Central Asia Population Pyramid 1985
Year
1985Central Asia in 1985
In 1985, Central Asia had a total population of 45,875,356 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 25.3%, up from 36,605,721 in 1975.
Half of the population was younger than 21.2 years; 37.6% were children under 15 and 4.6% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 |





