Uzbekistan Population 2023 (Live)

35,376,017

Uzbekistan’s population is currently growing at a steady pace. The current population is 35.60 million people, which is expected to increase over the next few decades until its peaks at 44.4 million people in 2070. By the end of the century, the population is estimated to be about 42.27 million people.

Uzbekistan is currently growing at a rate of 1.48% per year. The population growth rate has decreased from 1.66% in 2016 to 1.48%, a trend that is expected to continue until 2070 when the population growth rate will dip into the negatives.

The current fertility rate in Uzbekistan is 2.43 births per woman and the median age is 27.8 years, allowing the population to continue to grow. While the fertility rate is high enough for population replacement now, it is less than half of what it was in 1980 when the fertility rate was 5.46 births per woman. This declining fertility rate trend is expected to continue over time.

Population Rank
Growth Rate
2023 World Percentage
Land Area
440,650
The current population of Uzbekistan is 35,376,017 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2023 population at 35,163,944.

Uzbekistan Growth Rate

Uzbekistan Population 2023 (Live)

Uzbekistan Population Clock

Uzbekistan Population (as of 11/25/2023)35,376,017
Last UN Estimate (July 1, 2023)35,163,944
Births per Day2,067
Deaths per Day580
Migrations per Day-55
Net Change per Day1,433
Population Change Since Jan. 1471,457

Components of Population Change

One birth every 42 seconds
One death every 2.48 minutes
One emigrant every 26.18 minutes
Net gain of one person every 1 minutes

Uzbekistan Population Clock

City
Population
Tashkent1,978,028
Namangan432,456
Samarkand319,366
Andijon318,419
Bukhara247,644
Nukus230,006
Qarshi222,898
Qo`qon187,477
Chirchiq167,842
Fergana164,322
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Uzbekistan Area and Population Density

Uzbekistan's population of 35,603,443 makes it the 41th largest country in the world and the third largest of the former Soviet states - behind Russia (145 million) and Ukraine (41 million). The area of the country is 173,351 square miles (448,962 square kilometers), giving it a population density of 205.38 people per square mile (79.3 people per square kilometer).

It is the largest country in Central Asia, comprising over 40% of the region's overall population. Other countries in the region are: Kazakhstan (pop: 16.6 million), Kyrgyzstan (pop: 5.6 million), Tajikistan (pop: 8.4 million) and Turkmenistan (pop: 5.3 million).

Largest Cities in Uzbekistan

The largest city in Uzbekistan is Taskent, the capital city. The latest available estimate - from 2009 - showed the Tashkent population to be 2.2 million, an increase of more than 700,000 since independence in 1991. Unofficial estimates place the city’s population much higher, though - some argue that it is actually home to 4 million people, many of whom have not got proper registration papers and are reluctant to respond to official surveys.

Other major cities in Uzbekistan are Namangan (pop: around 415,000), Samarkand (pop: around 364,000) and Andijan (pop: around 323,900).

You can see from the map above (it’s a worldmapper map that shows a slightly distorted image based on population density) that the Uzbekistan population is most dense in the east of the country, around its major cities.

Uzbekistan Population Density Map

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
19557,141,9232.71%16.7956145
19608,372,3113.23%19.6852143
196510,130,0963.89%23.8146140
197012,011,3613.47%28.2445138
197513,894,3472.96%32.6641137
198015,947,1292.79%37.4942135
198518,063,2012.52%42.4642135
199020,579,1002.64%48.3842136
199523,026,2062.27%54.1339135
200024,925,5541.6%58.5939135
200526,573,4231.29%62.4742137
201028,614,2271.49%67.2644137
201530,949,4171.58%72.7543136
201731,945,6821.57%75.1043134
201832,449,5761.58%76.2842134
201932,976,9481.63%77.5242133
202033,526,6561.67%78.8142132
202234,627,6521.63%81.4043132
202335,163,9441.62%82.6643130
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Uzbekistan Population by Year (Historical)

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
202335,163,9441.62%82.6643130
202435,673,8041.58%83.8643129
202536,159,0161.52%85.0043127
203038,313,2281.16%90.0645126
203540,222,3920.98%94.5545125
204042,061,5490.9%98.8848123
204543,915,9210.87%103.2348120
205045,593,1490.75%107.1847121
205546,954,6640.59%110.3845119
206048,006,7050.44%112.8545118
206548,828,1790.34%114.7845120
207049,509,1530.28%116.3849118
207550,077,8740.23%117.7250117
208050,520,9450.18%118.7651115
208550,818,5180.12%119.4648116
209050,968,1730.06%119.8147114
209550,968,107 119.8147115
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Uzbekistan Population by Year (Projections)

Uzbekistan Population Pyramid 2023

Uzbekistan Median Age

30.1

Total

29.4

Male

30.7

Female

Uzbekistan Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Uzbekistan.

Census Years

Year
Date
198912 January 1989
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Uzbekistan Population Pyramid

This figure is an estimate of the figures for 1 January 2014, and is provided by stat.uz, the country’s official statistical body. Their data is based on sampling 10% of the population, rather than undertaking a traditional census - the last full census to cover Uzbekistan was the 1989 Soviet Census. Other estimates of Uzbekistan’s population are available, notably from the CIA World Factbook. It estimated that Uzbekistan’s population in July 2011 was 28,394,180 - 700,000 lower than the official Government estimate.

Uzbekistan Demographics

The latest data available data on ethnicity in Uzbekistan is from 1996. It showed the following major ethnic groups in Uzbekistan: Uzbek (80%), Russian (5.5%), Tajik (3%), Karakalpak (2.5%), Tartar (1.5%), Other 2.5%). There is some dispute about these figures, however, and it is possible that the number of Tajiks in Uzbekistan is considerably higher.

Although not a large enough group to make the above list, there are also around 20,000 ethnic Koreans in Uzbekistan, descendants of the Koreans deported to Central Asia by Stalin.

Uzbekistan Religion, Economy and Politics

The main religion in Uzbekistan is Islam. Official figures are not available, but according to the US State Department, 88% of Uzbeks are Muslims and 9% are Orthodox Christians.

Again, official figures are not available, but the US State Department (see link above) reports that the Uzbek language is the first language of 74.3% of Uzbeks, followed by Russian (14.2%) and Tajik (4.4%).

Uzbek is the official state language, but Russian remains widely spoken and is a second language for many in the country. Tajik language speakers are concentrated in ethnically Tajik areas, particularly in Samarkand and Bukhara.

Uzbekistan Population History

At the beginning of the 19th century, there were roughly 2000 miles of unmapped territory between Tsarist Russia, and British India. Russia jumped on this opportunity for expanded domination and by the turn of the 20th century, Uzbekistan was under Russian control. Uzbekistan soldiers fought on both sides during World War II (the majority fought against Nazi Germany), and roughly 300,000 were either killed or went missing.

Uzbekistan declared its independence from Russia in 1990 and it has been a sovereign nation ever since.

Uzbekistan Population Rank 2023
Area (km²)
447,400
2023 Growth Rate
Capital
GDP (IMF)
$59.89
GDP (UN)
$67.78 Bn

Uzbekistan - General Info

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