Khatlon Region: population, jobs, health, education and living standards
Khatlon Region is a region of Tajikistan, the largest of 5 by population. Khatlon Region had 3,697,800 permanent residents at the end of 2023, 35.9% of Tajikistan's 10,288,300. This is the highest of 5 divisions.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Khatlon Region: In 2023 organisations in Khatlon Region employed 498,700 hired workers on average over the year, +5.4% compared with 2019. Hired workers exclude the self-employed and people working on family farms.
- Health in Khatlon Region: Khatlon Region had 4,344 doctors of all specialties at the end of 2023, which is 11.7 per 10,000 residents (Tajikistan: 20.1); the lowest of 5 divisions.
- Education in Khatlon Region: 867,200 pupils started the 2023/24 school year in the day general schools of Khatlon Region, taught by 47,200 teachers: 18.4 pupils per teacher (Tajikistan: 17.9).
- Poverty and living standards in Khatlon Region: 30.8% of people in Khatlon Region live in households in the poorest national fifth by assets and living conditions (wealth quintile), and 7.4% in the richest fifth. For Tajikistan each fifth is 20% by definition (2023 Demographic and Health Survey).
How fast is the population of Khatlon Region growing?
The population of Khatlon Region grew 2.4% in 2023, compared with 2.1% for Tajikistan as a whole. Growth was 2nd fastest of 5 divisions.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyWhat is the population density of Khatlon Region?
Khatlon Region has 149.7 people per square kilometre, against 72.8 for the country. Density is 2nd highest of 5 divisions.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyHow urban is Khatlon Region?
17.9% of residents of Khatlon Region live in towns and cities, compared with 29.1% nationally.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyWhat is the birth rate in Khatlon Region?
The birth rate in Khatlon Region was 27.6 births per 1,000 residents in 2023 (Tajikistan: 24.6), 2nd highest of 5 divisions.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Khatlon Region?
The death rate in Khatlon Region was 3.1 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2023 (Tajikistan: 3.2), joint 3rd highest of 5 divisions.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyWhat is the natural population growth in Khatlon Region?
Natural increase (births minus deaths) in Khatlon Region was 24.5 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 Khatlon Region?
Khatlon Region registered 7.4 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 Khatlon Region?
Women in Khatlon Region have 3.6 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 regions 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 regions of Tajikistan
- Sughd Region 2,917,300
- Regions of Republican Subordination 2,197,000
- Dushanbe 1,242,600
- 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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