Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Islam. Sunni Islam is, by far, the most widely practiced religion in Tajikistan. According to academics in 2022, the population of Tajikistan is 96% Muslim (mainly Hanafi Sunni with a small population of Ismaili Shia). [5] The Sunni branch of Islam has a 1,200-year-old tradition among the sedentary population of Central Asia, including the ...
Tajikistan's population and rural population 1958–2005 (millions). A Tajik man in traditional headgear (2005). A Tajik woman and her son. The Demographics of Tajikistan is about the demography of the population of Tajikistan, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population.
Shia Islam. 3%. Sunni Islam is, by far, the most widely practiced religion in Tajikistan. Sunni Islam of the Hanafi school is the recognized religious tradition of Tajikistan since 2009. [2] According to a 2009 U.S. State Department release, the population of Tajikistan is 98% Muslim, (approximately 95% Sunni and 3% Shia), [3] with some Sufi ...
Christianity is a minority religion in Tajikistan. According to the 2020 census, it is the second largest religion in the country behind Islam . [ 1 ] This is 0.69% of the population, or approximately 50,000 people.
In 2021, Tajikistan was estimated to have a population of 9,749,625 as per the World Bank data. [146] The Tajiks who speak Tajik are the main ethnic group, while there are minorities of Uzbeks and Russians , whose numbers are declining due to emigration, [ 147 ] making Tajikistan the only country in Central Asia to have a minority of Turkic ...
The culture of Tajikistan has developed over several thousand years. Tajik culture can be divided into two areas, Metropolitan and Kuhiston (Highland). Modern city centres include Dushanbe (the capital), Khudjand, Kulob, and Panjikent. A family celebrating Eid in Tajikistan.
Background. As of 2020, 97.45% of the population were Muslim (Mainly Sunni), 1.67% had no religion and 0.69% were Christian; the largest non-Muslim groups include Russian Orthodox, Baptists, Roman Catholics, Seventh-day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutherans, Baha'is, Zoroastrians and Jews. [2]
The Catholic Church in Tajikistan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in Tajikistan ( West Turkistan, Central Asia ), under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. In 2009, the size of the community was estimated at 300 people. [1] By 2020, the number was believed to be 100 people, with 4 priests and 8 nuns across two parishes.