,651,233
1998 1,644,273
1999 1,637,622
2000 1,647,389
2001 1,674,595
2002 1,703,440
2003 1,733,969
2004 1,766,067
2005 1,799,848
2006 1,835,317
2007 1,872,596
2008 1,911,783
2009 1,952,985
2010 1,996,266
2011 2,041,456
2012 2,090,376
2013 2,143,015
2014 2,199,791
2015 2,260,774
2016 2,326,257
2017 2,396,074
2018 2,469,424
2019 2,545,478
2020 2,623,424

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Tajikistan was 27.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 36.88 in 1970, while its lowest value was 26.50 in 2000.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 33.17
1961 33.56
1962 33.96
1963 34.35
1964 34.75
1965 35.15
1966 35.56
1967 35.96
1968 36.37
1969 36.78
1970 36.88
1971 36.61
1972 36.34
1973 36.07
1974 35.80
1975 35.54
1976 35.27
1977 35.01
1978 34.74
1979 34.50
1980 34.29
1981 34.08
1982 33.87
1983 33.66
1984 33.45
1985 33.24
1986 33.03
1987 32.82
1988 32.61
1989 32.23
1990 31.66
1991 31.09
1992 30.53
1993 29.97
1994 29.42
1995 28.88
1996 28.34
1997 27.81
1998 27.28
1999 26.76
2000 26.50
2001 26.50
2002 26.51
2003 26.51
2004 26.51
2005 26.51
2006 26.51
2007 26.51
2008 26.52
2009 26.52
2010 26.52
2011 26.52
2012 26.55
2013 26.59
2014 26.66
2015 26.74
2016 26.85
2017 26.98
2018 27.13
2019 27.31
2020 27.51

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization