Tajikistan: cities by population
Tajikistan has a population of 10,978,599 (UN estimate, 2026), with Dushanbe as its capital. The 50 largest of its 85 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+75%
since 2000 (6,284,735)
+42%
projected by 2050 (15,574,642)
77
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Tajikistan
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dushanbe | Dushanbe | 679,400 |
| 2 | Isfara | Sughd | 274,000 |
| 3 | Istaravshan | Sughd | 273,500 |
| 4 | Kŭlob | Khatlon Province | 214,700 |
| 5 | Konibodom | Sughd | 211,100 |
| 6 | Khujand | Sughd | 191,000 |
| 7 | Bokhtar | Khatlon Province | 110,800 |
| 8 | Qayroqqum | Sughd | 49,200 |
| 9 | Vahdat | Republican Subordination | 45,693 |
| 10 | Tursunzoda | Republican Subordination | 37,000 |
| 11 | Buston | Sughd | 36,900 |
| 12 | Panjakent | Sughd | 35,085 |
| 13 | Zarhalol | Khatlon Province | 30,689 |
| 14 | Khorugh | Gorno-Badakhshan | 30,500 |
| 15 | Muchun | Sughd | 27,835 |
| 16 | Ishqoshim | Gorno-Badakhshan | 26,000 |
| 17 | Hisor | Republican Subordination | 23,978 |
| 18 | Boshkengash | Dushanbe | 23,696 |
| 19 | Dalyoni Bolo | Sughd | 23,670 |
| 20 | Shahriston | Sughd | 22,903 |
| 21 | Danghara | Khatlon Province | 22,824 |
| 22 | Moskovskiy | Khatlon Province | 22,100 |
| 23 | Hulbuk | Khatlon Province | 21,736 |
| 24 | Farkhor | Khatlon Province | 21,736 |
| 25 | Chubek | Khatlon Province | 19,563 |
| 26 | Kolkhozobod | Khatlon Province | 18,476 |
| 27 | Norak | Khatlon Province | 18,122 |
| 28 | Istiqlol | Sughd | 17,600 |
| 29 | Yovon | Khatlon Province | 17,471 |
| 30 | Proletar | Sughd | 16,441 |
| 31 | Vakhsh | Khatlon Province | 15,215 |
| 32 | Nov | Sughd | 13,833 |
| 33 | Amondara | Sughd | 13,380 |
| 34 | Adrasmon | Sughd | 13,372 |
| 35 | Bŭston | Sughd | 13,043 |
| 36 | Shahritus | Khatlon Province | 13,042 |
| 37 | Mŭ’minobod | Khatlon Province | 11,955 |
| 38 | Shaydon | Sughd | 11,705 |
| 39 | Murghob | Gorno-Badakhshan | 10,815 |
| 40 | Rasht | Republican Subordination | 10,771 |
| 41 | Avzikent | Khatlon Province | 10,373 |
| 42 | Nijoní | Sughd | 10,350 |
| 43 | Abdurahmoni Jomí | Khatlon Province | 9,943 |
| 44 | Khodzha-Maston | Republican Subordination | 9,781 |
| 45 | Dŭstí | Khatlon Province | 8,700 |
| 46 | Sovet | Khatlon Province | 8,695 |
| 47 | Gharavŭtí | Khatlon Province | 8,474 |
| 48 | Pakhtakoron | Sughd | 8,220 |
| 49 | Panj | Khatlon Province | 8,019 |
| 50 | 20-solagii Istiḳlolijati Toçikiston | Khatlon Province | 8,000 |
Twenty years earlier: Tajikistan in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 6,537,420.
Common questions
What is the population of Tajikistan?
Tajikistan has a population of 10,978,599, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 15,574,642 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Tajikistan?
Dushanbe.