Uzbekistan Population Pyramid 1985
Uzbekistan in 1985
The population of Uzbekistan in 1985 was 17,875,338. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 31.5%, up from 13,598,521 in 1975.
With a median age of 19.7 years, Uzbekistan had a youth dependency ratio of 71.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.2 per 100 people of working age. 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 fertility rate of Uzbekistan was 3.50 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 72.4 years in 2023: 75.4 for women and 69.5 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,079,134 immigrants live in Uzbekistan, 3.0% of the population.
| Russian Federation | 865,767 |
| Ukraine | 122,908 |
| Belarus | 26,170 |
| Azerbaijan | 20,079 |
| Kazakhstan | 13,013 |
2,114,477 people born in Uzbekistan live in other countries.
| Russian Federation | 778,041 |
| Kazakhstan | 744,161 |
| Ukraine | 226,478 |
| Turkey | 128,061 |
| Turkmenistan | 66,605 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 17,875,339 | 19.7 | |
| Kazakhstan | 16,031,090 | 24.3 | |
| Tajikistan | 4,619,004 | 18.2 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4,102,392 | 21.2 | |
| Turkmenistan | 3,247,534 | 19.3 |





