🇺🇿 Uzbekistan Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Uzbekistan is 37,724,223, ranking #43 in the world (0.45% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.75% per year. The biggest city is Tashkent with 1,978,028 inhabitants.

Live estimate

37,735,559

Growth rate

1.75%

Density

people / km² (230 / mi²)

Median age

27.0

Fertility rate

3.40

births per woman

Life expectancy

72.8

years

Uzbekistan population 1950–2100

Population of Uzbekistan, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Uzbekistan is projected to reach 52,210,755, and 74,350,006 by 2100.

Uzbekistan population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	37,724,223	1.75%	88.7	27.0
2025	37,053,428	1.84%	87.1	27.0
2024	36,361,859	1.93%	85.5	27.0
2023	35,652,307	2.01%	83.8	26.9
2022	34,938,955	2.03%	82.1	26.8
2021	34,243,696	1.99%	80.5	26.7
2020	33,586,372	1.89%	79.0	26.6
2019	32,964,701	1.85%	77.5	26.4
2018	32,373,490	1.77%	76.1	26.1
2017	31,819,178	1.68%	74.8	25.8
2016	31,284,568	1.71%	73.5	25.5
2015	30,749,346	1.74%	72.3	25.3
2014	30,222,994	1.71%	71.0	25.0
2013	29,724,065	1.62%	69.9	24.7
2012	29,261,903	1.51%	68.8	24.3
2011	28,823,196	1.51%	67.8	24.0
2010	28,385,506	1.55%	66.7	23.6
2009	27,939,328	1.62%	65.7	23.3
2008	27,494,774	1.59%	64.6	23.0
2007	27,076,008	1.48%	63.6	22.6
2006	26,699,043	1.33%	62.8	22.3
2005	26,356,975	1.25%	62.0	21.9
2004	26,029,350	1.25%	61.2	21.6
2003	25,711,259	1.21%	60.4	21.3
2002	25,399,980	1.23%	59.7	21.0
2001	25,090,283	1.23%	59.0	20.6
2000	24,787,054	1.21%	58.3	20.3
1999	24,476,008	1.32%	57.5	20.1
1998	24,134,929	1.49%	56.7	19.8
1997	23,758,960	1.66%	55.9	19.6
1996	23,351,981	1.80%	54.9	19.4
1995	22,917,589	1.96%	53.9	19.3
1994	22,463,291	2.05%	52.8	19.2
1993	21,987,955	2.23%	51.7	19.1
1992	21,485,090	2.40%	50.5	19.0
1991	20,962,910	2.52%	49.3	19.0
1990	20,464,956	2.28%	48.1	18.9
1989	19,977,183	2.54%	47.0	18.9
1988	19,460,630	2.70%	45.7	18.8
1987	18,930,070	2.83%	44.5	18.8
1986	18,395,621	2.90%	43.2	18.7
1985	17,875,339	2.84%	42.0	18.7
1984	17,378,846	2.79%	40.9	18.6
1983	16,908,400	2.70%	39.7	18.4
1982	16,462,736	2.64%	38.7	18.3
1981	16,035,032	2.62%	37.7	18.1
1980	15,619,936	2.63%	36.7	17.9
1979	15,215,587	2.62%	35.8	17.7
1978	14,816,348	2.70%	34.8	17.5
1977	14,408,822	2.88%	33.9	17.3
1976	13,998,620	2.90%	32.9	17.1
1975	13,598,521	2.90%	32.0	17.0
1974	13,209,010	2.91%	31.1	16.9
1973	12,831,047	2.90%	30.2	16.8
1972	12,465,106	2.89%	29.3	16.7
1971	12,111,510	2.87%	28.5	16.7
1970	11,762,638	2.98%	27.7	16.7
1969	11,403,150	3.23%	26.8	16.7
1968	11,032,155	3.39%	25.9	16.7
1967	10,659,180	3.49%	25.1	16.8
1966	10,289,294	3.57%	24.2	17.1
1965	9,921,681	3.71%	23.3	17.7
1964	9,557,611	3.77%	22.5	18.5
1963	9,202,246	3.81%	21.6	19.4
1962	8,854,368	3.90%	20.8	20.1
1961	8,517,711	3.85%	20.0	20.8
1960	8,209,109	3.52%	19.3	21.2
1959	7,935,472	3.25%	18.7	21.6
1958	7,689,162	3.05%	18.1	21.9
1957	7,463,061	2.92%	17.5	22.2
1956	7,252,039	2.82%	17.0	22.5
1955	7,054,034	2.72%	16.6	22.7
1954	6,869,808	2.57%	16.1	22.8
1953	6,698,116	2.49%	15.7	22.9
1952	6,536,524	2.40%	15.4	22.8
1951	6,385,007	2.29%	15.0	22.8
1950	6,239,904	2.31%	14.7	22.7

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	38,376,103	1.67%	90.2	27.0
2028	39,010,990	1.61%	91.7	26.9
2029	39,634,351	1.56%	93.2	26.9
2030	40,248,241	1.51%	94.6	26.8
2031	40,850,310	1.46%	96.0	26.7
2032	41,442,241	1.42%	97.4	26.6
2033	42,026,363	1.38%	98.8	26.6
2034	42,603,248	1.35%	100.1	26.5
2035	43,175,102	1.32%	101.5	26.6
2036	43,744,386	1.30%	102.8	26.6
2037	44,313,636	1.29%	104.2	26.7
2038	44,885,867	1.28%	105.5	26.8
2039	45,461,997	1.27%	106.9	26.9
2040	46,044,152	1.27%	108.2	26.9
2041	46,636,743	1.28%	109.6	27.0
2042	47,240,036	1.29%	111.0	27.1
2043	47,851,669	1.29%	112.5	27.2
2044	48,470,625	1.28%	113.9	27.3
2045	49,096,063	1.28%	115.4	27.4
2046	49,724,393	1.26%	116.9	27.5
2047	50,351,710	1.24%	118.4	27.6
2048	50,975,933	1.22%	119.8	27.8
2049	51,596,111	1.20%	121.3	28.0
2050	52,210,755	1.17%	122.7	28.2
2051	52,819,884	1.15%	124.2	28.4
2052	53,423,248	1.12%	125.6	28.7
2053	54,019,133	1.10%	127.0	28.9
2054	54,606,900	1.07%	128.4	29.2
2055	55,185,075	1.04%	129.7	29.4
2056	55,752,580	1.01%	131.1	29.7
2057	56,311,624	0.99%	132.4	29.9
2058	56,863,060	0.96%	133.7	30.1
2059	57,405,428	0.94%	134.9	30.3
2060	57,938,048	0.91%	136.2	30.5
2061	58,459,743	0.88%	137.4	30.7
2062	58,972,440	0.86%	138.6	30.9
2063	59,477,426	0.84%	139.8	31.0
2064	59,974,294	0.82%	141.0	31.2
2065	60,462,545	0.80%	142.1	31.4
2066	60,943,555	0.79%	143.3	31.5
2067	61,418,610	0.77%	144.4	31.7
2068	61,888,528	0.76%	145.5	31.8
2069	62,354,718	0.74%	146.6	32.0
2070	62,817,014	0.73%	147.7	32.1
2071	63,277,027	0.73%	148.7	32.3
2072	63,733,357	0.71%	149.8	32.5
2073	64,186,365	0.71%	150.9	32.6
2074	64,637,220	0.69%	151.9	32.8
2075	65,085,148	0.69%	153.0	33.0
2076	65,530,992	0.68%	154.0	33.2
2077	65,978,434	0.68%	155.1	33.4
2078	66,423,180	0.66%	156.1	33.6
2079	66,858,871	0.65%	157.2	33.8
2080	67,288,838	0.64%	158.2	34.1
2081	67,715,604	0.63%	159.2	34.3
2082	68,135,617	0.61%	160.2	34.5
2083	68,550,927	0.61%	161.1	34.8
2084	68,964,883	0.60%	162.1	35.0
2085	69,371,028	0.58%	163.1	35.3
2086	69,767,297	0.56%	164.0	35.5
2087	70,156,905	0.55%	164.9	35.8
2088	70,539,720	0.54%	165.8	36.0
2089	70,915,056	0.53%	166.7	36.3
2090	71,281,030	0.50%	167.6	36.6
2091	71,634,946	0.49%	168.4	36.8
2092	71,978,946	0.47%	169.2	37.1
2093	72,314,458	0.46%	170.0	37.3
2094	72,641,106	0.44%	170.8	37.6
2095	72,955,576	0.42%	171.5	37.8
2096	73,256,784	0.40%	172.2	38.1
2097	73,548,800	0.39%	172.9	38.3
2098	73,829,450	0.37%	173.6	38.5
2099	74,095,862	0.35%	174.2	38.7
2100	74,350,006	0.33%	174.8	39.0

States & provinces of Uzbekistan by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Samarkand	4,031,324	10.7%
2	Ferghana	3,896,395	10.3%
3	Kashkadarya	3,408,345	9.0%
4	Andijon	3,253,528	8.6%
5	Tashkent	2,975,900	7.9%
6	Namangan	2,867,400	7.6%
7	Surkhandarya	2,680,800	7.1%
8	Karakalpakstan	2,015,000	5.3%
9	Bukhoro	1,976,823	5.2%
10	Khorezm	1,893,300	5.0%
11	Jizzakh	1,443,408	3.8%
12	Navoi	1,033,857	2.7%
13	Sirdaryo	860,900	2.3%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Uzbekistan

#	City	Region	Population
1	Tashkent capital	Tashkent	1,978,028
2	Andijon	Andijan Region	747,800
3	Namangan	Namangan	713,220
4	Samarkand	Samarqand Region	595,200
5	Nukus	Karakalpakstan	332,500
6	Fergana	Fergana	299,200
7	Bukhara	Bukhara	280,187
8	Qarshi	Qashqadaryo	278,300
9	Qo‘qon	Fergana	259,700
10	Marg‘ilon	Fergana	253,500
11	Angren	Tashkent Region	191,300
12	Tirmiz	Surxondaryo Region	182,800
13	Jizzax	Jizzakh Region	179,200
14	Chirchiq	Tashkent Region	162,800
15	Urganch	Xorazm Region	145,000

FAQ

What is the population of Uzbekistan in 2026?

The population of Uzbekistan is 37,724,223 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Uzbekistan?

Tashkent is the biggest city in Uzbekistan with 1,978,028 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Uzbekistan growing or shrinking?

The population of Uzbekistan is growing at 1.75% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.

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