Tajikistan — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Tajikistan had an estimated population of 6,537,420 in 2005, with 81 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Tajikistan today — population now 10,978,599, against 6,537,420 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 6,537,420 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 6,924,720 | 10,978,599 | +59% |
The two sources differ by 6% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dushanbe | 832,732 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dushanbe | Dushanbe | 543,107 | 679,400 now |
| 2 | Khujand | Sughd | 144,865 | 191,000 now |
| 3 | Kulob | Khatlon | 78,786 | 214,700 now |
| 4 | Qurgonteppa | Khatlon | 60,084 | — |
| 5 | Uroteppa | Sughd | 52,851 | — |
| 6 | Konibodom | Sughd | 50,359 | — |
| 7 | Kofarnihon | Karotegin | 42,904 | — |
| 8 | Tursunzoda | Karotegin | 37,995 | 37,000 now |
| 9 | Isfara | Sughd | 37,738 | — |
| 10 | Panjakent | Sughd | 35,085 | 35,085 now |
| 11 | Khorug | Gorno-Badakhshan | 31,843 | — |
| 12 | Hisor | Karotegin | 23,978 | 23,978 now |
| 13 | Boshkengash | Karotegin | 23,696 | 23,696 now |
| 14 | Dangara | Khatlon | 22,824 | — |
| 15 | Farkhor | Khatlon | 21,736 | 21,736 now |
| 16 | Vose | Khatlon | 21,736 | — |
| 17 | Chkalovsk | Sughd | 21,537 | — |
| 18 | Moskovskiy | Khatlon | 19,563 | 22,100 now |
| 19 | Tugalan | Khatlon | 18,476 | — |
| 20 | Nurak | Khatlon | 18,122 | — |
| 21 | Yovon | Khatlon | 17,471 | 17,471 now |
| 22 | Proletarsk | Sughd | 16,441 | — |
| 23 | Vakhsh | Khatlon | 15,215 | 15,215 now |
| 24 | Matcha | Sughd | 14,897 | — |
| 25 | Gafurov | Sughd | 14,475 | — |
| 26 | Nau | Sughd | 13,833 | — |
| 27 | Zafarobod | Sughd | 13,810 | — |
| 28 | Adrasmon | Sughd | 13,372 | 13,372 now |
| 29 | Buston | Sughd | 13,043 | 36,900 now |
| 30 | Shaartuz | Khatlon | 13,042 | — |
| 31 | Leningradskiy | Khatlon | 11,955 | — |
| 32 | Asht | Sughd | 11,705 | — |
| 33 | Taboshar | Sughd | 11,578 | — |
| 34 | Murgob | Gorno-Badakhshan | 10,815 | — |
| 35 | Garm | Karotegin | 10,771 | — |
| 36 | Sarband | Khatlon | 10,733 | — |
| 37 | Obigarm | Karotegin | 10,035 | — |
| 38 | Kuybyshev | Khatlon | 9,943 | — |
| 39 | Khojamaston | Khatlon | 9,781 | — |
| 40 | Qayroqqum | Sughd | 9,606 | — |
| 41 | Mehnatabad | Sughd | 8,878 | — |
| 42 | Sharora | Karotegin | 8,809 | — |
| 43 | Dusti | Khatlon | 8,700 | 8,700 now |
| 44 | Sovetskiy | Khatlon | 8,695 | — |
| 45 | Ganči | Sughd | 8,513 | — |
| 46 | Garavuti | Khatlon | 8,474 | — |
| 47 | Pakhtakoron | Sughd | 8,220 | 8,220 now |
| 48 | Pyanj | Khatlon | 8,019 | — |
| 49 | Oktyabrskiy | Khatlon | 7,909 | — |
| 50 | Rogun | Karotegin | 7,731 | — |
| 51 | Kirovskiy | 7,696 | — | |
| 52 | Oktyabrskiy | Karotegin | 7,694 | — |
| 53 | Kuybyshevski | Khatlon | 7,231 | — |
| 54 | Navabadski | Karotegin | 6,579 | — |
| 55 | Bolshevik | Khatlon | 6,521 | — |
| 56 | Orzu | Khatlon | 5,988 | — |
| 57 | Jilikul | Khatlon | 5,434 | — |
| 58 | Shakhrinau | Karotegin | 5,385 | — |
| 59 | Navabad | Karotegin | 5,352 | — |
| 60 | Kansay | Sughd | 5,042 | — |
| 61 | Altyn-Topkan | Sughd | 4,823 | — |
| 62 | Nefteabad | Sughd | 4,603 | — |
| 63 | Chorbog | Karotegin | 4,237 | — |
| 64 | Bustonkala | Khatlon | 4,068 | — |
| 65 | Shurob | Sughd | 3,984 | — |
| 66 | Vorukh | Sughd | 3,836 | — |
| 67 | Hasti Hav | Khatlon | 3,729 | — |
| 68 | Choruh-Dairon | Sughd | 3,507 | — |
| 69 | Kuruksay | Sughd | 3,288 | — |
| 70 | Palas | Sughd | 3,288 | — |
| 71 | Karakendzha | Karotegin | 2,899 | — |
| 72 | Syrdarinskiy | Sughd | 2,850 | — |
| 73 | Chorku | Sughd | 2,740 | — |
| 74 | Takob | Karotegin | 2,565 | — |
| 75 | Kim | Sughd | 2,411 | — |
| 76 | Tartki | Karotegin | 2,342 | — |
| 77 | Takeli | Sughd | 2,302 | — |
| 78 | Varzob | Karotegin | 2,154 | — |
| 79 | Ayni | Sughd | 2,128 | — |
| 80 | Darband | Karotegin | 1,115 | — |
| 81 | Naugarzan | Sughd | 877 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khatlon | 2,337,744 |
| 2 | Sughd | 1,989,843 |
| 3 | Karotegin | 1,441,120 |
| 4 | Dushanbe | 543,107 |
| 5 | Gorno-Badakhshan | 225,606 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.