Europe & Central Asia · Lower-middle income
Uzbekistan: key statistics
Uzbekistan has 37.1m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $3,968. Below: 78 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Uzbek som UZS
- Languages
- Uzbek
- ISO codes
- UZUZB
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Population37.1m2025 · rank 42 of 217GDP$147bn2025 · rank 61 of 211GDP per capita$3,9682025 · rank 152 of 211Life expectancy72.5 yrs2024 · rank 131 of 217Internet users89.5%2024 · rank 61 of 188Fertility3.492024 · rank 45 of 217CO₂ per person4.09 t2024 · rank 67 of 203Inflation8.8%2025 · rank 24 of 180
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Uzbekistan, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Uzbekistan by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 37.1m | 2025 | 42/217 | 9/58 | +21% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.88% | 2025 | 55/217 | 4/58 | +0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 51.0% | 2025 | 152/217 | 50/58 | +0.4 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.49 | 2024 | 45/217 | 1/58 | +37% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 6.1% | 2025 | 136/217 | 55/58 | +1.3 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 31.3% | 2025 | 65/217 | 3/58 | +3.0 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 82.9 | 2024 | 120/216 | 31/57 | +20% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 25.6 | 2024 | 49/217 | 1/58 | +7.2% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 448,923 km² | 2024 | 57/216 | 10/57 | +1.1% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $147bn | 2025 | 61/211 | 26/57 | +51% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $3,968 | 2025 | 152/211 | 55/57 | +25% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $13,601 | 2025 | 127/199 | 51/53 | +77% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $3,670 | 2025 | 145/201 | 51/53 | +16% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 7.7% | 2025 | 14/210 | 5/56 | −0.2 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 5.7% | 2025 | 21/210 | 5/56 | −0.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 16.6% | 2025 | 46/198 | 2/56 | −9.2 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 32.5% | 2025 | 42/201 | 7/57 | +8.5 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 46.5% | 2025 | 164/201 | 54/57 | +4.3 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 33.3% | 2025 | 16/175 | 3/51 | +8.9 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 29.6% | 2025 | 40/163 | 9/49 | +7.8 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 8.8% | 2025 | 24/180 | 4/49 | ±0.0 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 7.9% | 2024 | 36/136 | 6/24 | +5.4 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 23.1% | 2024 | 9/136 | 2/24 | +7.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 12,579.39 | 2025 | 6/210 | 1/57 | +390% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 11.0% | 2023 | 115/142 | 44/48 | −1.2 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 22.3% | 2023 | 93/142 | 42/47 | +8.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 60.5% | 2024 | 37/119 | 9/20 | +45.6 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 2.49% | 2018 | — | — | +2.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 22.0% | 2025 | 138/184 | 49/52 | +9.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 35.4% | 2025 | 113/184 | 43/52 | +20.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 57.4% | 2025 | 133/184 | 48/52 | +30.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -3.9% | 2025 | 122/185 | 35/50 | −4.8 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 3.0% | 2025 | 70/197 | 15/51 | +2.0 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 14.4% | 2025 | 21/178 | 4/50 | +9.4 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 6.7m | 2019 | 30/196 | 19/51 | +455% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 2025 | 111/187 | 36/49 | −0.5 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 11.4% | 2025 | 104/187 | 33/49 | −0.1 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 57.5% | 2025 | 124/187 | 33/49 | +1.2 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 41.2% | 2025 | 147/187 | 44/49 | +1.7 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $1.2bn | 2023 | 37/145 | 3/19 | +307% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 1.1% | 2023 | 92/139 | 11/18 | +0.8 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $33.7 | 2023 | 102/145 | 14/19 | +239% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 2.3% | 2025 | 71/151 | 6/47 | −91.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 4.0% | 2025 | 84/151 | 8/47 | −93.2 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 5.8% | 2025 | 136/145 | 45/47 | −8.3 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 32.7 | 2025 | 100/151 | 19/47 | −7.1% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 167/167 | 47/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 38.0% | 2025 | 38/190 | 16/52 | +22.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 100.0% | 2022 | 2/141 | 1/27 | +1.4 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 100.0% | 2022 | 2/147 | 1/28 | +1.9 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 120.9% | 2025 | 10/191 | 1/53 | +24.0 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 98.1% | 2025 | 67/176 | 34/53 | +5.9 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 59.8% | 2025 | 63/172 | 38/52 | +51.8 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 83.6% | 2025 | 127/168 | 44/47 | −10.2 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 21.5 | 2018 | 73/173 | 3/48 | +22% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.5% | 2023 | 35/184 | 9/49 | −0.3 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.5 yrs | 2024 | 131/217 | 53/58 | +2.2% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 12.8 | 2024 | 97/196 | 5/52 | −36% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 13.4 | 2024 | 104/196 | 6/52 | −37% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 26 | 2023 | 119/194 | 2/51 | −19% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 6.7% | 2023 | 92/193 | 40/52 | +1.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $192 | 2023 | 131/193 | 50/52 | +37% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.81 | 2021 | 66/180 | 43/50 | +11% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 99% | 2024 | 19/193 | 6/51 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 6.5% | 2021 | 122/154 | 11/28 | −13.1 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 97.3% | 2024 | 104/206 | 44/56 | +3.7 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 96.5% | 2024 | 86/203 | 42/54 | +1.2 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 89.5% | 2024 | 61/188 | 33/51 | +54.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 110.5 | 2024 | 118/210 | 42/56 | +54% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 34.7 | 2024 | 44/208 | 28/55 | +1,180% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 119/215 | 56/57 | +0.2 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 94.0% | 2024 | 93/192 | 43/51 | +5.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 4.09 t | 2024 | 67/203 | 33/49 | +9.1% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 1.0% | 2021 | 192/212 | 52/54 | +0.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 7.1% | 2021 | 150/206 | 46/51 | −8.3 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 8.8% | 2024 | 171/214 | 46/57 | +0.7 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 9.2% | 2024 | 109/206 | 38/53 | −0.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 262.5% | 2022 | 11/177 | 2/47 | −44.5 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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