Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 3.07 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Tajikistan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 3.07 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. child mortality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Tajikistan peaked at 6.91 live births per woman in 1968 and was at its lowest, 3.07 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Tajikistan 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.79 live births per woman | 5.6 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.66 live births per woman | 6.24 live births per woman | 6.91 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.68 live births per woman | 6.31 live births per woman | 6.91 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.94 live births per woman | 5.61 live births per woman | 6.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.61 live births per woman | 3.85 live births per woman | 5.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.43 live births per woman | 3.34 live births per woman | 3.51 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 live births per woman | 3.28 live births per woman | 3.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 live births per woman | 3.07 live births per woman | 3.21 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 55 Kiribati 3.15 live births per woman compare
- 56 Tonga 3.13 live births per woman compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 3.1 live births per woman compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 3.01 live births per woman compare
- 60 Marshall Islands 2.92 live births per woman compare
- 61 Israel 2.83 live births per woman compare
More health data for Tajikistan
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 116,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 112,408 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 113,226 (2025)
- Population, female 5.48 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 114,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 116,266 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 114,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 127,466 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. child mortality in Tajikistan?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Tajikistan was 3.07 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.91 live births per woman in 1968.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Tajikistan rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Tajikistan ranks 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.