At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Tajikistan
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 21.9 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2025MajorGDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 1,637 in 2025 (series since 1990).
- Record high2025MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 17.7B in 2025 (series since 1990).
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Country DNA
Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.
2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
55.8 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 11.6 % in 2010.
CO₂ emissions of 1.01 t per person are 0.33× the world median of 3.10 t (2024).
Unemployment of 6.9 % in 2025 is above the Europe & Central Asia median of 5.5 %.
Tajikistan's population grew 71.6 % between 2000 and 2025, from 6.3M people to 10.8M people.
26.2 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 26.5 % in 2000.
With a median age of 21.9 years, Tajikistan ranks 162nd of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
Life expectancy of 71.9 years ranks 55th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia (2024).
GDP per capita rose from US$ 137 in 2000 to US$ 1,637 in 2025 (+1,095.7 % in current US dollars).
GDP grew 7.4 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
Life expectancy gained 8.4 years since 2000, from 63.5 years to 71.9 years in 2024.
Renewables' share of electricity generation fell from 99.8 % in 2010 to 94.4 % in 2025 (−5.4 points).
The fertility rate fell from 3.49 births/woman in 2000 to 3.04 births/woman in 2024.
Trade is worth 59.1 % of GDP (2024), below the world median of 80.2 %.
Within Europe & Central Asia, Tajikistan ranks 51st of 51 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 5,923, 2025).
Borders: Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Languages: Russian, Tajik
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp riseWomen in parliament rose 1.6 points to 28.6 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseCurrent account balance (US$) rose US$ 2.1B to US$ 3.0B in 2025.
- Sharp dropNet electricity imports (% of demand) fell 13.4 points to -26.7 % in 2025.
- Record highLife satisfaction set a new high of 5.59 /10 in 2025, the first since 2019.
- Record lowNet electricity imports (% of demand) fell to a new low of -26.7 % in 2025, the first since 2019.
- Record lowChildren (0–14) fell to a new low of 35.9 % in 2025, the first since 2017.
- 2024
- Sharp riseHousehold consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$) rose 13.3 % to US$ 1,130 in 2024.
- Sharp dropTrade balance fell US$ 1.5B to US$ -5.3B in 2024.
- Sharp dropMilitary spending fell 0.5 points to 1.8 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropSchool enrolment, secondary (% gross) fell 1.5 points to 86.9 % in 2024.
- Record lowEmployment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell to a new low of 44.1 % in 2024, the first since 2019.
- Record lowTrade balance fell to a new low of US$ -5.3B in 2024, the first since 2013.
- Record lowICT service exports (% of service exports) fell to a new low of 1.0 % in 2024, the first since 2012.
- 2023
- Sharp dropTertiary enrolment fell 2.3 points to 35.0 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropCoal electricity share fell 1.2 points to 4.8 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) rose 2.4 points to 2.5 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseFixed broadband rose 68.1 % to 1.0 /100 in 2023.
- Sharp riseBroad money (% of GDP) rose 7.6 points to 29.8 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseHigh-tech exports rose 13.6 points to 15.2 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropSchool enrolment, secondary (% gross) fell 2.5 points to 88.4 % in 2023.
- Record lowInflation fell to a new low of 3.7 % in 2023, the first since 2018.
- Record highGDP per capita set a new high of US$ 1,178 in 2023, the first since 2014.
- Sharp riseHigh-technology exports (current US$) rose 1,028.1 % to US$ 34.1M in 2023.
- Sharp dropRemittances fell 12.1 points to 37.8 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropCurrent account balance (US$) fell US$ 1.1B to US$ 584.0M in 2023.
- Sharp dropGross savings (% of GDP) fell 14.9 points to 35.3 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseHydropower electricity share rose 1.5 points to 94.2 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseLow-carbon electricity share rose 1.5 points to 94.2 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropFossil fuel electricity share fell 1.5 points to 5.8 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseServices exports rose 77.3 % to US$ 243.5M in 2023.
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