Rural population rose 2.05% to 6.91 mil in Tajikistan in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Tajikistan reached an all time high of 6.91 mil in 2020 and an all time low of 1.39 mil in 1960. When compared to Tajikistan's main peers, rural population in Afghanistan amounted to 28.8 mil, 544 mil in China, 4.16 mil in Kyrgyzstan and 17.0 mil in Uzbekistan in 2020.
Tajikistan has been ranked 72nd within the group of 170 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Afghanistan | mil | 25.2 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 27.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 628 | 614 | 600 | 587 | 573 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 876 | 881 | 885 | 889 | 892 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | mil | 7.41 | 7.51 | 7.60 | 7.70 | 7.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | mil | 3.76 | 3.83 | 3.89 | 3.96 | 4.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 125 | 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 37.5 | 37.4 | 37.3 | 37.1 | 36.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | mil | 6.05 | 6.19 | 6.34 | 6.48 | 6.63 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | mil | 2.74 | 2.77 | 2.79 | 2.81 | 2.83 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 59.0 | 58.8 | 58.6 | 58.3 | 58.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | mil | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 16.0 | 16.3 |
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