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Other religious groups included Zoroastrians, Buddhists [14] and small numbers of Jews and Baha'is. The number of adherents to these minority religions probably decreased sharply in the 1990s because of the wave of emigration from Tajikistan in the early independence period. [4]
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.
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 orders.
In 2021, Tajikistan was estimated to have a population of 9,749,625 as per the World Bank data. [143] 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, [ 144 ] making Tajikistan the only country in Central Asia to have a minority of Turkic ...
[1] [2] Most central Asians belong to religions which were introduced to the area within the last 1,500 years, such as Sunni Islam, Shia Islam, Ismaili Islam, Tengriism and Syriac Christianity (mostly East Syriac). [3] Buddhism, however, was introduced to Central Asia over 2,200 years ago, and Zoroastrianism, over 2,500 years ago. [4]
Recently, the government of Tajikistan has tightened its grip on the religiousity of the majority Muslims. [3] The 2022 report of US government on religious freedom in Tajikistan raised concerns over the restrictions on participation of women and minors in religious services and restrictions on the religious education of youth. [4]
Reliable data on religious demography is difficult to obtain because an official nationwide census has not been conducted in decades. U.S. government estimates indicate a population of approximately 30.4 million, with Sunni Muslims comprising 80% of the population, Shia Muslims making up about 19%, and other religious groups comprising less than 1%.
Demographics of Tajikistan; L. List of Tajikistani regions by life expectancy This page was last edited on 13 May 2022, at 00:23 (UTC). Text is ...