Rural population, per capita in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Rural population, per capita was 0.7384 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population, per capita in Tajikistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Tajikistan is 0.7384 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Tajikistan peaked at 0.7387 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6289 units per person, in 1970.
That places Tajikistan 15th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.666 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6604 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.6548 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6494 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6443 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6397 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6357 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6324 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6301 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6289 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6289 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.63 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6322 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6351 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6386 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6424 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6462 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6497 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6529 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6554 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6575 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6594 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6612 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.663 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6648 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6666 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6686 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6709 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6735 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6767 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6812 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.687 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6938 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7011 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7086 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7158 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7223 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7278 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7319 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7343 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7346 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7347 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7347 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7347 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7347 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7347 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7347 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7347 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7347 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7347 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7347 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7352 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7359 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7351 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7344 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7352 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7363 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7373 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7377 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7387 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7381 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.738 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.738 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7381 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7382 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7384 units per person | +0.0% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.7384 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.7384 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.304 units per person, 2.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6442 units per person | 0.6289 units per person | 0.666 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6411 units per person | 0.6289 units per person | 0.6554 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6662 units per person | 0.6575 units per person | 0.6767 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7104 units per person | 0.6812 units per person | 0.7343 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7347 units per person | 0.7346 units per person | 0.7347 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.736 units per person | 0.7344 units per person | 0.7387 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7381 units per person | 0.738 units per person | 0.7384 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More agriculture & rural data for Tajikistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 18.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2305 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 314.01 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 16.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.1% (2023)
- Rural population 73.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Tajikistan?
- Rural population, per capita in Tajikistan was 0.7384 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7387 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6289 units per person in 1970.
- How does Tajikistan rank for rural population, per capita?
- Tajikistan ranks 15th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.