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People of Uzbekistan

Population:27,780,059 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 32.4% (male 4,587,338/female 4,416,014)
15-64 years: 62.8% (male 8,636,226/female 8,817,633)
65 years and over: 4.8% (male 543,417/female 779,431) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 22.9 years
male: 22.3 years
female: 23.5 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:1.732% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:26.46 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:7.73 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.039 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.979 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.697 male(s)/female
total population: 0.982 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 68.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 73.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 64.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 64.98 years
male: 61.57 years
female: 68.56 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.88 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:11,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 500 (2003 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.)

Uzbekistan Quickstats

  • Population: 27,780,059 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 447,400 sq km
  • Density: 59 /km² (136th)
  • GDP (total): $50.395 billion (74th)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,283 (145th)
  • Literacy: 99.3%

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  • Currency: Uzbekistan som (Uzbekiston so'mi) (UZS)
  • Dial code: +998

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