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Tajikistan

Republic of Tajikistan · Central Asia

Position of Tajikistan on a world map

At a glance

CapitalDushanbe
Most common first languageTajik84.4% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languageTajik
CurrencyTajikistani somoni
Drives on theright
Highest pointIsmoil Somoni Peak7,495 m
Biggest category of goods exportedores and metals53% of goods exports, 2023
Services share of exports7.9%of everything sold abroad, 2025
CoastlineLandlockedno access to the sea
Internet domain.tj

Facts about Tajikistan

Tajikistan receives remittances worth the largest share of its GDP.

Source: ourworldindata.org · checked 2026-08-08

Tajikistan by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.10.8m (2025)90th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$17.7bn (2025)139th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.139k km² (2023)94th
of 209
Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations.$246m (2024)118th
of 151
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$1.62bn (2024)150th
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.7.92m (2023)103rd
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.4.27k km² (2023)143rd
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.38.8k km² (2023)97th
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.10 Mt (2024)111th
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.2.82m (2025)127th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.71.9 years (2024)130th
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$1,637 (2025)174th
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.55.8% (2024)144th
of 191
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.6.9% (2025)61st
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.26.2% (2025)195th
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.3.04 (2024)56th
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.1.85% of GDP (2024)72nd
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.59.1% of GDP (2024)129th
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.0.91 t (2024)141st
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.691 (2023)128th
of 193

Land borders

🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇨🇳 China🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

Tajikistan shares these with other countries

Drives on the right 149Is landlocked 43Mainly exports ores and metals 14Sells almost only goods 34Is in central asia 5

Tajikistan in the Daily Ceteris

Questions from the daily puzzle where the answer is Tajikistan.

Which country receives remittances worth the largest share of its GDP?

Money sent home by migrant workers, mostly from Russia, is worth roughly 48% of Tajikistan's entire GDP — for some countries, exporting labour outweighs exporting anything else. source

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