Key demographics
- Population
- 38.2M
- Density
- 78.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.740 (High)
- Gini index (2003)
- 35.3
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.5 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.49
- Urban population (2025)
- 51.0%
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 100.0%
- Labor force (2025)
- 62.9%
- Gender wage gap (2022)
- 27.3%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 59.6%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 51.0%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 25.6 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.0 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 14.1%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.49
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 12.8 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 7.1%
- Tourism (2019)
- 6.7M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Russian | Русский |
| Uzbek | Oʻzbek |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 94.8% |
| Irreligion | 3.9% |
| Christianity | 1.0% |
| Other religions | 0.3% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Uzbeks | 84.6% |
| Tajiks | 4.8% |
| Kazakhs | 2.3% |
| Karakalpaks | 2.2% |
| Russians | 2.1% |
| Others | 4.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Uzbekistani
- Demonym (female)
- Uzbekistani
- National anthem
- National Anthem of Uzbekistan
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.5 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 63.4 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 6.7% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 12.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 79/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 4.9/1000
- Physicians (2021)
- 2.81/1000
- Nurses (2020)
- 11.08/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $192
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 64.1%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 100.0%
- Education spending (2023)
- 5.5% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 474
- Internet users (2024)
- 89.5%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 110.5/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 34.7/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 967/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 34.7
Geography and practical
- Area
- 447,400 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Central Asia
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+05:00
- Calling codes
- +998
- Postal code
- ######
- TLD
- .uz
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Uzbekistan is composed of three equal horizontal bands of turquoise, white with red top and bottom edges, and green. On the hoist side of the turquoise band is a fly-side facing white crescent and twelve five-pointed white stars arranged just outside the crescent opening in three rows comprising three, four and five stars.
- National anthem
- National Anthem of Uzbekistan
- National holiday
- Novruz