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Tajikistan Population

by Vishal Kumar

Tajikistan population is estimated to be over 6.25 million people over a land area of 1,43,100 square kilometers. The Tajikistan population density is around 44 people per square kilometer. Out of…


Tajikistan population is estimated to be over 6.25 million people over a land area of 1,43,100 square kilometers. The Tajikistan population density is around 44 people per square kilometer. Out of the total population of Tajikistan,

28% form the inhabitants of urban areas. As per the Census of year 2003, there has been a growth of 2.1% in the Tajikistan population.

Population in Tajikistan comprises of various tribes, the majority of them being Tajiks which form around 67% of the total population. They are followed by Uzbeks which constitute 23% of the total population of Tajikistan. You can also find a small percentage of Russians and other tribes.

Population in Tajikistan is mainly constituted of Muslims. About 80% of the total population comprises of Sunni Muslims, 5% of them are Shia Muslims and the remaining 15% come from other religions. The main language of the population at Tajikistan is Tajik. Some people also use Uzbek and Russian is used in government offices and for business purposes.

As per the Census of year 2003, 88% of the population around Tajikistan are educated with most of them residing in the urban areas. Around 3.301 million people out of the whole Tajikistan population comprise the work force there.

The birth rate of Tajikistan population is 32.78 births per 1000 people and the death rate of the same is 8.46 deaths per 1000 people. The infant mortality rate is 89 deaths per 1000 live births. The migration rate of population at Tajikistan is 3.06 migrants per 1000 people.

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