Uzbekistan Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Uzbekistan, 1960–2100

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 with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. 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 39.9 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Uzbekistan

Male

Female

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

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).

Working-age demographic by year

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Year	Working age share
	Uzbekistan	World
2100	62.3%	59.6%
2099	62.4%	59.6%
2098	62.4%	59.7%
2097	62.5%	59.7%
2096	62.6%	59.7%
2095	62.7%	59.7%
2094	62.8%	59.7%
2093	62.9%	59.8%
2092	63.1%	59.8%
2091	63.2%	59.8%
2090	63.4%	59.8%
2089	63.7%	59.8%
2088	63.9%	59.8%
2087	64.2%	59.8%
2086	64.4%	59.8%
2085	64.6%	59.9%
2084	64.8%	59.9%
2083	64.9%	60%
2082	64.9%	60.1%
2081	65%	60.3%
2080	65%	60.4%
2079	65.1%	60.6%
2078	65.1%	60.7%
2077	65%	60.9%
2076	64.9%	61%
2075	64.9%	61.1%
2074	64.8%	61.3%
2073	64.7%	61.4%
2072	64.5%	61.5%
2071	64.3%	61.6%
2070	64.1%	61.7%
2069	63.8%	61.8%
2068	63.5%	61.9%
2067	63.2%	62%
2066	63%	62%
2065	62.7%	62.1%
2064	62.4%	62.1%
2063	62.2%	62.1%
2062	62%	62.2%
2061	61.9%	62.2%
2060	61.8%	62.3%
2059	61.7%	62.3%
2058	61.8%	62.4%
2057	61.8%	62.4%
2056	61.9%	62.5%
2055	62.1%	62.7%
2054	62.2%	62.8%
2053	62.4%	62.9%
2052	62.6%	63.1%
2051	62.8%	63.2%
2050	63.1%	63.4%
2049	63.3%	63.5%
2048	63.4%	63.6%
2047	63.5%	63.8%
2046	63.6%	63.9%
2045	63.7%	64%
2044	63.7%	64.1%
2043	63.7%	64.2%
2042	63.6%	64.3%
2041	63.4%	64.4%
2040	63.2%	64.5%
2039	62.9%	64.7%
2038	62.6%	64.8%
2037	62.2%	64.9%
2036	61.9%	65.1%
2035	61.6%	65.2%
2034	61.4%	65.3%
2033	61.3%	65.4%
2032	61.3%	65.4%
2031	61.4%	65.4%
2030	61.4%	65.4%
2029	61.5%	65.4%
2028	61.7%	65.4%
2027	62.1%	65.4%
2026	62.4%	65.2%
2025	62.8%	65.1%
2024	63%	65.1%
2023	63.4%	65%
2022	63.9%	64.9%
2021	64.4%	64.9%
2020	65%	64.8%
2019	65.5%	64.9%
2018	65.9%	64.9%
2017	66.3%	65%
2016	66.6%	65.1%
2015	67%	65.1%
2014	67.2%	65.2%
2013	67.2%	65.2%
2012	67.1%	65.2%
2011	66.7%	65.2%
2010	66.3%	65.1%
2009	65.7%	65%
2008	65.2%	64.9%
2007	64.5%	64.7%
2006	63.6%	64.5%
2005	62.7%	64.3%
2004	61.9%	64%
2003	61.1%	63.7%
2002	60.3%	63.4%
2001	59.5%	63.1%
2000	58.6%	62.8%
1999	57.9%	62.5%
1998	57.3%	62.2%
1997	56.9%	61.9%
1996	56.6%	61.7%
1995	56.4%	61.5%
1994	56.3%	61.3%
1993	56.3%	61.2%
1992	56.4%	61.1%
1991	56.5%	61%
1990	56.6%	60.9%
1989	56.6%	60.8%
1988	56.6%	60.7%
1987	56.5%	60.5%
1986	56.5%	60.4%
1985	56.4%	60.1%
1984	56.3%	59.9%
1983	56.2%	59.6%
1982	55.9%	59.3%
1981	55.5%	59%
1980	55%	58.7%
1979	54.4%	58.4%
1978	53.8%	58%
1977	53.1%	57.7%
1976	52.4%	57.5%
1975	51.8%	57.4%
1974	51.2%	57.3%
1973	50.7%	57.3%
1972	50.3%	57.2%
1971	50%	57.1%
1970	49.8%	57%
1969	49.6%	56.9%
1968	49.4%	56.9%
1967	49.3%	56.9%
1966	49.4%	56.8%
1965	49.6%	56.9%
1964	50.1%	57%
1963	50.9%	57.2%
1962	51.9%	57.4%
1961	53.1%	57.5%
1960	54.5%	57.6%

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

Age dependency by year

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+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Uzbekistan	World
2100	18.4%	16.5%
2099	18.5%	16.6%
2098	18.7%	16.6%
2097	18.8%	16.7%
2096	19%	16.8%
2095	19.2%	16.8%
2094	19.3%	16.9%
2093	19.5%	17%
2092	19.7%	17%
2091	19.9%	17.1%
2090	20%	17.2%
2089	20.2%	17.2%
2088	20.4%	17.3%
2087	20.5%	17.4%
2086	20.7%	17.4%
2085	20.8%	17.5%
2084	20.9%	17.5%
2083	21.1%	17.6%
2082	21.2%	17.7%
2081	21.3%	17.7%
2080	21.4%	17.8%
2079	21.6%	17.8%
2078	21.7%	17.9%
2077	21.8%	17.9%
2076	22%	18%
2075	22.1%	18%
2074	22.3%	18.1%
2073	22.4%	18.2%
2072	22.6%	18.2%
2071	22.8%	18.3%
2070	23%	18.3%
2069	23.2%	18.4%
2068	23.4%	18.5%
2067	23.7%	18.6%
2066	23.9%	18.6%
2065	24.2%	18.7%
2064	24.4%	18.8%
2063	24.7%	18.9%
2062	25%	19.1%
2061	25.2%	19.2%
2060	25.5%	19.3%
2059	25.7%	19.4%
2058	25.9%	19.5%
2057	26.1%	19.6%
2056	26.3%	19.8%
2055	26.4%	19.9%
2054	26.5%	20%
2053	26.5%	20.1%
2052	26.6%	20.2%
2051	26.7%	20.3%
2050	26.7%	20.4%
2049	26.7%	20.5%
2048	26.8%	20.6%
2047	26.8%	20.7%
2046	26.9%	20.8%
2045	27%	20.9%
2044	27.1%	20.9%
2043	27.3%	21%
2042	27.5%	21.1%
2041	27.8%	21.2%
2040	28.1%	21.2%
2039	28.6%	21.3%
2038	29.1%	21.4%
2037	29.6%	21.5%
2036	30.1%	21.6%
2035	30.5%	21.8%
2034	30.8%	22%
2033	31%	22.2%
2032	31.2%	22.4%
2031	31.3%	22.7%
2030	31.5%	23%
2029	31.6%	23.3%
2028	31.6%	23.6%
2027	31.5%	23.9%
2026	31.4%	24.2%
2025	31.2%	24.6%
2024	31.1%	24.7%
2023	30.9%	25%
2022	30.6%	25.3%
2021	30.2%	25.6%
2020	29.7%	25.8%
2019	29.3%	26%
2018	29%	26.2%
2017	28.8%	26.4%
2016	28.5%	26.5%
2015	28.3%	26.6%
2014	28.1%	26.8%
2013	28.1%	26.9%
2012	28.2%	27%
2011	28.5%	27.1%
2010	28.9%	27.3%
2009	29.4%	27.5%
2008	29.9%	27.6%
2007	30.6%	27.9%
2006	31.4%	28.1%
2005	32.3%	28.5%
2004	33.1%	28.8%
2003	34%	29.2%
2002	34.9%	29.6%
2001	35.8%	30%
2000	36.7%	30.4%
1999	37.5%	30.8%
1998	38.2%	31.1%
1997	38.8%	31.5%
1996	39.2%	31.8%
1995	39.4%	32.1%
1994	39.7%	32.3%
1993	39.8%	32.5%
1992	39.8%	32.7%
1991	39.9%	32.9%
1990	39.9%	33%
1989	39.9%	33.2%
1988	40%	33.4%
1987	40.1%	33.6%
1986	40.1%	33.8%
1985	40.1%	34%
1984	40.1%	34.3%
1983	40.1%	34.6%
1982	40.3%	34.9%
1981	40.5%	35.2%
1980	40.8%	35.5%
1979	41.2%	35.9%
1978	41.7%	36.3%
1977	42.3%	36.7%
1976	42.8%	36.9%
1975	43.3%	37.1%
1974	43.7%	37.2%
1973	44%	37.3%
1972	44.3%	37.5%
1971	44.4%	37.6%
1970	44.6%	37.7%
1969	44.7%	37.8%
1968	44.8%	37.9%
1967	44.9%	38%
1966	44.8%	38%
1965	44.7%	38%
1964	44.2%	38%
1963	43.4%	37.8%
1962	42.4%	37.6%
1961	41.2%	37.5%
1960	39.8%	37.4%

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+) by year

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Uzbekistan	World
2100	19.3%	23.9%
2099	19.1%	23.8%
2098	18.9%	23.7%
2097	18.6%	23.6%
2096	18.4%	23.5%
2095	18.1%	23.4%
2094	17.8%	23.4%
2093	17.5%	23.3%
2092	17.2%	23.2%
2091	16.9%	23.1%
2090	16.5%	23.1%
2089	16.1%	23%
2088	15.7%	22.9%
2087	15.3%	22.8%
2086	14.9%	22.7%
2085	14.6%	22.6%
2084	14.3%	22.5%
2083	14.1%	22.4%
2082	13.9%	22.2%
2081	13.7%	22%
2080	13.5%	21.8%
2079	13.4%	21.6%
2078	13.2%	21.4%
2077	13.2%	21.2%
2076	13.1%	21%
2075	13%	20.8%
2074	13%	20.6%
2073	12.9%	20.4%
2072	12.9%	20.3%
2071	12.9%	20.1%
2070	12.9%	19.9%
2069	13%	19.8%
2068	13%	19.6%
2067	13.1%	19.5%
2066	13.1%	19.3%
2065	13.1%	19.2%
2064	13.1%	19.1%
2063	13.1%	18.9%
2062	13%	18.8%
2061	12.9%	18.6%
2060	12.7%	18.5%
2059	12.5%	18.3%
2058	12.3%	18.1%
2057	12.1%	17.9%
2056	11.8%	17.7%
2055	11.5%	17.5%
2054	11.3%	17.2%
2053	11.1%	17%
2052	10.8%	16.7%
2051	10.5%	16.4%
2050	10.2%	16.2%
2049	10%	16%
2048	9.81%	15.8%
2047	9.64%	15.5%
2046	9.48%	15.3%
2045	9.33%	15.1%
2044	9.19%	14.9%
2043	9.07%	14.8%
2042	8.93%	14.6%
2041	8.8%	14.4%
2040	8.65%	14.2%
2039	8.51%	14%
2038	8.36%	13.8%
2037	8.22%	13.5%
2036	8.07%	13.3%
2035	7.93%	13%
2034	7.79%	12.7%
2033	7.64%	12.4%
2032	7.47%	12.2%
2031	7.29%	11.9%
2030	7.08%	11.6%
2029	6.86%	11.3%
2028	6.64%	11%
2027	6.4%	10.7%
2026	6.18%	10.5%
2025	5.96%	10.3%
2024	5.86%	10.2%
2023	5.7%	9.98%
2022	5.54%	9.74%
2021	5.41%	9.53%
2020	5.31%	9.33%
2019	5.2%	9.1%
2018	5.07%	8.88%
2017	4.94%	8.65%
2016	4.83%	8.45%
2015	4.73%	8.26%
2014	4.67%	8.08%
2013	4.67%	7.92%
2012	4.7%	7.78%
2011	4.74%	7.66%
2010	4.8%	7.58%
2009	4.86%	7.52%
2008	4.92%	7.47%
2007	4.97%	7.41%
2006	5%	7.34%
2005	5%	7.26%
2004	4.97%	7.18%
2003	4.91%	7.1%
2002	4.82%	7.01%
2001	4.72%	6.92%
2000	4.62%	6.84%
1999	4.53%	6.76%
1998	4.45%	6.68%
1997	4.37%	6.61%
1996	4.28%	6.53%
1995	4.17%	6.45%
1994	4.05%	6.37%
1993	3.9%	6.29%
1992	3.74%	6.21%
1991	3.6%	6.14%
1990	3.49%	6.07%
1989	3.41%	6.01%
1988	3.37%	5.95%
1987	3.37%	5.91%
1986	3.41%	5.86%
1985	3.47%	5.82%
1984	3.57%	5.8%
1983	3.7%	5.79%
1982	3.86%	5.8%
1981	4.02%	5.81%
1980	4.18%	5.81%
1979	4.32%	5.77%
1978	4.46%	5.71%
1977	4.6%	5.65%
1976	4.74%	5.59%
1975	4.9%	5.53%
1974	5.06%	5.47%
1973	5.23%	5.42%
1972	5.4%	5.37%
1971	5.55%	5.32%
1970	5.66%	5.28%
1969	5.73%	5.24%
1968	5.77%	5.2%
1967	5.78%	5.16%
1966	5.77%	5.12%
1965	5.76%	5.08%
1964	5.75%	5.04%
1963	5.72%	5.02%
1962	5.7%	5.01%
1961	5.69%	4.99%
1960	5.69%	4.97%

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

Median age map

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