Central Asia Population Pyramid 1996
Year
1996Central Asia in 1996
In 1996, Central Asia had a total population of 54,881,231 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 16.9%, up from 46,946,864 in 1986.
The median age was 21.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 63.8 children under 15 and 8.6 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 |





