Drinking water services in rural areas in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Drinking water services in rural areas was 565,346 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
565,346 people
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
34th
of 178 countries
All-time high
2.07 million people
in 2000
All-time low
547,749 people
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
The most recent figure for drinking water services in rural areas in Tajikistan is 565,346 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Tajikistan peaked at 2.07 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 547,749 people, in 2022.
Tajikistan ranks 34th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.07 million people | — |
| 2001 | 2.03 million people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.99 million people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.95 million people | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.90 million people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.85 million people | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million people | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.74 million people | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.69 million people | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.63 million people | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.57 million people | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.50 million people | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.44 million people | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.37 million people | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.30 million people | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million people | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.15 million people | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 million people | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 967,551 people | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 870,574 people | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 768,074 people | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 660,401 people | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 547,749 people | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 556,852 people | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 565,346 people | +1.5% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 565,346 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,289 people, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.86 million people | 1.63 million people | 2.07 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million people | 870,574 people | 1.57 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 619,684 people | 547,749 people | 768,074 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 31 Sierra Leone 707,883 people compare
- 32 Cote d'Ivoire 691,482 people compare
- 33 Bangladesh 628,636 people compare
- 35 Togo 559,167 people compare
- 36 Bolivia 548,454 people compare
- 37 Somalia 542,348 people compare
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 rural areas in Tajikistan?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Tajikistan was 565,346 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 in rural areas recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 547,749 people in 2022.
- How does Tajikistan rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Tajikistan ranks 34th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.