Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet was 2.60 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.60 million people
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
67th
of 150 countries
All-time high
3.30 million people
in 2017
All-time low
2.60 million people
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Tajikistan, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Tajikistan stood at 2.60 million people. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Tajikistan ranks 67th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.30 million people | — |
| 2018 | 3.10 million people | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 3.10 million people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.20 million people | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 3.00 million people | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 2.80 million people | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 2.70 million people | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 2.60 million people | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.17 million people | 3.10 million people | 3.30 million people | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.86 million people | 2.60 million people | 3.20 million people | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1769 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9367 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1817 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Tajikistan?
- Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Tajikistan was 2.60 million people in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.30 million people in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.60 million people in 2024.
- How does Tajikistan rank for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Tajikistan ranks 67th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.