Dushanbe: population, jobs, health, education and living standards
Dushanbe is a city of Tajikistan, number 4 of 5 by population. Dushanbe had 1,242,600 permanent residents at the end of 2023, 12.1% of Tajikistan's 10,288,300. This is 2nd lowest of 5 divisions.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Dushanbe: In 2023 organisations in Dushanbe employed 188,800 hired workers on average over the year, +14.1% compared with 2019. Hired workers exclude the self-employed and people working on family farms.
- Health in Dushanbe: Dushanbe had 8,115 doctors of all specialties at the end of 2023, which is 65.3 per 10,000 residents (Tajikistan: 20.1); the highest of 5 divisions.
- Education in Dushanbe: 285,300 pupils started the 2023/24 school year in the day general schools of Dushanbe, taught by 11,700 teachers: 24.4 pupils per teacher (Tajikistan: 17.9).
- Poverty and living standards in Dushanbe: 0.3% of people in Dushanbe live in households in the poorest national fifth by assets and living conditions (wealth quintile), and 91.4% in the richest fifth. For Tajikistan each fifth is 20% by definition (2023 Demographic and Health Survey).
How fast is the population of Dushanbe growing?
The population of Dushanbe grew 1.8% in 2023, compared with 2.1% for Tajikistan as a whole. Growth was 3rd fastest of 5 divisions.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyWhat is the population density of Dushanbe?
Dushanbe has 6,213.0 people per square kilometre, against 72.8 for the country. Density is the highest of 5 divisions.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyHow urban is Dushanbe?
All residents of Dushanbe are counted as urban, against 29.1% of Tajikistan's population.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyWhat is the birth rate in Dushanbe?
The birth rate in Dushanbe was 20.1 births per 1,000 residents in 2023 (Tajikistan: 24.6), 2nd lowest of 5 divisions.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Dushanbe?
The death rate in Dushanbe was 2.3 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2023 (Tajikistan: 3.2), the lowest of 5 divisions.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyWhat is the natural population growth in Dushanbe?
Natural increase (births minus deaths) in Dushanbe was 17.8 per 1,000 residents in 2023, against 21.4 for the country.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyWhat is the marriage rate in Dushanbe?
Dushanbe registered 7.7 marriages per 1,000 residents in 2023 (Tajikistan: 7.5).
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyWhat is the fertility rate in Dushanbe?
Women in Dushanbe have 3.2 children on average (total fertility rate), compared with 3.5 nationally, according to the 2023 Demographic and Health Survey.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population and ICF · saved copyHow citys are governed in Tajikistan
Regions (2: Sughd, Khatlon), Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, and Dushanbe. Chairman (rais) appointed and dismissed by the President with approval of the local majlis; majlis directly elected for five years. Regional executive (hukumat) and budget; the chairman leads both the executive and the assembly.
Every tier of government in Tajikistan
Other cities of Tajikistan
- Khatlon Region 3,697,800
- Sughd Region 2,917,300
- Regions of Republican Subordination 2,197,000
- Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region 233,600
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Sources
- Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan: Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2024 (statistical yearbook), page 119: registered crimes, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 001ffdbd3828…)
- Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population and ICF: Tajikistan Demographic and Health Survey 2023, final report (Russian edition), table 2.12 (school attendance ratios), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5db89f264b03…)
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