Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 3.04 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Tajikistan, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 3.04 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Tajikistan peaked at 6.91 live births per woman in 1968 and was at its lowest, 3.04 live births per woman, in 2024.
That places Tajikistan 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.61 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.6 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 5.6 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 5.66 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 5.72 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 5.79 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 5.85 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 5.92 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 6.04 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 6.13 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 6.24 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 6.35 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 6.48 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 6.62 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 6.68 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 6.74 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 6.82 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 6.89 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 6.91 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 6.91 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 6.91 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 6.91 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.89 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 6.84 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 6.77 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 6.69 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 6.6 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 6.49 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 6.4 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 6.31 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 6.21 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 6.12 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 6.03 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 5.98 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 5.96 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.94 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.91 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 5.84 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 5.75 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 5.61 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 5.46 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 5.28 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 5.06 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 4.92 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 4.79 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 4.66 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 3.94 live births per woman | -15.5% |
| 1997 | 4.06 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 4.07 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.85 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 3.49 live births per woman | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 3.49 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.47 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.42 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.51 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.4 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.34 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 3.37 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.39 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.43 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.46 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.46 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.42 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.43 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.46 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.46 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.38 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 3.29 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.29 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.28 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.21 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.17 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.13 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.07 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 3.04 live births per woman | -1.2% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 3.04 live births per woman is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.12 live births per woman, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 3.04 live births per woman is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.79 live births per woman | 5.6 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.66 live births per woman | 6.24 live births per woman | 6.91 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.68 live births per woman | 6.31 live births per woman | 6.91 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.94 live births per woman | 5.61 live births per woman | 6.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.61 live births per woman | 3.85 live births per woman | 5.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.43 live births per woman | 3.34 live births per woman | 3.51 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 live births per woman | 3.28 live births per woman | 3.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.12 live births per woman | 3.04 live births per woman | 3.21 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 55 Kiribati 3.12 live births per woman compare
- 56 Tonga 3.1 live births per woman compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 3.07 live births per woman compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 2.98 live births per woman compare
- 60 Marshall Islands 2.86 live births per woman compare
- 61 Israel 2.79 live births per woman compare
More education data for Tajikistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,698 (2011)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 580 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,653 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 47,268 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0952 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Tajikistan?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Tajikistan was 3.04 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.91 live births per woman in 1968.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Tajikistan rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Tajikistan ranks 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.