Uzbekistan Demographics Profile 2009

Population

27,606,007 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 28.1% (male 3,970,386/female 3,787,371)
15-64 years: 67% (male 9,191,439/female 9,309,791)
65 years and over: 4.9% (male 576,191/female 770,829) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 24.7 years
male: 24.2 years
female: 25.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.935% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

17.58 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

5.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 37% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 23.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 27.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 71.96 years
male: 68.95 years
female: 75.15 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.95 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

16,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 500 (2007 est.)

Nationality

noun: Uzbekistani
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: 99.3%
male: 99.6%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2007)

Education expenditures

9.4% of GDP (1991)