Uzbekistan Population Pyramid 1999
Uzbekistan in 1999
The population of Uzbekistan in 1999 was 24,476,009. That is 22.5% more than in 1989, when the population stood at 19,977,183.
With a median age of 21.1 years, Uzbekistan had a youth dependency ratio of 64.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.8 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 24,476,009 | 21.1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 15,455,875 | 27.4 | |
| Tajikistan | 6,208,370 | 18.2 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4,968,587 | 22.2 | |
| Turkmenistan | 4,492,170 | 20.6 |





