Uzbekistan Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Uzbekistan is 37,939,105 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 36,361,859 in 2024.

Uzbekistan is projected to reach 75M people in 2100.
Uzbekistan accounts for 0.46% of the world's population.
For the last 20 years, Uzbekistan has had an average growth rate of 2.1% per year.
Since 2006, population has increased from 26.7M people to 37.9M (42.1% growth in 20 years).
Uzbekistan is ranked 42/197 by population and was ranked 42nd in 2006.

Uzbekistan population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	74,950,276	0.35%
2099	74,687,562	0.37%
2098	74,412,253	0.39%
2097	74,120,787	0.4%
2096	73,822,520	0.42%
2095	73,512,493	0.44%
2094	73,187,441	0.46%
2093	72,852,823	0.47%
2092	72,509,869	0.49%
2091	72,158,109	0.51%
2090	71,795,130	0.53%
2089	71,419,019	0.54%
2088	71,037,131	0.55%
2087	70,645,917	0.56%
2086	70,250,312	0.58%
2085	69,845,645	0.6%
2084	69,430,096	0.61%
2083	69,009,654	0.61%
2082	68,591,369	0.63%
2081	68,161,432	0.64%
2080	67,729,509	0.65%
2079	67,293,106	0.66%
2078	66,849,622	0.68%
2077	66,394,934	0.68%
2076	65,946,007	0.69%
2075	65,494,544	0.7%
2074	65,041,409	0.71%
2073	64,584,034	0.71%
2072	64,126,554	0.73%
2071	63,662,468	0.74%
2070	63,197,548	0.75%
2069	62,728,854	0.76%
2068	62,256,069	0.77%
2067	61,779,846	0.79%
2066	61,296,688	0.8%
2065	60,808,437	0.83%
2064	60,310,657	0.85%
2063	59,805,006	0.87%
2062	59,290,829	0.89%
2061	58,769,606	0.91%
2060	58,237,257	0.94%
2059	57,693,970	0.97%
2058	57,141,935	0.99%
2057	56,580,336	1.01%
2056	56,012,936	1.04%
2055	55,434,251	1.07%
2054	54,845,302	1.1%
2053	54,247,246	1.13%
2052	53,641,903	1.16%
2051	53,028,742	1.18%
2050	52,411,754	1.21%
2049	51,787,458	1.23%
2048	51,159,295	1.25%
2047	50,526,830	1.27%
2046	49,892,416	1.29%
2045	49,257,909	1.29%
2044	48,629,333	1.29%
2043	48,007,917	1.3%
2042	47,394,130	1.29%
2041	46,789,557	1.28%
2040	46,197,382	1.28%
2039	45,613,886	1.29%
2038	45,033,877	1.29%
2037	44,458,257	1.31%
2036	43,884,266	1.33%
2035	43,308,578	1.36%
2034	42,729,398	1.39%
2033	42,143,548	1.43%
2032	41,549,754	1.47%
2031	40,948,133	1.52%
2030	40,333,867	1.58%
2029	39,708,371	1.62%
2028	39,074,978	1.69%
2027	38,426,208	1.77%
2026	37,758,494	1.85%
2025	37,071,527	1.95%
2024	36,361,859	1.99%
2023	35,652,307	2.04%
2022	34,938,955	2.03%
2021	34,243,696	1.96%
2020	33,586,372	1.89%
2019	32,964,701	1.83%
2018	32,373,490	1.74%
2017	31,819,178	1.71%
2016	31,284,568	1.74%
2015	30,749,346	1.74%
2014	30,222,994	1.68%
2013	29,724,065	1.58%
2012	29,261,903	1.52%
2011	28,823,196	1.54%
2010	28,385,506	1.6%
2009	27,939,328	1.62%
2008	27,494,774	1.55%
2007	27,076,008	1.41%
2006	26,699,043	1.3%
2005	26,356,975	1.26%
2004	26,029,350	1.24%
2003	25,711,259	1.23%
2002	25,399,980	1.23%
2001	25,090,283	1.22%
2000	24,787,054	1.27%
1999	24,476,008	1.41%
1998	24,134,929	1.58%
1997	23,758,960	1.74%
1996	23,351,981	1.9%
1995	22,917,589	2.02%
1994	22,463,291	2.16%
1993	21,987,955	2.34%
1992	21,485,090	2.49%
1991	20,962,910	2.43%
1990	20,464,956	2.44%
1989	19,977,183	2.65%
1988	19,460,630	2.8%
1987	18,930,070	2.91%
1986	18,395,621	2.91%
1985	17,875,339	2.86%
1984	17,378,846	2.78%
1983	16,908,400	2.71%
1982	16,462,736	2.67%
1981	16,035,032	2.66%
1980	15,619,936	2.66%
1979	15,215,587	2.69%
1978	14,816,349	2.83%
1977	14,408,822	2.93%
1976	13,998,620	2.94%
1975	13,598,521	2.95%
1974	13,209,011	2.95%
1973	12,831,047	2.94%
1972	12,465,106	2.92%
1971	12,111,511	2.97%
1970	11,762,638	3.15%
1969	11,403,150	3.36%
1968	11,032,155	3.5%
1967	10,659,180	3.59%
1966	10,289,294	3.71%
1965	9,921,681	3.81%
1964	9,557,611	3.86%
1963	9,202,246	3.93%
1962	8,854,368	3.95%
1961	8,517,711	3.76%
1960	8,209,109	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Uzbekistan has a population of 37.9M as of 2026, compared to 31.3M in 2016, 26.7M in 2006, and 23.4M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.13% per year. Uzbekistan is ranked 61st out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Uzbekistan will have 49,892,416 people (31.5% growth) with a rank change from 42nd to 39th.

By the year 2100, Uzbekistan's population is projected to grow by 97.6% from its current level to 75M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-6,987
2024	-	-	-7,066
2023	716,276	722,280	-6,004
2022	710,403	715,410	-5,007
2021	680,120	689,325	-9,205
2020	634,542	643,750	-9,208
2019	608,813	618,154	-9,341
2018	573,603	585,119	-11,516
2017	535,020	548,372	-13,352
2016	534,206	549,045	-14,839
2015	536,236	552,781	-16,545
2014	516,500	536,881	-20,381
2013	481,362	501,742	-20,380
2012	442,952	463,333	-20,381
2011	434,478	454,858	-20,380
2010	440,913	461,293	-20,380
2009	451,461	471,839	-20,378
2008	437,637	461,665	-24,028
2007	399,867	426,880	-27,013
2006	354,068	383,265	-29,197
2005	330,076	363,462	-33,386
2004	325,160	363,994	-38,834
2003	311,006	355,098	-44,092
2002	311,552	359,231	-47,679
2001	307,841	356,483	-48,642
2000	298,591	365,138	-66,547
1999	323,493	385,448	-61,955
1998	358,670	408,532	-49,862
1997	393,271	441,631	-48,360
1996	420,696	471,010	-50,314
1995	448,090	493,966	-45,876
1994	460,491	502,279	-41,788
1993	490,180	527,557	-37,377
1992	515,534	548,793	-33,259
1991	528,822	557,886	-29,064
1990	467,103	540,581	-73,478
1989	508,435	522,323	-13,888
1988	524,653	525,126	-473
1987	536,468	537,292	-824
1986	532,432	533,234	-802
1985	508,120	508,893	-773
1984	484,865	485,617	-752
1983	456,032	454,464	1,568
1982	435,286	431,389	3,897
1981	420,120	413,897	6,223
1980	410,097	401,557	8,540
1979	398,618	387,754	10,864
1978	399,851	372,068	27,783
1977	415,194	369,572	45,622
1976	405,204	363,110	42,094
1975	394,993	357,382	37,611
1974	384,022	350,422	33,600
1973	371,901	341,807	30,094
1972	359,978	333,230	26,748
1971	347,201	323,171	24,030
1970	350,540	313,216	37,324
1969	368,429	302,833	65,596
1968	373,565	295,651	77,914
1967	372,380	298,350	74,030
1966	367,381	297,844	69,537
1965	367,843	302,264	65,579
1964	360,302	298,790	61,512
1963	350,434	293,432	57,002
1962	345,320	292,788	52,532
1961	328,009	279,841	48,168
1960	289,204	267,165	22,039

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 98.2% of the population change in Uzbekistan is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 1,154,963 residents or 3.2% of the population were not native-born in Uzbekistan, compared to 1,220,149 and 4.3% in 2010.

Uzbekistan population clock

	Uzbekistan	Rank
Current population	37939105	42/197
Percent of world population	0.46%	42/197
One net population change	44.4 seconds	32/197
One birth every	33.4 seconds	33/196
One death every	2.38 minutes	46/196
Daily growth/decline	+1,944	32/197
Annual growth/decline	+709,552	32/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.99%	52/197
One migration net change every	1.26 hours	123/196
Annual migration change	-6,987	123/196
Foreign-born residents	1,154,963	54/195
Foreign-born share of population	3.2%	114/195

Largest cities by population

Uzbekistan
City	Population
Tashkent	2.96M
Namangan	626K
Andijan	548K
Samarkand	546K
Nukus	320K
Fergana	289K
Bukhara	280K
Qarshi	275K
Margilan	215K
Jizzakh	163K

Uzbekistan population statistics

	Uzbekistan	World
Life expectancy	72.8 years	73.8 years
Average age	29.6 years	33.8 years
Median age	27.9 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.4:49.6	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	3.5 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	221.9 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Uzbekistan.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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