
Population growth in Uzbekistan
From 1960 to 2020 the population of Uzbekistan increased from 8.53 m to 34.23 m people. This is a growth by 301.5 percent in 60 years. The highest increase in Uzbekistan was recorded in 1967 with 3.77%. The smallest increase in 1999 with 1.08%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 156.0 percent.
The average age in Uzbekistan rose by 5.22 years from 2012 to 2020 from 24.88 to 30.10 years (median value).
Around 50% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.9% annually.
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Population development in Uzbekistan since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)Year | Population Uzbekistan | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
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1961 | 8.81 M | 3.37 % | 43.9 ‰ | 13.3 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
1962 | 9.11 M | 3.40 % | 43.6 ‰ | 13.0 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
1963 | 9.43 M | 3.46 % | 42.9 ‰ | 12.7 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
1964 | 9.76 M | 3.54 % | 42.1 ‰ | 12.3 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
1965 | 10.12 M | 3.63 % | 41.2 ‰ | 12.0 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
1966 | 10.49 M | 3.72 % | 40.2 ‰ | 11.6 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
1967 | 10.89 M | 3.77 % | 39.2 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
1968 | 11.29 M | 3.72 % | 38.3 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
1969 | 11.69 M | 3.54 % | 37.6 ‰ | 10.7 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
1970 | 12.08 M | 3.30 % | 37.0 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
1971 | 12.45 M | 3.03 % | 36.6 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
1972 | 12.80 M | 2.82 % | 36.4 ‰ | 10.1 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
1973 | 13.14 M | 2.69 % | 36.1 ‰ | 9.9 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
1974 | 13.49 M | 2.67 % | 36.0 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
1975 | 13.86 M | 2.72 % | 35.9 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
1976 | 14.24 M | 2.78 % | 35.8 ‰ | 9.5 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
1977 | 14.64 M | 2.82 % | 35.8 ‰ | 9.4 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
1978 | 15.06 M | 2.82 % | 35.9 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
1979 | 15.48 M | 2.79 % | 34.4 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
1980 | 15.90 M | 2.73 % | 33.9 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
1981 | 16.32 M | 2.66 % | 35.0 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
1982 | 16.75 M | 2.61 % | 35.1 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
1983 | 17.18 M | 2.57 % | 35.4 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
1984 | 17.62 M | 2.55 % | 36.3 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
1985 | 18.06 M | 2.53 % | 37.4 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
1986 | 18.52 M | 2.52 % | 37.9 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
1987 | 18.98 M | 2.49 % | 37.2 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
1988 | 19.44 M | 2.46 % | 35.3 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
1989 | 19.92 M | 2.44 % | 33.3 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
1990 | 20.51 M | 2.97 % | 33.7 ‰ | 6.1 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
1991 | 20.95 M | 2.16 % | 34.5 ‰ | 6.2 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
1992 | 21.45 M | 2.37 % | 33.1 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
1993 | 21.94 M | 2.30 % | 31.5 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
1994 | 22.38 M | 1.98 % | 29.4 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
1995 | 22.79 M | 1.82 % | 29.8 ‰ | 6.4 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
1996 | 23.23 M | 1.93 % | 27.3 ‰ | 6.2 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
1997 | 23.67 M | 1.90 % | 25.5 ‰ | 5.8 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
1998 | 24.05 M | 1.62 % | 23.4 ‰ | 5.9 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
1999 | 24.31 M | 1.08 % | 22.4 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
2000 | 24.65 M | 1.39 % | 21.4 ‰ | 5.5 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
2001 | 24.96 M | 1.27 % | 20.5 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
2002 | 25.27 M | 1.23 % | 21.1 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
2003 | 25.57 M | 1.17 % | 19.9 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
2004 | 25.86 M | 1.16 % | 20.9 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
2005 | 26.17 M | 1.17 % | 20.4 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
2006 | 26.49 M | 1.23 % | 21.0 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
2007 | 26.87 M | 1.43 % | 22.7 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
2008 | 27.30 M | 1.62 % | 23.7 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
2009 | 27.77 M | 1.70 % | 23.4 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
2010 | 28.56 M | 2.86 % | 22.0 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
2011 | 29.34 M | 2.72 % | 21.2 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
2012 | 29.77 M | 1.48 % | 21.0 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
2013 | 30.24 M | 1.57 % | 22.5 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
2014 | 30.76 M | 1.70 % | 23.3 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
2015 | 31.30 M | 1.76 % | 23.5 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,348 M | 1.18 % | |
2016 | 31.85 M | 1.75 % | 22.8 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,434 M | 1.17 % | |
2017 | 32.39 M | 1.70 % | 22.1 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 7,519 M | 1.15 % | |
2018 | 32.96 M | 1.75 % | 23.3 ‰ | 4.7 ‰ | 7,602 M | 1.11 % | |
2019 | 33.58 M | 1.89 % | 24.3 ‰ | 4.6 ‰ | 7,683 M | 1.06 % | |
2020 | 34.23 M | 1.94 % | 7,762 M | 1.02 % |

Birth- and deathrate in Uzbekistan
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2019 in the graph: The population in Uzbekistan increased by about 624,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 4.6 per 1000 people (~ 152,000 deaths) and the birth rate was 24.3 per 1000 people (~ 801,000 births). As a result, around 25,000 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 150,336 in Uzbekistan. The number of births was 703,408 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate