Drinking water services in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Drinking water services was 644,341 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Tajikistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 644,341 people for drinking water services in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Tajikistan peaked at 2.16 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 622,218 people, in 2022.
That places Tajikistan 37th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.16 million people | — |
| 2001 | 2.12 million people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.08 million people | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.03 million people | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.99 million people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.94 million people | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.88 million people | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.83 million people | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.77 million people | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.71 million people | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million people | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.59 million people | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.52 million people | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million people | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million people | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million people | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.22 million people | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million people | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million people | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 947,903 people | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 844,568 people | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 735,946 people | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 622,218 people | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 633,562 people | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 644,341 people | +1.7% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 644,341 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 261,824 people, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.95 million people | 1.71 million people | 2.16 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million people | 947,903 people | 1.65 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 696,127 people | 622,218 people | 844,568 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More environment data for Tajikistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -16.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.61 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2363 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Tajikistan?
- Drinking water services in Tajikistan was 644,341 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 622,218 people in 2022.
- How does Tajikistan rank for drinking water services?
- Tajikistan ranks 37th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.