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Uzbekistan People - 2024


SOURCE: 2024 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Population

31,360,836 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Uzbekistani

adjective: Uzbekistani

Ethnic groups

Uzbek 83.8%, Tajik 4.8%, Kazakh 2.5%, Russian 2.3%, Karakalpak 2.2%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.9% (2017 est.)

Languages

Uzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%

major-language sample(s):
Jahon faktlari kitobi, asosiy ma'lumotlar uchun zaruriy manba. (Uzbek)

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note: in the semi-autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan, both the Karakalpak language and Uzbek have official status

Religions

Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%

Age structure

0-14 years: 22.48% (male 3,612,997/female 3,437,866)

15-64 years: 70.64% (male 11,055,763/female 11,097,841)

65 years and over: 6.88% (2023 est.) (male 933,134/female 1,223,235)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 54

youth dependency ratio: 46.3

elderly dependency ratio: 7.2

potential support ratio: 13 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 28.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 27.9 years

female: 29.5 years

Population growth rate

1.61% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

22.2 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

most of the population is concentrated in the fertile Fergana Valley in the easternmost arm of the country; the south has significant clusters of people, while the central and western deserts are sparsely populated

Urbanization

urban population: 50.5% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.25% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

2.603 million TASHKENT (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female

total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

23.7 years (2019 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

30 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 18.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 21.9 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 15.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 73.2 years

female: 78.6 years

Total fertility rate

2.92 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

1.41 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 99.6% of population

rural: 96.1% of population

total: 97.8% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population

rural: 3.9% of population

total: 2.2% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

6.8% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

2.37 physicians/1,000 population (2014)

Hospital bed density

4 beds/1,000 population (2014)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

16.6% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 2.45 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 0.18 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 2.19 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 17.6% (2020 est.)

male: 34% (2020 est.)

female: 1.1% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

1.8% (2021)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

68.6% (2023 est.)

Child marriage

women married by age 15: 0.2%

women married by age 18: 3.4% (2022 est.)

Education expenditures

4.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 100%

male: 100%

female: 100% (2019)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 12 years (2021)

NOTE: The information regarding Uzbekistan on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Uzbekistan 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Uzbekistan 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.

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