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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.)
Languages:
Uzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
Religions:
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Population:
28,394,180 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 25.8% (male 3,757,958/female 3,577,644)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
21.7% (male 3,110,061/female 3,041,501)
25-54 years:
41.8% (male 5,895,587/female 5,984,935)
55-64 years:
6% (male 800,070/female 898,435)
65 years and over:
4.7% (male 567,148/female 760,841) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 26.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
25.7 years
female:
26.8 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.94% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
17.33 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
5.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-2.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 36% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
TASHKENT (capital) 2.201 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.74 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
28 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 21.2 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 92
male:
25.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
17.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.77 years
country comparison to the world: 126
male:
69.74 years
female:
75.98 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.86 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
5.2% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 134
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.617 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
4.83 beds/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
