Central Asia Population Pyramid 1971
Year
1971Central Asia in 1971
In 1971, Central Asia had a total population of 33,179,722 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 35.8%, up from 24,425,666 in 1961.
With a median age of 19.8 years, Central Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 75.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.2 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
3,721,620 immigrants live in Central Asia.
| Russian Federation | 1,834,377 |
| Uzbekistan | 827,101 |
| Ukraine | 232,130 |
| China | 196,700 |
| Turkmenistan | 119,267 |
6,331,874 people born in Central Asia live in other countries.
| Russian Federation | 2,935,970 |
| Kazakhstan | 989,442 |
| Germany | 896,268 |
| Ukraine | 536,540 |
| Turkey | 388,541 |





