Uzbekistan People - 2024

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)