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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan / UZ

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Uzbekistan in numbers.

Area448,920 kmยฒWorld # 57 โ†’Population37.1MWorld # 42 โ†’Population density82.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 113 โ†’Life expectancy72.5 yearsWorld # 129 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 3,968World # 150 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Uzbekistan across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area448,920 kmยฒWorld # 57 / 2023 โ†’Population37.1MWorld # 42 / 2025 โ†’Population density82.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 113 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,991World # 9 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.9%World # 55 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.5World # 45 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate25.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 49 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 159 / 2024 โ†’Median age26.9 yearsWorld # 152 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+6.1%World # 134 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1431.3%World # 65 / 2025 โ†’Urban population51%World # 152 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-7KWorld # 142 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 99 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share3.2%World # 132 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy72.5 yearsWorld # 129 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.4 yearsWorld # 85 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 69 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rate16.3%World # 96 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 3,968World # 150 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 147BWorld # 61 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 13,601World # 127 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth7.7%World # 15 / 2025 โ†’Inflation8.8%World # 27 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4.6%World # 110 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment11.4%World # 103 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,099 hours/yearWorld # 49 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)32.7World # 110 / 2025 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.5%World # 35 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people639.5 per million peopleWorld # 74 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 120 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people11.1 per million peopleWorld # 75 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,297 kcal/dayWorld # 54 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person47.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 108 / 2023 โ†’Rice production383.6K tWorld # 54 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production6.7M tWorld # 22 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area8.5%World # 171 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person2,059 kWh/personWorld # 85 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.8 tWorld # 89 / 2024 โ†’Internet use89.5%World # 65 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions110.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 118 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 121 / 2021 โ†’Road traffic death rate11.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 118 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.9%World # 33 / 2018 โ†’Women in parliament38%World # 38 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals6.7MWorld # 30 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 395MWorld # 107 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites7 sitesWorld # 50 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam88%Main languageUzbekMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal3,828 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightUzbekLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyUzbekistan SumUZSDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeoples and ethnic groupsUzbeks