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.
Capital city · Tajikistan · Asia
Dushanbe
City population
679,400
#1
in Tajikistan
#1
in Dushanbe
#816
worldwide
38.536, 68.779
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Dushanbe
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
38.536, 68.779
Record updated
19 October 2016
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 TajikistanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Dushanbe | 679K |
Dushanbe Population FAQ
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 listed in Tajikistan, holding 6.3% of the national population.