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Uzbekistan

Population

37,928,866

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
43rd
Share of world
0.45%
Annual change
+670,7951.96%

Population of Uzbekistan

020M40M60M80M100M120M140M160M202637.9M2050 projection52.2M↑ 38% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 37,928,866. 2050 projection: 52,210,754.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Uzbekistan. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202637,724,2231.96%43
202537,053,4281.98%43
202033,586,3721.89%43
201932,964,7011.83%43
201832,373,4901.74%43
201731,819,1781.71%43
201530,749,3461.61%43
201028,385,5061.49%43
200526,356,9751.24%42
200024,787,0541.58%39

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Population by City

Tashkent is home to 3,235,262 people, 8.58% of Uzbekistan's population.

City population3M1M500K
Tashkent 3.2MNamangan 732.2KSamarkand 606.6KAndijan 503.2KNukus 350.0KKokand 329.7KKarshi 306.4KBukhara 304.5K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Tashkent3.2M8.58%
2Namangan732.2K1.94%
3Samarkand606.6K1.61%
4Andijan503.2K1.33%
5Nukus350.0K0.93%
6Fergana337.6K0.89%
7Kokand329.7K0.87%
8Karshi306.4K0.81%
9Bukhara304.5K0.81%
10Margilan262.8K0.70%

Uzbekistan by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Uzbekistan is home to an estimated 37,928,866 people, the 43rd largest population in the world.
Daily change
Uzbekistan has a net population change of approximately 1,811 people per day, driven by 2,449 births, 626 deaths, and net emigration of 12 people.
Share of world
Uzbekistan makes up 0.45% of the world's population and 0.75% of Asia's.
Density
85.6 people per km² of land (221.7 per mi²), ranking 129th among countries and territories.
Urban living
51.02% of people live in urban areas.

Uzbekistan Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 42100+ years, female: 25195–99 years, male: 1,03195–99 years, female: 3,88790–94 years, male: 6,85590–94 years, female: 23,22885–89 years, male: 27,15585–89 years, female: 69,52780–84 years, male: 62,34580–84 years, female: 111,02175–79 years, male: 140,36875–79 years, female: 219,24970–74 years, male: 286,52070–74 years, female: 388,01865–69 years, male: 468,80765–69 years, female: 565,00660–64 years, male: 655,97760–64 years, female: 724,80755–59 years, male: 746,86555–59 years, female: 778,01350–54 years, male: 893,99950–54 years, female: 899,55745–49 years, male: 1,046,05345–49 years, female: 1,026,59940–44 years, male: 1,314,21140–44 years, female: 1,272,30335–39 years, male: 1,522,22235–39 years, female: 1,458,49330–34 years, male: 1,562,82830–34 years, female: 1,493,78225–29 years, male: 1,338,13225–29 years, female: 1,279,73120–24 years, male: 1,274,10920–24 years, female: 1,212,58915–19 years, male: 1,535,15115–19 years, female: 1,448,17010–14 years, male: 1,747,21910–14 years, female: 1,627,8365–9 years, male: 2,044,8695–9 years, female: 1,895,7620–4 years, male: 2,358,3020–4 years, female: 2,193,335100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–41M1M2M2M

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Median age

28 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

72.8 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.45%

Female

49.55%

Life expectancy 69.8Life expectancy 75.8

Ethnicity

83.8%

Uzbek

  • Uzbek83.8%
  • Tajik4.8%
  • Other2.9%
  • Kazakh2.5%
  • Russian2.3%
  • Karakalpak2.2%
  • Tatar1.5%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2017 est.

Religion

88%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim88%
  • Eastern Orthodox9%
  • Other3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2017 est.

Muslim: mostly Sunni

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Uzbekistan United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. State Dept of Statistics
  5. Uzbekistan’s population density up
  6. Government of Uzbekistan portal: population