What is birth rates and death rates in Tajikistan?

Birth rates and death rates in Tajikistan was 4.58 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rates and death rates recorded in Tajikistan?

The highest recorded value was 17.61 deaths per 1,000 people in 1953.

What is the lowest birth rates and death rates recorded in Tajikistan?

The lowest recorded value was 4.58 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Tajikistan rank for birth rates and death rates?

Tajikistan ranks 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rates and death rates rising or falling in Tajikistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Tajikistan data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rates and death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rates and death rates in Tajikistan

Name: Birth rates and death rates in Tajikistan
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tajikistan: Birth rates and death rates was 4.58 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

4.58 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

224th

of 236 countries

All-time high

17.61 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1953

All-time low

4.58 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rates and death rates in Tajikistan, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Tajikistan recorded 4.58 deaths per 1,000 people for birth rates and death rates in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rates and death rates in Tajikistan peaked at 17.61 deaths per 1,000 people in 1953 and was at its lowest, 4.58 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Tajikistan ranks 224th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Birth rates and death rates in Tajikistan, year by year

Annual values for Birth rates and death rates in Tajikistan, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	17.09 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	17.45 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.1%
1952	17.56 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1953	17.61 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1954	17.57 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1955	17.5 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1956	17.41 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1957	17.28 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1958	17.14 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1959	16.95 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1960	16.74 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1961	16.46 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1962	16.13 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
1963	15.79 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1964	15.37 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1965	14.91 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1966	14.48 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1967	14.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1968	13.71 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1969	13.38 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
1970	13.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1971	12.84 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1972	12.61 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1973	12.38 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1974	12.17 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1975	11.96 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1976	11.78 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1977	11.62 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
1978	11.48 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1979	11.38 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1980	11.28 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1981	11.17 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1982	10.49 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.1%
1983	10.31 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1984	10.18 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1985	10.02 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1986	9.8 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1987	10.02 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
1988	10 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1989	10.11 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.1%
1990	10.04 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1991	9.83 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
1992	11.68 deaths per 1,000 people	+18.8%
1993	12.14 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.0%
1994	10.02 deaths per 1,000 people	-17.5%
1995	9.31 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.1%
1996	9.15 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1997	8.52 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.9%
1998	8.28 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1999	7.82 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.6%
2000	7.38 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.6%
2001	7.06 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.3%
2002	6.75 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.3%
2003	6.37 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.8%
2004	6.15 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.4%
2005	6.14 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
2006	5.98 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
2007	5.85 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
2008	5.72 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
2009	5.66 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
2010	5.67 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.0%
2011	5.57 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
2012	5.42 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
2013	5.29 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
2014	5.25 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
2015	5.28 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.5%
2016	5.16 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
2017	4.95 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.0%
2018	4.9 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
2019	4.84 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
2020	5.85 deaths per 1,000 people	+20.8%
2021	5.38 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.9%
2022	4.62 deaths per 1,000 people	-14.2%
2023	4.58 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%

Tajikistan compared with similar countries

Tajikistan's 4.58 deaths per 1,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Tajikistan's 4.58 deaths per 1,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.02 deaths per 1,000 people, 46% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.36 deaths per 1,000 people	16.95 deaths per 1,000 people	17.61 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	15.11 deaths per 1,000 people	13.38 deaths per 1,000 people	16.74 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	12.13 deaths per 1,000 people	11.38 deaths per 1,000 people	13.09 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	10.34 deaths per 1,000 people	9.8 deaths per 1,000 people	11.28 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	9.68 deaths per 1,000 people	7.82 deaths per 1,000 people	12.14 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	6.31 deaths per 1,000 people	5.66 deaths per 1,000 people	7.38 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	5.23 deaths per 1,000 people	4.84 deaths per 1,000 people	5.67 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	5.11 deaths per 1,000 people	4.58 deaths per 1,000 people	5.85 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Tajikistan

221 Iran 4.67 deaths per 1,000 people compare
222 Algeria 4.64 deaths per 1,000 people compare
223 Nicaragua 4.59 deaths per 1,000 people compare
225 Honduras 4.48 deaths per 1,000 people compare
226 Iraq 4.13 deaths per 1,000 people compare
227 French Polynesia 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Tajikistan

Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6758 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0596 units per person (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6416 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0629 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rates and death rates in Tajikistan?: Birth rates and death rates in Tajikistan was 4.58 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rates and death rates recorded in Tajikistan?: The highest recorded value was 17.61 deaths per 1,000 people in 1953.
What is the lowest birth rates and death rates recorded in Tajikistan?: The lowest recorded value was 4.58 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Tajikistan rank for birth rates and death rates?: Tajikistan ranks 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rates and death rates rising or falling in Tajikistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tajikistan data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rates and death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rates and death rates
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 27 October 2026

Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.