Population 25,563,441 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 35.5% (male 4,617,110; female 4,457,065)
15-64 years: 59.8% (male 7,567,510; female 7,726,753)
65 years and over: 4.7% (male 482,137; female 712,866) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.62% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 26.09 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 7.98 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -1.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 71.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 63.9 years
female: 67.6 years (2002 est.)
male: 60.38 years

Total fertility rate 3.03 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate less than 0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS less than 100 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality
noun: Uzbekistani(s)
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%
male: 99%
female: 99% (yearend 1996)

NOTE: The information regarding Uzbekistan on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Uzbekistan People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Uzbekistan People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.