Uzbekistan Population Pyramid 1987
Uzbekistan in 1987
The population of Uzbekistan in 1987 was 18,930,070. That is 31.4% more than in 1977, when the population stood at 14,408,822.
Half of the population was younger than 19.8 years; 40.1% were children under 15 and 3.4% 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 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 | 18,930,070 | 19.8 | |
| Kazakhstan | 16,527,715 | 24.9 | |
| Tajikistan | 4,939,059 | 18.3 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4,238,468 | 21.5 | |
| Turkmenistan | 3,452,731 | 19.3 |





