The key facts

  • The permanent population of Uzbekistan according to the census is 39 million 47.3 thousand people
  • There are 485.1 thousand more men than women: 50.6% versus 49.4%
  • Urban population is 54.5%, rural population is 45.5%

Census results: population and sex composition

The National Statistics Committee published a press release on the results of the population and agricultural census. As of January 15, 2026, the permanent population of Uzbekistan stood at 39 million 47.3 thousand people: 19 million 766.2 thousand men and 19 million 281.1 thousand women. Thus, there were 485.1 thousand more men than women.

What the shares and settlement patterns show

The share of men in the total population was 50.6%, and women — 49.4%; the gap between the figures reached 1.2 percentage points. According to the census, 21 million 276.7 thousand people lived in cities (54.5% of the population), and 17 million 770.6 thousand (45.5%) in rural areas. The urban population exceeds the rural population by 3 million 506.1 thousand people.

Context

It was previously reported that over 100 years the population of Uzbekistan grew from 5 million to 39 million people. The new census data provide an official fixation of this level and, for the first time in fresh form, show the sex and territorial structure of the country's population.