31,360,836 (2023 est.)
noun: Uzbekistani
adjective: Uzbekistani
Uzbek 83.8%, Tajik 4.8%, Kazakh 2.5%, Russian 2.3%, Karakalpak 2.2%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.9% (2017 est.)
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
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
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)
total dependency ratio: 54
youth dependency ratio: 46.3
elderly dependency ratio: 7.2
potential support ratio: 13 (2021 est.)
total: 30.1 years
male: 29.4 years
female: 30.7 years (2020 est.)
0.81% (2023 est.)
15.18 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
5.43 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
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
urban population: 50.5% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.25% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
2.603 million TASHKENT (capital) (2023)
at birth: 1.06 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: 0.99 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
23.7 years (2019 est.)
30 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
total: 18.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
total population: 75.55 years
male: 72.54 years
female: 78.74 years (2023 est.)
1.72 children born/woman (2023 est.)
0.84 (2023 est.)
N/A
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.)
6.8% of GDP (2020)
2.37 physicians/1,000 population (2014)
4 beds/1,000 population (2014)
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.)
16.6% (2016)
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.)
total: 17.6% (2020 est.)
male: 34% (2020 est.)
female: 1.1% (2020 est.)
2.9% (2017)
68.6% (2023 est.)
4.9% of GDP (2020 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2019)
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2021)
total: 16%
male: 15.8%
female: 16.2% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Uzbekistan on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Uzbekistan 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Uzbekistan 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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