Uzbekistan People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

30,842,796 (July 2021 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 4.4% (2017 est.)

Languages

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

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

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

Religions

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

Age structure

0-14 years: 23.19% (male 3,631,693/female 3,456,750)

15-24 years: 16.63% (male 2,601,803/female 2,481,826)

25-54 years: 45.68% (male 6,955,260/female 7,006,172)

55-64 years: 8.63% (male 1,245,035/female 1,392,263)

65 years and over: 5.87% (male 768,769/female 1,025,840) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 50.6

youth dependency ratio: 43.4

elderly dependency ratio: 7.2

potential support ratio: 13.9 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 30.1 years

male: 29.4 years

female: 30.7 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.86% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

15.85 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 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: 50.4% of total population (2021)

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

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

2.545 million TASHKENT (capital) (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

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

15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

23.7 years (2019 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

29 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 19.42 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 23.13 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 15.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.03 years

male: 71.98 years

female: 78.25 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.73 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 96.1% of population

total: 97.8% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 3.9% of population

total: 2.2% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

5.3% (2018)

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 (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2020 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

58,000 (2020 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

16.6% (2016)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

2.9% (2017)

Education expenditures

5.3% of GDP (2017)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 100%

male: 100%

female: 100% (2016)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 12 years (2019)

NOTE: The information regarding Uzbekistan on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Uzbekistan 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Uzbekistan 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.