Tajikistan
Capital: Dushanbe · Lower middle income · Pop. 10.6 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Tajikistan, 65.11% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 3.7 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Tajikistan has about 6,232 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 17% of those internal resources annually (low-medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 75% of Tajikistan's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Tajikistan have safe drinking water?
65.11% of Tajikistan's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 3.7 million people do not.
Does Tajikistan have enough freshwater?
Tajikistan has roughly 6,232 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 17% of it annually (low-medium stress).