Uzbekistan Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Uzbekistan vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Uzbekistan	World
1960	22.1	22.5
1961	21.6	22.5
1962	21	22.4
1963	20.3	22.2
1964	19.6	22
1965	18.9	21.8
1966	18.5	21.7
1967	18.2	21.6
1968	18	21.5
1969	17.9	21.5
1970	17.9	21.4
1971	17.9	21.4
1972	17.9	21.5
1973	17.9	21.5
1974	18	21.6
1975	18.1	21.7
1976	18.3	21.9
1977	18.4	22
1978	18.6	22.2
1979	18.8	22.3
1980	18.9	22.5
1981	19.1	22.6
1982	19.3	22.7
1983	19.4	22.9
1984	19.6	23
1985	19.7	23.2
1986	19.7	23.3
1987	19.8	23.4
1988	19.9	23.6
1989	19.9	23.8
1990	20	23.9
1991	20	24.1
1992	20	24.3
1993	20.1	24.5
1994	20.2	24.7
1995	20.3	25
1996	20.5	25.2
1997	20.7	25.4
1998	20.9	25.7
1999	21.1	25.9
2000	21.4	26.1
2001	21.7	26.3
2002	22.1	26.5
2003	22.4	26.7
2004	22.7	27
2005	23.1	27.2
2006	23.4	27.4
2007	23.7	27.6
2008	24	27.8
2009	24.3	28
2010	24.6	28.2
2011	25	28.4
2012	25.4	28.6
2013	25.7	28.9
2014	26	29.1
2015	26.3	29.3
2016	26.6	29.5
2017	26.9	29.8
2018	27.2	30
2019	27.4	30.3
2020	27.5	30.6
2021	27.7	30.8
2022	27.8	31
2023	27.8	31.3
2024	27.9	31.6
2025	28	31.9
2026	28	32.1
2027	28	32.3
2028	27.9	32.6
2029	27.9	32.8
2030	27.8	33
2031	27.7	33.2
2032	27.6	33.4
2033	27.6	33.6
2034	27.5	33.8
2035	27.6	34
2036	27.6	34.2
2037	27.7	34.4
2038	27.8	34.6
2039	27.9	34.8
2040	27.9	35
2041	28	35.2
2042	28.1	35.4
2043	28.2	35.6
2044	28.3	35.8
2045	28.4	36
2046	28.5	36.2
2047	28.6	36.4
2048	28.8	36.6
2049	29	36.8
2050	29.2	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Uzbekistan was 22.1 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 27.9 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 62nd for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Uzbekistan ranks 116th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Uzbekistan is expected to increase to around 29.2 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Uzbekistan demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Uzbekistan
	Male	Female
0-4	6.35%	5.89%
5-9	5.25%	4.87%
10-14	4.52%	4.22%
15-19	3.93%	3.72%
20-24	3.48%	3.32%
25-29	3.97%	3.79%
30-34	4.35%	4.15%
35-39	4.06%	3.89%
40-44	3.29%	3.19%
45-49	2.73%	2.69%
50-54	2.33%	2.35%
55-59	2.02%	2.12%
60-64	1.72%	1.91%
65-69	1.15%	1.4%
70-74	0.7%	0.96%
75-79	0.32%	0.49%
80+	0.26%	0.58%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Uzbekistan has average demographic potential with 61.8% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 80/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Uzbekistan			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	83.5%	73.1%	10.4%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	88.2%	77.5%	10.7%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	92.6%	81.6%	11%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	96.6%	85.3%	11.3%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	99.8%	88.3%	11.5%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	101.7%	90.1%	11.6%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	102.4%	90.7%	11.7%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	102.7%	91%	11.7%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	102.4%	90.7%	11.7%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	101.7%	90.1%	11.6%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	100.9%	89.5%	11.4%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	99.9%	88.8%	11.1%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	98.7%	88%	10.7%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	97.2%	86.8%	10.3%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	95.3%	85.4%	9.89%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	93.1%	83.6%	9.46%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	90.7%	81.6%	9.04%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	88.2%	79.5%	8.65%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	85.8%	77.5%	8.29%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	83.7%	75.8%	7.94%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	81.9%	74.3%	7.6%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	80.3%	73.1%	7.25%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	79%	72.1%	6.9%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	78%	71.5%	6.59%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	77.5%	71.1%	6.33%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	77.2%	71%	6.15%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	77%	71%	6.03%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	76.9%	70.9%	5.97%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	76.7%	70.8%	5.96%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	76.5%	70.5%	6.03%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	76.6%	70.4%	6.17%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	76.9%	70.6%	6.37%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	77.3%	70.6%	6.64%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	77.6%	70.7%	6.93%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	77.6%	70.4%	7.19%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	77.3%	69.9%	7.4%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	76.8%	69.2%	7.57%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	75.8%	68.1%	7.68%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	74.4%	66.7%	7.76%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	72.6%	64.8%	7.83%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	70.5%	62.6%	7.89%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	68.2%	60.3%	7.94%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	65.8%	57.8%	7.99%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	63.6%	55.6%	8.03%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	61.5%	53.5%	8.03%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	59.4%	51.4%	7.97%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	57.2%	49.3%	7.86%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	55.1%	47.4%	7.71%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	53.4%	45.9%	7.55%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	52.1%	44.7%	7.4%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	50.9%	43.7%	7.24%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	49.9%	42.8%	7.11%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	49.1%	42.1%	7%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	48.7%	41.8%	6.95%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	48.8%	41.9%	6.95%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	49.3%	42.3%	7.06%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	50.1%	42.8%	7.25%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	50.8%	43.4%	7.46%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	51.7%	44%	7.69%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	52.8%	44.8%	7.94%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	54%	45.8%	8.17%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	55.2%	46.9%	8.4%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	56.5%	47.8%	8.68%	54%	39%	15%
2023	57.6%	48.7%	8.98%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	58.6%	49.3%	9.3%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Uzbekistan decreased from 61.5% to 58.6% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Uzbekistan working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Uzbekistan	World
1960	54.5%	57.6%
1961	53.1%	57.5%
1962	51.9%	57.4%
1963	50.9%	57.2%
1964	50.1%	57%
1965	49.6%	56.9%
1966	49.4%	56.8%
1967	49.3%	56.9%
1968	49.4%	56.9%
1969	49.6%	56.9%
1970	49.8%	57%
1971	50%	57.1%
1972	50.3%	57.2%
1973	50.7%	57.3%
1974	51.2%	57.3%
1975	51.8%	57.4%
1976	52.4%	57.5%
1977	53.1%	57.7%
1978	53.8%	58%
1979	54.4%	58.4%
1980	55%	58.7%
1981	55.5%	59%
1982	55.9%	59.3%
1983	56.2%	59.6%
1984	56.3%	59.9%
1985	56.4%	60.1%
1986	56.5%	60.4%
1987	56.5%	60.5%
1988	56.6%	60.7%
1989	56.6%	60.8%
1990	56.6%	60.9%
1991	56.5%	61%
1992	56.4%	61.1%
1993	56.3%	61.2%
1994	56.3%	61.3%
1995	56.4%	61.5%
1996	56.6%	61.7%
1997	56.9%	61.9%
1998	57.3%	62.2%
1999	57.9%	62.5%
2000	58.6%	62.8%
2001	59.5%	63.1%
2002	60.3%	63.4%
2003	61.1%	63.7%
2004	61.9%	64%
2005	62.7%	64.3%
2006	63.6%	64.5%
2007	64.5%	64.7%
2008	65.2%	64.9%
2009	65.7%	65%
2010	66.3%	65.1%
2011	66.7%	65.2%
2012	67.1%	65.2%
2013	67.2%	65.2%
2014	67.2%	65.2%
2015	67%	65.1%
2016	66.6%	65.1%
2017	66.3%	65%
2018	65.9%	64.9%
2019	65.5%	64.9%
2020	65%	64.8%
2021	64.4%	64.9%
2022	63.9%	64.9%
2023	63.4%	65%
2024	63%	65.1%
2025	62.6%	65.2%
2026	62.3%	65.3%
2027	61.9%	65.4%
2028	61.6%	65.4%
2029	61.5%	65.4%
2030	61.4%	65.4%
2031	61.3%	65.4%
2032	61.3%	65.4%
2033	61.4%	65.4%
2034	61.5%	65.3%
2035	61.7%	65.2%
2036	62%	65%
2037	62.4%	64.9%
2038	62.7%	64.7%
2039	63.1%	64.6%
2040	63.3%	64.5%
2041	63.5%	64.4%
2042	63.6%	64.3%
2043	63.7%	64.2%
2044	63.7%	64.1%
2045	63.7%	63.9%
2046	63.6%	63.8%
2047	63.5%	63.7%
2048	63.3%	63.6%
2049	63.2%	63.4%
2050	63%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Uzbekistan changed from 61.9% to 63% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Uzbekistan	World
1960	39.8%	37.4%
1961	41.2%	37.5%
1962	42.4%	37.6%
1963	43.4%	37.8%
1964	44.2%	38%
1965	44.7%	38%
1966	44.8%	38%
1967	44.9%	38%
1968	44.8%	37.9%
1969	44.7%	37.8%
1970	44.6%	37.7%
1971	44.4%	37.6%
1972	44.3%	37.5%
1973	44%	37.3%
1974	43.7%	37.2%
1975	43.3%	37.1%
1976	42.8%	36.9%
1977	42.3%	36.7%
1978	41.7%	36.3%
1979	41.2%	35.9%
1980	40.8%	35.5%
1981	40.5%	35.2%
1982	40.3%	34.9%
1983	40.1%	34.6%
1984	40.1%	34.3%
1985	40.1%	34%
1986	40.1%	33.8%
1987	40.1%	33.6%
1988	40%	33.4%
1989	39.9%	33.2%
1990	39.9%	33%
1991	39.9%	32.9%
1992	39.8%	32.7%
1993	39.8%	32.5%
1994	39.7%	32.3%
1995	39.4%	32.1%
1996	39.2%	31.8%
1997	38.8%	31.5%
1998	38.2%	31.1%
1999	37.5%	30.8%
2000	36.7%	30.4%
2001	35.8%	30%
2002	34.9%	29.6%
2003	34%	29.2%
2004	33.1%	28.8%
2005	32.3%	28.5%
2006	31.4%	28.1%
2007	30.6%	27.9%
2008	29.9%	27.6%
2009	29.4%	27.5%
2010	28.9%	27.3%
2011	28.5%	27.1%
2012	28.2%	27%
2013	28.1%	26.9%
2014	28.1%	26.8%
2015	28.3%	26.6%
2016	28.5%	26.5%
2017	28.8%	26.4%
2018	29%	26.2%
2019	29.3%	26%
2020	29.7%	25.8%
2021	30.2%	25.6%
2022	30.6%	25.3%
2023	30.9%	25%
2024	31.1%	24.7%
2025	31.3%	24.4%
2026	31.5%	24.1%
2027	31.6%	23.8%
2028	31.6%	23.4%
2029	31.6%	23.1%
2030	31.4%	22.8%
2031	31.3%	22.6%
2032	31.1%	22.3%
2033	30.9%	22.1%
2034	30.6%	21.9%
2035	30.3%	21.7%
2036	29.8%	21.6%
2037	29.3%	21.5%
2038	28.8%	21.4%
2039	28.3%	21.3%
2040	28%	21.2%
2041	27.6%	21.1%
2042	27.4%	21%
2043	27.2%	21%
2044	27%	20.9%
2045	26.9%	20.8%
2046	26.8%	20.7%
2047	26.8%	20.7%
2048	26.7%	20.6%
2049	26.7%	20.5%
2050	26.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Uzbekistan decreased from 33.1% to 31.1% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Uzbekistan	World
1960	5.69%	4.97%
1961	5.69%	4.99%
1962	5.7%	5.01%
1963	5.72%	5.02%
1964	5.75%	5.04%
1965	5.76%	5.08%
1966	5.77%	5.12%
1967	5.78%	5.16%
1968	5.77%	5.2%
1969	5.73%	5.24%
1970	5.66%	5.28%
1971	5.55%	5.32%
1972	5.4%	5.37%
1973	5.23%	5.42%
1974	5.06%	5.47%
1975	4.9%	5.53%
1976	4.74%	5.59%
1977	4.6%	5.65%
1978	4.46%	5.71%
1979	4.32%	5.77%
1980	4.18%	5.81%
1981	4.02%	5.81%
1982	3.86%	5.8%
1983	3.7%	5.79%
1984	3.57%	5.8%
1985	3.47%	5.82%
1986	3.41%	5.86%
1987	3.37%	5.91%
1988	3.37%	5.95%
1989	3.41%	6.01%
1990	3.49%	6.07%
1991	3.6%	6.14%
1992	3.74%	6.21%
1993	3.9%	6.29%
1994	4.05%	6.37%
1995	4.17%	6.45%
1996	4.28%	6.53%
1997	4.37%	6.61%
1998	4.45%	6.68%
1999	4.53%	6.76%
2000	4.62%	6.84%
2001	4.72%	6.92%
2002	4.82%	7.01%
2003	4.91%	7.1%
2004	4.97%	7.18%
2005	5%	7.26%
2006	5%	7.34%
2007	4.97%	7.41%
2008	4.92%	7.47%
2009	4.86%	7.52%
2010	4.8%	7.58%
2011	4.74%	7.66%
2012	4.7%	7.78%
2013	4.67%	7.92%
2014	4.67%	8.08%
2015	4.73%	8.26%
2016	4.83%	8.45%
2017	4.94%	8.65%
2018	5.07%	8.88%
2019	5.2%	9.1%
2020	5.31%	9.33%
2021	5.41%	9.53%
2022	5.54%	9.74%
2023	5.7%	9.98%
2024	5.86%	10.2%
2025	6.07%	10.4%
2026	6.29%	10.6%
2027	6.52%	10.8%
2028	6.75%	11.1%
2029	6.97%	11.5%
2030	7.19%	11.7%
2031	7.38%	12%
2032	7.56%	12.3%
2033	7.72%	12.6%
2034	7.86%	12.8%
2035	8%	13.1%
2036	8.15%	13.4%
2037	8.29%	13.7%
2038	8.44%	13.9%
2039	8.58%	14.1%
2040	8.73%	14.3%
2041	8.87%	14.5%
2042	9%	14.7%
2043	9.13%	14.9%
2044	9.26%	15%
2045	9.4%	15.2%
2046	9.56%	15.4%
2047	9.72%	15.7%
2048	9.91%	15.9%
2049	10.1%	16.1%
2050	10.4%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Uzbekistan increased from 4.97% to 5.86% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.