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Population · Europe & Central Asia · Lower-middle income
Uzbekistan: population and demography
Population is 37.1m (2025), 42nd of 217 in the world and 9th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Population growth is 1.88% (2025), 55th of 217 in the world and 4th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Urban share is 51.0% (2025), 152nd of 217 in the world and 50th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
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Uzbekistan
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Population: Uzbekistan in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PopulationPopulation | 37.1m2025 | 42/217 | 9/58 | 24.8m | 28.4m | 33.6m | +21%since 2015 | 933m | 2.9bn | 8.2bn | |
| Population growthPopulation growth, annual % | 1.88%2025 | 55/217 | 4/58 | 1.26% | 1.58% | 1.87% | +0.2 ppsince 2015 | 0.43% | 1.30% | 0.91% | |
| Urban shareUrban population, % of total | 51.0%2025 | 152/217 | 50/58 | 47.7% | 51.3% | 50.8% | +0.4 ppsince 2015 | 74.1% | 42.0% | 57.8% | |
| DensityPopulation density, people per km² | 82.92024 | 120/216 | 31/57 | 56.9 | 65.1 | 76.2 | +20%since 2014 | 33.7 | 152.0 | 62.1 | |
| FertilityFertility rate, births per woman | 3.492024 | 45/217 | 1/58 | 2.70 | 2.44 | 3.06 | +37%since 2014 | 1.55 | 2.62 | 2.19 | |
| Birth rateBirth rate, per 1,000 people | 25.62024 | 49/217 | 1/58 | 21.7 | 22.4 | 25.6 | +7.2%since 2014 | 9.8 | 21.1 | 16.3 | |
| Death rateDeath rate, per 1,000 people | 6.02024 | 160/217 | 52/58 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | −0.8%since 2014 | 10.1 | 6.9 | 7.6 | |
| Aged 0–14Population aged 0–14, % of total | 31.3%2025 | 65/217 | 3/58 | 36.7% | 28.9% | 29.7% | +3.0 ppsince 2015 | 17.2% | 29.5% | 24.4% | |
| Aged 65+Population aged 65+, % of total | 6.1%2025 | 136/217 | 55/58 | 4.6% | 4.8% | 5.3% | +1.3 ppsince 2015 | 18.5% | 6.0% | 10.4% | |
| Dependency ratioAge dependency ratio, % of working-age population | 59.6%2025 | 75/217 | 13/58 | 70.5% | 50.9% | 54.0% | +10.3 ppsince 2015 | 55.7% | 56.1% | 54.5% | |
| Net migrationNet migration, people | -6,9872025 | 143/217 | 38/58 | -66,547 | -20,380 | -9,208 | +58%since 2015 | 1.2m | -3.1m | 0 | |
| Adolescent birthsAdolescent fertility, births per 1,000 women aged 15–19 | 34.12024 | 95/217 | 5/58 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 21.3 | +30%since 2014 | 11.4 | 42.5 | 38.3 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Adolescent births+30%34.1 in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Uzbekistan and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Uzbekistan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Uzbekistan | Afghanistan | Kazakhstan | Tajikistan | Turkmenistan | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 37.1m2025 | 43.8m2025 | 20.8m2025 | 10.8m2025 | 7.6m2025 | 7.3m2025 |
| Population growth | 1.88%2025 | 2.77%2025 | 1.21%2025 | 1.83%2025 | 1.65%2025 | 1.66%2025 |
| Urban share | 51.0%2025 | 25.9%2025 | 62.4%2025 | 26.2%2025 | 47.1%2025 | 34.7%2025 |
| Density | 82.92024 | 65.42024 | 7.62024 | 76.32024 | 15.92024 | 37.72024 |
| Fertility | 3.492024 | 4.762024 | 2.982024 | 3.042024 | 2.662024 | 2.602024 |
| Birth rate | 25.62024 | 35.02024 | 19.52024 | 25.32024 | 20.92024 | 19.42024 |
| Death rate | 6.02024 | 5.72024 | 6.72024 | 4.62024 | 5.82024 | 4.42024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 31.3%2025 | 42.6%2025 | 29.1%2025 | 35.9%2025 | 31.2%2025 | 31.9%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 6.1%2025 | 2.4%2025 | 9.0%2025 | 4.1%2025 | 4.8%2025 | 6.0%2025 |