Wikipedia: Demographics of Tajikistan

Wikipedia article on the Demographics of Tajikistan summarises population, age, ethnicity, language and religion data. The report states the population was 10,786,734 (2025 est.) with a growth rate of 1.4%, a birth rate of 20.73 per 1,000, a total fertility rate of 3.45, and life expectancy of 71.43 years. It states that until the 20th century people in the region did not perceive themselves as distinct Tajik and Uzbek nationalities; the modern labels were imposed artificially when Central Asia was divided into five Soviet republics in the 1920s. According to the 2020 census cited in the article, the ethnic composition was Tajiks 86.1%, Uzbeks 11.3%, Kyrgyz 0.4%, Russians 0.3% and Other 1.9%. The article states the Tajik category also includes ethnic Pamiris, of whom 65% are Shughni speakers, 13% Rushani, 12% Wakhi, 5% Bartangi, 3% Yazgulyami, 1.5% Khufi and 0.8% Ishkashimi, with a few thousand Yagnobi speakers. It states that historical census data show a 1989 sub-grouping of Uzbeks including 51,000 Lakai, 15,100 Kongrat, 4,900 Katagan, 3,700 Barlos and 1,100 Yuz, rising in the 2000 census to 65,555 Lakai, 38,078 Kongrat, 7,601 Katagan, 5,271 Barlos and 3,798 Yuz. Tajik (a Central Asian Persian dialect) is the official state language and Russian is the interethnic language; Pamir languages are spoken in Gorno-Badakhshan and Yaghnobi in the Yaghnob valley. Religious demographics for 2020 per ARDA are given as Sunni Islam 87.55%, Shia Islam 9.9% and other 3.55%. The article also notes that Bukharan Jews, once present, have almost entirely left.