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General Information

Region		Central Asia
Population (000, 2020)		9 538
Pop. density (per km2, 2020)		68.1
Capital city		Dushanbe
Capital city pop. (000, 2020)		893.8^b
UN membership date		02-Mar-92
Surface area (km2)		142 600^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		101.6
National currency		Somoni (TJS)
Exchange rate (per US$)		9.7^b

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2020
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	5 642	7 855	7 523^c
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	6.5	6	7.1^c
GDP per capita (current US$)	749.6	929.1	826.6^c
Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)	21.8	24.7	20.9^c
Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)	27.9	27.5	30.1^c
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)	39.9	43.8	50.8^c
Employment in agriculture^d (% of employed)	52.4	48.3	44.2
Employment in industry^d (% of employed)	15.6	15.6	16
Employment in services^d (% employed)	31.9	36.1	39.9
Unemployment^d (% of labour force)	11.6	11.5	11
Labour force participation rate^d (female/male pop. %)	29.9 / 56.2	31.4 / 52.9	31.3 / 52.9
CPI: Consumer Price Index^e (2010=100)	100	140	179^b
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	124	162	159^f
International trade: exports^d (million current US$)	1 206	891	2 065^b
International trade: imports^d (million current US$)	2 659	3 435	2 773^b
International trade: balance^d (million current US$)	- 1 453	- 2 544	-708^b
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-581	-477	-185^b

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2020
Population growth rate^g (average annual %)	2.1	2.3	2.4
Urban population (% of total population)	26.5	26.7	27.3^b
Urban population growth rate^g (average annual %)	2.2	2.4	...
Fertility rate, total^g (live births per woman)	3.6	3.6	3.6
Life expectancy at birth^g (females/males, years)	70.1 / 65.6	71.8 / 67.2	73.0 / 68.6
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	35.7 / 4.8	35.8 / 4.8	37.3 / 5.8
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)	279.8 / 3.7	275.1 / 3.3	274.1 / 2.9^b
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	7.1^h	11.9	11.3^b
Infant mortality rate^g (per 1 000 live births)	39	34.1	29.3
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)	5.7	6.9	7.2^a
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	1.7	2.1ⁱ	...
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	4	5.2	...
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	100.2 / 102.7	97.1 / 98.1	100.3 / 101.4^a
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	78.9 / 90.4	83.8 / 93.0^j	... / ...
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	15.8 / 29.9	21.3 / 31.6	26.9 / 35.5^a
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	2.4	1.6^k	...
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	17.5	16.9	19^l

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2020
Individuals using the Internet^d (per 100 inhabitants)	11.6	19	22^a
Research & Development expenditure^m,n (% of GDP)	0.1	0.1	0.1^c
Threatened species (number)	40	41	48
Forested area^d (% of land area)	2.9	3	3^a
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	2.3 / 0.3	4.2 / 0.5	5.8 / 0.7^a
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	115	131^d	157^d,a
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	19	19	21^a
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	160	414	1 035^c
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	15.8	16.8	16.8^b
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	5.57	4.61	4.52^c

Footnotes

a		2017
b		2019
c		2018
d		Estimate.
e		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division from national indices.
f		2016
g		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
h		Data as at the end of December.
i		2014
j		2013
k		2011
l		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.
m		Excluding private non-profit.
n		Excluding business enterprise.