# List of ethnic groups in Tajikistan

The list of ethnic groups in Tajikistan is a page about the ethnic groups in Tajikistan by population through time.

## Ethnic group in Tajikistan by population

| Ethnic group | 2010 census | 2000 census | 1989 census |
| Tajiks | 6,373,834 84.3% | 4,898,382 79.9% | 3,172,420 62.3% |
| Uzbeks | 926,344 12.2% | 936,703 15.3% | 1,197,841 23.5% |
| Kyrgyzs | 60,715 0.8% | 65,515 1.1% | 63,832 1.3% |
| Russians | 34,838 0.5% | 68,171 1.1% | 388,481 7.6% |
| Turkmens | 15,171 0.2% | 20,270 0.3% | 20,487 0.4% |
| Tatars | 6,495 0.1% | 18,939 0.3% | 72,228 1.4% |
| Arabs | 4,184 0.1% | 14,450 0.2% | 276 0% |
| Afghans | 3,675 0% | 4,702 0.1% | 2,088 0% |
| Romanis | 2,344 0% | 4,249 0.1% | 1,791 0% |
| Turks | 1,360 0% | 672 0% | 768 0% |
| Ukrainians | 1,090 0% | 3,787 0.1% | 41,375 0.8% |
| Chinese | 801 0% | 24 0% | 58 0% |
| Koreans | 634 0% | 1,696 0% | 13,431 0.3% |
| Kazakhs | 595 0% | 936 0% | 11,376 0.2% |
| Persians | 473 0% | 306 0% | 388 0% |
| Germans | 446 0% | 1,136 0% | 32,671 0.6% |
| Armenians | 434 0% | 995 0% | 5,651 0.1% |
| Ossetians | 396 0% | 960 0% | 7,861 0.2% |
| Azerbaijanis | 371 0% | 798 0% | 3,556 0.1% |
| Uyghurs | 276 0% | 379 0% | 566 0% |
| Karelians | 166 0% | 7 0% | 29 0% |
| Moldovans | 157 0% | 341 0% | 879 0% |
| Bashkirs | 143 0% | 872 0% | 6,821 0.1% |
| Belarusians | 104 0% | 464 0% | 7,247 0.1% |
| English | 104 0% | 43 0% | 1 0% |
| Georgians | 92 0% | 161 0% | 976 0% |
| Americans | 62 0% | 24 0% | 3 0% |
| Chuvashs | 47 0% | 195 0% | 2,512 0% |
| Mordvins | 42 0% | 300 0% | 5,519 0.1% |
| Jews | 34 0% | 182 0% | 9,701 0.2% |
| Greeks | 28 0% | 41 0% | 590 0% |
| Poles | 23 0% | 74 0% | 716 0% |
| Chechens | 20 0% | 47 0% | 128 0% |
| Bulgarians | 19 0% | 64 0% | 1,072 0% |
| Crimean Tatars | 18 0% | 138 0% | 7,214 0.1% |
| Siberian Tatars | 17 0% | 10 0% | 0 0% |
| Maris | 13 0% | 60 0% | 606 0% |
| Lezgins | 13 0% | 51 0% | 307 0% |
| Avars | 13 0% | 19 0% | 191 0% |
| Udmurts | 12 0% | 39 0% | 635 0% |
| Lithuanians | 11 0% | 40 0% | 531 0% |
| Ingushs | 11 0% | 16 0% | 88 0% |
| Estonians | 10 0% | 20 0% | 147 0% |
| Latvians | 9 0% | 104 0% | 310 0% |
| Australians | 9 0% | 1 0% | 3 0% |
| Kabardins | 8 0% | 11 0% | 244 0% |
| Kurds | 7 0% | 17 0% | 56 0% |
| Spanish | 7 0% | 2 0% | 4 0% |
| French | 7 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% |
| Dargwa | 6 0% | 39 0% | 340 0% |
| Buryats | 6 0% | 26 0% | 162 0% |
| Tabasarans | 6 0% | 17 0% | 60 0% |
| Dutch | 6 0% | 19 0% | 5 0% |
| Kumyks | 5 0% | 26 0% | 125 0% |
| Cherkess | 5 0% | 14 0% | 86 0% |
| Finns | 5 0% | 9 0% | 76 0% |
| Abazins | 5 0% | 57 0% | 41 0% |
| Karakalpaks | 4 0% | 34 0% | 163 0% |
| Khakass | 4 0% | 6 0% | 84 0% |
| Abkhazians | 4 0% | 67 0% | 44 0% |
| Romanians | 4 0% | 5 0% | 33 0% |
| Koryaks | 4 0% | 3 0% | 5 0% |
| Chuvans | 4 0% | 11 0% | 14 0% |
| Vietnamese | 3 0% | 9 0% | 3 0% |
| Bukharan Jews | 2 0% | 15 0% | 4,879 0.1% |
| Laks (Dagestan) | 2 0% | 147 0% | 1,398 0% |
| Crimean Karaites | 2 0% | 29 0% | 16 0% |
| Komi-Permyaks | 2 0% | 4 0% | 67 0% |
| Karachays | 2 0% | 11 0% | 45 0% |
| Balkars | 2 0% | 45 0% | 42 0% |
| Slovaks | 2 0% | 5 0% | 5 0% |
| Italians | 2 0% | 1 0% | 23 0% |
| Japanese | 2 0% | 0 0% | 3 0% |
| Tofalars | 2 0% | 2 0% | 0 0% |
| Komis | 1 0% | 4 0% | 154 0% |
| Nenets | 1 0% | 26 0% | 33 0% |
| Dungans | 1 0% | 132 0% | 22 0% |
| Hungarians | 1 0% | 0 0% | 21 0% |
| Aguls | 1 0% | 9 0% | 20 0% |
| Nogays | 1 0% | 15 0% | 28 0% |