Sughd Region: population, jobs, health, education and living standards
Sughd Region is a region of Tajikistan, number 2 of 5 by population. Sughd Region had 2,917,300 permanent residents at the end of 2023, 28.4% of Tajikistan's 10,288,300. This is 2nd highest of 5 divisions.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Sughd Region: In 2023 organisations in Sughd Region employed 438,500 hired workers on average over the year, +4.0% compared with 2019. Hired workers exclude the self-employed and people working on family farms.
- Health in Sughd Region: Sughd Region had 5,077 doctors of all specialties at the end of 2023, which is 17.4 per 10,000 residents (Tajikistan: 20.1); 3rd highest of 5 divisions.
- Education in Sughd Region: 570,600 pupils started the 2023/24 school year in the day general schools of Sughd Region, taught by 37,000 teachers: 15.4 pupils per teacher (Tajikistan: 17.9).
- Poverty and living standards in Sughd Region: 12.0% of people in Sughd Region live in households in the poorest national fifth by assets and living conditions (wealth quintile), and 19.8% in the richest fifth. For Tajikistan each fifth is 20% by definition (2023 Demographic and Health Survey).
How fast is the population of Sughd Region growing?
The population of Sughd Region grew 1.6% in 2023, compared with 2.1% for Tajikistan as a whole. Growth was 2nd slowest of 5 divisions.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyWhat is the population density of Sughd Region?
Sughd Region has 115.8 people per square kilometre, against 72.8 for the country. Density is 3rd highest of 5 divisions.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyHow urban is Sughd Region?
24.0% of residents of Sughd 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 Sughd Region?
The birth rate in Sughd Region was 20.6 births per 1,000 residents in 2023 (Tajikistan: 24.6), 3rd highest of 5 divisions.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Sughd Region?
The death rate in Sughd Region was 3.7 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2023 (Tajikistan: 3.2), 2nd highest of 5 divisions.
Source: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan · saved copyWhat is the natural population growth in Sughd Region?
Natural increase (births minus deaths) in Sughd Region was 16.9 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 Sughd Region?
Sughd Region 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 Sughd Region?
Women in Sughd Region have 3.4 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
- Khatlon Region 3,697,800
- 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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