🌆 Largest Cities in Tajikistan
Cities of Tajikistan with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Dushanbe26%
Isfara11%
Istaravshan11%
Kŭlob8.3%
Konibodom8.2%
Khujand7.4%
Bokhtar4.3%
Qayroqqum
Vahdat
Tursunzoda
Buston
Panjakent
Zarhalol
Khorugh
Muchun
Ishqoshim
Hisor
Boshkengash
Dalyoni Bolo
Shahriston
Danghara
Moskovskiy
Farkhor
Hulbuk
Chubek
Kolkhozobod
Norak
Istiqlol
1
DushanbeDushanbe
679,400
2
IsfaraSughd
274,000
3
IstaravshanSughd
273,500
4
KŭlobKhatlon Province
214,700
5
KonibodomSughd
211,100
6
KhujandSughd
191,000
7
BokhtarKhatlon Province
110,800
8
QayroqqumSughd
49,200
9
VahdatRepublican Subordination
45,693
10
TursunzodaRepublican Subordination
37,000
11
BustonSughd
36,900
12
PanjakentSughd
35,085
13
ZarhalolKhatlon Province
30,689
14
KhorughGorno-Badakhshan
30,500
15
MuchunSughd
27,835
16
IshqoshimGorno-Badakhshan
26,000
17
HisorRepublican Subordination
23,978
18
BoshkengashDushanbe
23,696
19
Dalyoni BoloSughd
23,670
20
ShahristonSughd
22,903
21
DangharaKhatlon Province
22,824
22
MoskovskiyKhatlon Province
22,100
23
FarkhorKhatlon Province
21,736
24
HulbukKhatlon Province
21,736
25
ChubekKhatlon Province
19,563
26
KolkhozobodKhatlon Province
18,476
27
NorakKhatlon Province
18,122
28
IstiqlolSughd
17,600
29
YovonKhatlon Province
17,471
30
ProletarSughd
16,441
31
VakhshKhatlon Province
15,215
Highlights
Within Tajikistan, Dushanbe ranks first in 2026 with 679,400, followed by Isfara (274,000) and Istaravshan (273,500).
Dushanbe is 2.5 times higher than Isfara, the runner-up.
Across 31 entries, values run from 679,400 (Dushanbe) to 15,215 (Vakhsh), with a median of 26,000.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.