Uzbek speaking countries
Uzbek is the official language in Uzbekistan and is spoken in 5 more countries as monther tongue by a part of the population.With a share of around 74%, it is most widespread in Uzbekistan. A total of about 32.9 m people worldwide speak Uzbek as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | Central Asia | yes | 74.3 % | 25,434,000 |
| Afghanistan | South Asia | no | 8.8 % | 3,426,000 |
| Tajikistan | Central Asia | no | 23.2 % | 2,213,000 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Central Asia | no | 13.6 % | 896,000 |
| Turkmenistan | Central Asia | no | 9.0 % | 543,000 |
| Kazakhstan | Central Asia | no | 2.3 % | 431,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers - not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Uzbek as a subsequently learned language is not the subject of this page. Countries where native speakers make up only a few thousand or even a few hundred people, or countries with a percentage well below 1%, are maybe not listed here.