Population:
24,755,519 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
37% (male 4,673,501; female 4,520,471)
15-64 years:
58% (male 7,140,215; female 7,283,143)
65 years and over:
5% (male 452,480; female 685,709) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.6% (2000 est.)
Birth rate:
26.18 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate:
8.02 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.66 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
72.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
63.71 years
male:
60.09 years
female:
67.52 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.09 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Uzbekistani(s)
adjective:
Uzbekistani
Ethnic groups:
Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak[?] 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5% (1996 est.)
Religions:
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Languages:
Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female:
99% (yearend 1996)
- See also : Uzbekistan
