Population growth in Uzbekistan
From 1960 to 2019 the population of Uzbekistan increased from 8.55 m to 33.58 m people. This is a growth by 292.8 percent in 59 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 152.9 percent.
The average age in Uzbekistan rose by 0.42 years from 2012 to 2013 from 24.88 to 25.30 years (median value).
Around 50% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.8% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.84 M | 3.37 % | 3,075 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 1962 | 9.14 M | 3.40 % | 3,128 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 9.45 M | 3.46 % | 3,193 M | 2.07 % | |||
| 1964 | 9.79 M | 3.54 % | 3,258 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 10.14 M | 3.62 % | 3,325 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1966 | 10.52 M | 3.72 % | 3,395 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1967 | 10.92 M | 3.77 % | 3,464 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 11.32 M | 3.72 % | 3,535 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1969 | 11.72 M | 3.54 % | 3,609 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1970 | 12.11 M | 3.29 % | 3,685 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 12.48 M | 3.03 % | 3,762 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1972 | 12.83 M | 2.82 % | 3,839 M | 2.04 % | |||
| 1973 | 13.17 M | 2.69 % | 3,915 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 13.53 M | 2.67 % | 3,991 M | 1.96 % | |||
| 1975 | 13.89 M | 2.72 % | 4,066 M | 1.87 % | |||
| 1976 | 14.28 M | 2.78 % | 4,139 M | 1.79 % | |||
| 1977 | 14.68 M | 2.82 % | 4,212 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 15.10 M | 2.82 % | 4,286 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 15.48 M | 2.52 % | 34.4 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 4,358 M | 1.68 % | |
| 1980 | 15.90 M | 2.73 % | 33.9 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 4,434 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 16.32 M | 2.66 % | 35.0 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 4,512 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 16.75 M | 2.61 % | 35.1 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 4,593 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 17.18 M | 2.57 % | 35.4 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 4,675 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 17.62 M | 2.55 % | 36.3 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 4,757 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 18.06 M | 2.53 % | 37.4 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 4,840 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 18.52 M | 2.52 % | 37.9 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 4,926 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 18.98 M | 2.49 % | 37.2 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 5,014 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 19.44 M | 2.46 % | 35.3 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 5,102 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 19.92 M | 2.44 % | 33.3 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | 5,191 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 20.51 M | 2.97 % | 33.7 ‰ | 6.1 ‰ | 5,281 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 20.95 M | 2.16 % | 34.5 ‰ | 6.2 ‰ | 5,369 M | 1.66 % | |
| 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 ‰ | 5,623 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 22.79 M | 1.82 % | 29.8 ‰ | 6.4 ‰ | 5,708 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 ‰ | 5,873 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 24.05 M | 1.62 % | 23.4 ‰ | 5.9 ‰ | 5,955 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 24.31 M | 1.08 % | 22.4 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 6,035 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 24.65 M | 1.39 % | 21.4 ‰ | 5.5 ‰ | 6,115 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 ‰ | 6,274 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 25.57 M | 1.17 % | 19.9 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 6,353 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 ‰ | 6,513 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 26.49 M | 1.23 % | 21.0 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 6,594 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 26.87 M | 1.43 % | 22.7 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 6,675 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 27.30 M | 1.62 % | 23.7 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 6,758 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 27.77 M | 1.70 % | 23.4 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,841 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 28.56 M | 2.86 % | 22.7 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.19 % | |
| 2011 | 29.34 M | 2.72 % | 21.5 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,003 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2012 | 29.77 M | 1.48 % | 21.0 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,086 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2013 | 30.24 M | 1.57 % | 22.5 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 7,170 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2014 | 30.76 M | 1.70 % | 23.3 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,254 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2015 | 31.30 M | 1.76 % | 23.5 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,339 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2016 | 31.85 M | 1.75 % | 22.8 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,424 M | 1.16 % | |
| 2017 | 32.39 M | 1.70 % | 22.1 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 7,509 M | 1.14 % | |
| 2018 | 32.96 M | 1.75 % | 23.3 ‰ | 4.7 ‰ | 7,592 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 33.58 M | 1.90 % | 7,674 M | 1.07 % |
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 2018 in the graph: The population in Uzbekistan increased by about 568,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 4.7 per 1000 people (~ 152,000 deaths) and the birth rate was 23.3 per 1000 people (~ 755,000 births). As a result, around 35,000 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 148,503 in Uzbekistan. The number of births was 689,661 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