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Last European coloniser: Never a European colony · Largest religious group: Muslims. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Tajikistan

Against lower middle income countries, Tajikistan ranks 5th of 47 on labour and 44th of 45 on governance. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Tajikistan with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Tajikistan reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-1.34174 of 17944 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2023+0.1081 of 19315 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.52111 of 1996 of 46proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022+0.1056 of 1103 of 21high +0.80
Equality score 2024+0.2185 of 16517 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2023+0.39155 of 21023 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024-0.11142 of 18632 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.2963 of 21320 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.2887 of 1955 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Tajikistan, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate0.892per 100,000 population2020higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance40.7%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important63.1%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer67.6%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions76.4%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated0.0746%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share1%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share98.9%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households6.4%% of households2017no agreed direction
One-person households2.88%% of households2017no agreed direction
Women in a union68%% of women aged 15-492020no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)8.8marriages per 1,000 people2019no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)1.49divorces per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction

demography

Median age21.9years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing26.5years2023no agreed direction
Population10,786,734people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.83%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization26.2%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+4.07%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1435.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate3.04births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate25.3per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-21,606people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population2.6%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.691index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.594index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$5,062international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$10,615international $2024higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$1,593US$2025higher is better
GDP growth8.4%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation6%% per year2016no agreed direction
Trade openness59.1%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
FDI inflows0.486%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue10.7%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption11.3%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government expense11%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending1.85%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture43.3%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion98.8%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling10.8years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling11.3years2023higher is better
Education spending5.44%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment95.8%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment86.9%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment35.6%% gross2024higher is better
Compulsory schooling9years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary4.15%% of primary-age children2017higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio22.3pupils per teacher2017higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita0.922t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area3.08%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land27.9%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land22.6%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.258index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.926ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.431index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers14.3%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament28.6%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management24.5%% of managers2016higher is better
Married by 188.8%% of women aged 20-242023higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index19index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Refugees originating38.2per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.158index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.043index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.059index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.094index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.893index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.043index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.106index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.07index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.153index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration95.8%% of children under 52017higher is better
Control of corruption-1.22index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.18index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.601index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.759index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.64index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.276index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy71.9years2024higher is better
Infant mortality23.5per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality28.1per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending7.44%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate2.43per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds4.04per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access89.2%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation96%% of population2023higher is better
Child stunting13.1%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility39.4births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality14per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance94.8%% of births2017higher is better
Alcohol consumption0.74litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Road traffic deaths15.7per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians1.87per 1,000 people2023higher is better
DTP3 immunisation97%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.2%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence75per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality18.1%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women37.3%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending62.4%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment8.4%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity25.1%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity23.1%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index72index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index36.1index (0-100)2024higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate6.1%% of population2024higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users55.8%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions76.2per 100 people2023higher is better
Electricity access99.9%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population0.05%% of urban population2016higher is worse
Fixed broadband0.984per 100 people2023higher is better

labor

Informal employment63.6%% of employment2016higher is worse
Unemployment6.93%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation21.9%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation55.8%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study41.3%% of 15 to 24 year olds2016higher is worse
Vulnerable employment28%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust20.6%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness94.4%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction5.59score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Tajikistan

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