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Capital city · Tajikistan · Asia

Dushanbe

Dushanbe · Tajikistan
City population
679,400
#1
in Tajikistan
#1
in Dushanbe
#816
worldwide
Dushanbe
38.536, 68.779
City population
679,400
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Tajikistan
#1
of 31 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#816
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Tajikistan
6.3%
of the national population

About Dushanbe

The national capital of Tajikistan, this city holds 679,400 people and accounts for 6.3% of the country's population. At 767 m elevation, it sits 8 km from Boshkengash (23,696 people) and 20 km from Hisor (23,978 people), with Vahdat (45,693 people) at 21 km distance.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Tajikistan
#1of 31
LargestSmallest
Position in Dushanbe
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Tajikistan
Region
Dushanbe
Rank in region
#1of 2
Capital
National capital
Elevation
767 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Dushanbe
Coordinates
38.536, 68.779
Record updated
2016-10-19
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 31 in Tajikistan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

20KMHisor24K people21KMVahdat46K people33KMYovon17K people48KMTursunzoda37K people50KMNorak18K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Dushanbe679K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Dushanbe compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Dushanbe679K

Dushanbe Population FAQ

What is the population of Dushanbe?

Dushanbe has a city population of 679,400. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Dushanbe?

Dushanbe is in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Its coordinates are 38.536, 68.779.

How big is Dushanbe compared with other cities in Tajikistan?

It is the 1st largest of the 31 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Tajikistan, holding 6.3% of the national population.

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