Data as of Aug 4, 2026, 3:45 AM

SERIAL · 860Asia

Uzbekistan

CapitalTashkent

CurrencyUZS · Uzbek som

LanguageUzbek

Area448,920 km²

Since1991

ISOUZB · UZ

Population

37.1Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Central Asia

Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a sovereign, doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the south-west. It is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world, the other being Liechtenstein. The country has a population of more than 39 million, making it the most populous Republic in Central Asia. Uzbekistan is a member of the Organisation of Turkic States. Uzbek, spoken by the Uzbek people who form more than 89% of the population, is the official language of the country. Russian and Tajik are significant minority languages, with Russian serving as a lingua franca. Tajik is primarily spoken by Tajiks living in the southern parts of the country, such as Samarkand and Bukhara.

Text: Wikipedia — UzbekistanCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-04

— FACTS —

Capital: Tashkent
Currency: Uzbek som (UZS)
Official language: Uzbek
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +998
Licence plate code: UZ
Top-level domain: .uz
Independence / founding: 1991
Highest point: Khazret Sultan (4,643 m)
Lowest point: Sarygamysh Lake (5 m)
Anthem: National Anthem of Uzbekistan

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-04

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

8.5%% of land area

#171 of 2132023

27% of world average

Forest area

37,672km²

#80 of 2132023

20% of world average

Agricultural land

58.1%% of land area

#43 of 2092023

156% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

9.1%% of land area

#107 of 2062023

66% of world average

Land area

448,920km²

#57 of 2152023

69% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

37.1Mpeople

#42 of 2162025

98% of world average

Population growth

1.9%% per year

#55 of 2162025

191% of world average

Population density

81people per km²

#121 of 2152023

18% of world average

People living in cities

51.0%% of population

#152 of 2162025

81% of world average

Urban population growth

1.9%% per year

#72 of 2162025

126% of world average

People living rurally

49.0%% of population

#65 of 2162025

133% of world average

Population aged 0-14

31.3%% of population

#65 of 2162025

125% of world average

Population aged 15-64

62.6%% of population

#142 of 2162025

98% of world average

Population aged 65+

6.1%% of population

#135 of 2162025

56% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

59.6%% of working-age population

#75 of 2162025

104% of world average

Female population

49.5%% of population

#171 of 2162025

99% of world average

Births per woman

3births per woman

#45 of 2162024

148% of world average

Birth rate

25.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#49 of 2162024

148% of world average

Death rate

6.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#159 of 2162024

78% of world average

Net migration

-6,987people (5-year total)

#142 of 2162025

-6345% of world average

Migrants living in the country

3.2%% of population

#132 of 2152024

24% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$147.04Bcurrent US$

#61 of 2112025

26% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$503.97Bcurrent int'l $

#52 of 1992025

48% of world average

GDP per person

$3,968current US$

#151 of 2112025

16% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$13,601current int'l $

#127 of 1992025

41% of world average

GDP growth

7.7%% per year

#14 of 2102025

228% of world average

GDP per person growth

5.7%% per year

#21 of 2102025

239% of world average

Gross national income

$147.41Bcurrent US$

#61 of 2042025

26% of world average

Gross national income per person

$3,670current US$

#146 of 2032025

18% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$13,640current int'l $

#125 of 1972025

43% of world average

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Inflation

8.8%% per year

#164 of 1902025

102% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

11.9%% per year

#183 of 2092025

167% of world average

Real interest rate

7.9%%

#33 of 1342024

192% of world average

Lending interest rate

23.1%%

#9 of 1342024

205% of world average

Government revenue

19.4%% of GDP

#103 of 1492023

74% of world average

Government spending

22.3%% of GDP

#96 of 1492023

81% of world average

Government consumption

15.9%% of GDP

#96 of 1812025

91% of world average

Household consumption

64.1%% of GDP

#88 of 1812025

99% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

33.3%% of GDP

#17 of 1782025

143% of world average

Fixed investment

34.0%% of GDP

#12 of 1732025

153% of world average

Gross savings

29.5%% of GDP

#39 of 1682025

135% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$4.40Bcurrent US$

#48 of 2012025

52% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

3.0%% of GDP

#74 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.1%% of GDP

#126 of 1792025

5% of world average

Current account balance

-3.9%% of GDP

#127 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$41.24Bcurrent US$

#54 of 1772024

41% of world average

External debt

$70.26Bcurrent US$

#101 of 1212024

91% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

330-100

#52 of 1472025

92% of world average

People below the poverty line

2.3%% of population

#80 of 1472025

18% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

24.2%%

#36 of 1472025

87% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.4%%

#100 of 1472025

86% of world average

Stock market value

16.1%% of GDP

#74 of 882025

21% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$21.00Bcurrent US$

#12 of 1862025

407% of world average

Foreign aid received

1.1%% of GNI

#90 of 1372023

18% of world average

Exchange rate

12,579local currency per US$

#7 of 2112025

867% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

16.6%% of GDP

#47 of 1992025

166% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

32.5%% of GDP

#42 of 2022025

133% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

20.8%% of GDP

#15 of 1952025

189% of world average

Services' share of the economy

46.5%% of GDP

#164 of 2022025

80% of world average

1 of 39 figures unavailable for Uzbekistan.

— TRADE —

Exports

22.0%% of GDP

#140 of 1872025

51% of world average

Imports

35.4%% of GDP

#116 of 1872025

71% of world average

Trade balance

-13.3%% of GDP

#140 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

44.5%% of GDP

#127 of 2052025

69% of world average

Goods exported

$23.65Bcurrent US$

#78 of 2072025

19% of world average

Goods imported

$41.75Bcurrent US$

#65 of 2072025

33% of world average

Services exported

$9.27Bcurrent US$

#75 of 1912025

19% of world average

Services imported

$13.64Bcurrent US$

#64 of 1912025

31% of world average

Goods and services exported

$32.30Bcurrent US$

#80 of 1912025

18% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$52.18Bcurrent US$

#67 of 1912025

31% of world average

High-tech share of exports

1.7%% of manufactured exports

#140 of 1792024

14% of world average

Terms of trade

135index

#16 of 2062024

128% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

72.5 yrsyears

#130 of 2162024

98% of world average

Life expectancy, women

75.5 yrsyears

#132 of 2162024

99% of world average

Life expectancy, men

69.6 yrsyears

#133 of 2162024

97% of world average

Infant deaths

12.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#101 of 1962024

69% of world average

Deaths under age 5

13.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#94 of 1962024

55% of world average

Maternal deaths

26per 100,000 live births

#77 of 1942023

22% of world average

Health spending

6.7%% of GDP

#92 of 1932023

99% of world average

Health spending per person

$192current US$

#131 of 1932023

13% of world average

11 of 19 figures unavailable for Uzbekistan.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Uzbekistan.

— WORK —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Uzbekistan.

— CONNECTED —

Money earned from tourism

$395.0Mcurrent US$

#102 of 1752020

11% of world average

17 of 18 figures unavailable for Uzbekistan.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

4tonnes per person

#137 of 2032024

91% of world average

Carbon emissions

149Mt CO2

#171 of 2032024

79% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

227Mt CO2-equivalent

#170 of 2032024

90% of world average

Protected land

14.1%% of land area

#131 of 2132025

75% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

262.5%% of internal resources

#167 of 1772022

207% of world average

Renewable water available per person

468m³ per person

#156 of 1832022

3% of world average

Renewable energy use

1.0%% of final energy consumption

#192 of 2122021

3% of world average

Electricity from renewables

7.1%% of total

#151 of 2062021

20% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

90.7%% of total

#155 of 2092022

153% of world average

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Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#200 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

1.5%% of energy use

#99 of 1432022

no comparison

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Uzbekistan.

— STATE —

Military spending

2.9%% of GDP

#30 of 1562018

129% of world average

Military spending

$1.44Bcurrent US$

#71 of 1602018

9% of world average

Military spending

11.1%% of government spending

#26 of 1532018

149% of world average

Armed forces personnel

68,000people

#62 of 1702020

42% of world average

Armed forces

0.5%% of labour force

#112 of 1682020

41% of world average

Tax revenue

11.0%% of GDP

#119 of 1492023

66% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#60 of 1582021

18% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Uzbekistan.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

National Anthem of UzbekistanAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Tashkent · approx. UTC+5

Neighbours

Landmarks

Western Tian ShanImage: Wikimedia Commons

Samarkand – Crossroad of CulturesImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Centre of BukharaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum CorridorImage: Wikimedia Commons

Cold Winter Deserts of TuranImage: Wikimedia Commons

Tashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central AsiaImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Shavkat MirziyoyevPresident of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Islam Karimov1st President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1938–2016)

Rustam KasimdzhanovUzbekistani chess player

Oleg PashininUzbekistani footballer (born 1974)

Alina KabaevaRussian gymnast and politician, alleged partner of Vladimir Putin

Abdulla Aripov4th Prime Minister of Uzbekistan

Abdukodir KhusanovUzbek association football player

Eldor ShomurodovUzbekistani association football player

Ravshan IrmatovUzbekistani football referee

Gulnara KarimovaUzbek businesswoman and social activist, daughter of the former president

Fozil MusaevUzbekistani association football player

Timur SafinRussian fencer

History

1991Uzbekistan — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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2026

Population37.1M2025

GDP$147.04B2025

GDP per person$3,9682025