Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:43 PM

SERIAL · 762Asia

Tajikistan

CapitalDushanbe

CurrencyTJS · Tajikistani somoni

LanguageTajik

Area141,379 km²

Since1991

ISOTJK · TJ

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Landlocked country in Central Asia

Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country located in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of the country, with a population of over 1.2 million. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east; it is narrowly separated from Pakistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. Its total population exceeds 11 million.

Text: Wikipedia — TajikistanCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-02

— FACTS —

Capital: Dushanbe
Currency: Tajikistani somoni (TJS)
Official language: Tajik
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +992
Licence plate code: TJ
Top-level domain: .tj
Independence / founding: 09 Sep 1991
Highest point: Ismoil Somoni Peak (7,495 m)
Lowest point: Syr Darya
Anthem: National anthem of Tajikistan

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

3.1%% of land area

#183 of 2132023

10% of world average

Forest area

4,268km²

#143 of 2132023

2% of world average

Agricultural land

27.9%% of land area

#131 of 2092023

75% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

6.1%% of land area

#127 of 2062023

44% of world average

Land area

141,379km²

#96 of 2152023

22% of world average

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for Tajikistan.

— MONEY —

GDP

$17.66Bcurrent US$

#141 of 2112025

3% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$63.89Bcurrent int'l $

#124 of 1992025

6% of world average

GDP per person

$1,637current US$

#180 of 2112025

7% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$5,923current int'l $

#161 of 1992025

18% of world average

GDP growth

8.4%% per year

#9 of 2102025

249% of world average

GDP per person growth

6.4%% per year

#14 of 2102025

271% of world average

Gross national income

$24.56Bcurrent US$

#123 of 2042025

4% of world average

Gross national income per person

$2,080current US$

#165 of 2032025

10% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$8,240current int'l $

#148 of 1972025

26% of world average

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Inflation

6.0%% per year

#151 of 1902016

70% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

4.8%% per year

#144 of 2092025

67% of world average

Real interest rate

19.2%%

#3 of 1342019

464% of world average

Lending interest rate

23.5%%

#7 of 1342019

208% of world average

Government debt

79.8%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2001

134% of world average

Government revenue

18.7%% of GDP

#104 of 1492024

71% of world average

Government spending

11.0%% of GDP

#141 of 1492023

40% of world average

Government consumption

11.3%% of GDP

#145 of 1812024

64% of world average

Household consumption

92.7%% of GDP

#15 of 1812024

144% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

32.4%% of GDP

#18 of 1782024

139% of world average

Fixed investment

30.2%% of GDP

#20 of 1732024

136% of world average

Gross savings

38.8%% of GDP

#11 of 1682024

177% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$85.9Mcurrent US$

#151 of 2012025

1% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

0.5%% of GDP

#156 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.5%% of GDP

#75 of 1792025

25% of world average

Current account balance

17.1%% of GDP

#8 of 1912025

no comparison

14 of 39 figures unavailable for Tajikistan.

— TRADE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Tajikistan.

— HEALTH —

Physicians

1.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#92 of 1872023

89% of world average

Nurses and midwives

6.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#54 of 1962023

137% of world average

Hospital beds

4.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#38 of 1572023

137% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

89.2%% of population

#157 of 2142024

98% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

96.0%% of population

#93 of 2132023

119% of world average

Suicide rate

2per 100,000 people

#22 of 1852021

28% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.2%% aged 15-49

#59 of 1532024

15% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

75per 100,000 people

#137 of 2082024

76% of world average

Undernourishment

8.4%% of population

#104 of 1682023

83% of world average

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Children vaccinated against measles

98.0%% of children 12-23 months

#28 of 1932024

114% of world average

9 of 19 figures unavailable for Tajikistan.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

5.4%% of GDP

#38 of 1902023

126% of world average

Education spending

19.3%% of government spending

#23 of 1892024

142% of world average

Adult literacy

99.7%% aged 15+

not enough data to rank2009

119% of world average

Youth literacy

98.8%% aged 15-24

#46 of 1262017

108% of world average

Primary school enrolment

95.8%% gross

#145 of 2002024

95% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

86.9%% gross

#116 of 1882024

100% of world average

University enrolment

35.6%% gross

#106 of 1672024

72% of world average

Primary school completion

91.6%% of relevant age group

#109 of 1802017

102% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

22pupils per teacher

#100 of 1602017

100% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

9.0 yrsyears

#150 of 1972025

90% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

6.9%% of labour force

#125 of 1862025

100% of world average

Youth unemployment

14.6%% of labour force aged 15-24

#106 of 1862025

93% of world average

Labour force participation

38.3%% aged 15+

#179 of 1862025

63% of world average

Women in the labour force

21.9%% of women aged 15+

#173 of 1862025

43% of world average

8 of 12 figures unavailable for Tajikistan.

— CONNECTED —

Money earned from tourism

$102.4Mcurrent US$

#142 of 1752020

3% of world average

17 of 18 figures unavailable for Tajikistan.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

1tonnes per person

#61 of 2032024

20% of world average

Carbon emissions

10Mt CO2

#93 of 2032024

5% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

22Mt CO2-equivalent

#88 of 2032024

9% of world average

Protected land

22.6%% of land area

#72 of 2132025

120% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

16.7%% of internal resources

#110 of 1772022

13% of world average

Renewable water available per person

6,232m³ per person

#61 of 1832022

44% of world average

Renewable energy use

34.9%% of final energy consumption

#71 of 2122021

120% of world average

Electricity from renewables

93.4%% of total

#9 of 2062021

270% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

7.3%% of total

#21 of 2092022

12% of world average

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Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#186 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

28.0%% of energy use

#69 of 1432022

no comparison

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Tajikistan.

— STATE —

Military spending

1.8%% of GDP

#72 of 1562024

83% of world average

Military spending

$246.4Mcurrent US$

#121 of 1602024

1% of world average

Military spending

6.2%% of government spending

#58 of 1532024

84% of world average

Armed forces personnel

17,000people

#112 of 1702020

11% of world average

Armed forces

0.7%% of labour force

#91 of 1682020

59% of world average

Tax revenue

10.7%% of GDP

#124 of 1492024

64% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#36 of 1582020

11% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Tajikistan.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

National anthem of TajikistanAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Dushanbe · approx. UTC+5

Neighbours

Afghanistan

Kyrgyzstan

People's Republic of China

Uzbekistan

Landmarks

Tigrovaya Balka Nature ReserveImage: Wikimedia Commons

Pamir National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum CorridorImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Emomali RahmonPresident of Tajikistan (1992-present)

Vitaliy ParakhnevychTajikistani footballer (born 1969)

Daler KuzyayevRussian footballer

Svetlana GerasimenkoUkrainian soviet and Tajik astronomer

Kokhir RasulzodaTajikistani politician

Oqil OqilovTajikistani politician

Rahmon NabiyevTajikistani politician (1930-1993)

Dilshod NazarovTajikistani track and field athlete

Qahhor MahkamovSoviet politician, then president of Tajikistan (1990–1991)

Rasul BoqievTajikistani judoka

Andrey AbduvaliyevSoviet, Tajikistani and Uzbekistani hammer thrower

Rustam EmomaliTajik official

History

09 Sep 1991Tajikistan — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population10.8M2025

GDP$17.66B2025

GDP per person$1,6372025